Luigi Carnacina
Luigi Carnacina (born September 2, 1888 in Rome , † October 28, 1981 ibid) was an Italian cook and author of numerous standard works on Italian cuisine .
At the age of twelve, Carnacina was already working as a waiter and kitchen boy in an inn. At fourteen he left Italy for Monte Carlo , where he met Auguste Escoffier at the Hotel Circo's , whom he followed to the Hotel Savoy in London . In 1920 Escoffier appointed him head of his restaurant "de l'Océan" in Ostend . Subsequently, he was Maître d'hôtel and from 1933 director in various hotels in Europe and overseas.
Carnacina has been an active author since 1957 and has published cookbooks such as A la carte , La Grande Cucina , Il Carnacina and Il gourmet internazionale , which today are generally regarded as standard works of Italian and international cuisine.
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| SURNAME | Carnacina, Luigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian chef and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1981 |
| Place of death | Rome |