Marcella Hazan (1924–2013)
Author of Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
About the Author
Marcella Hazan was born Marcella Polini in Italy on April 15, 1924. She received a doctorate in natural sciences and biology from the University of Ferrara. She was a newlywed when she moved to New York City in 1955. She taught herself how to cook and eventually became a cooking teacher and a show more cookbook author. She embraced simplicity, precision and balance in her cooking. Her books include Amarcord: Marcella Remembers and The Classic Italian Cook Book: The Art of Italian Cooking and the Italian Art of Eating. She died on September 29, 2013 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: courtesy of Giuliano Hazan
Works by Marcella Hazan
Associated Works
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone (2007) — Contributor — 545 copies
How I Learned To Cook: Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert, Gabrielle Hamilton (2006) — Contributor — 183 copies
Ethnic Chicago Cookbook: Ethnic-Inspired Recipes from the Pages of The Chicago Tribune (1998) — Contributor — 14 copies
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- Canonical name
- Hazan, Marcella
- Other names
- Polini, Marcella (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1924-04-15
- Date of death
- 2013-09-29
- Burial location
- Cesenatico, Italy
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Italy (birth)
- Birthplace
- Cesenatico, Italy
- Place of death
- Longboat Key, Florida, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- University of Ferrara (Ph.D)
Padua University - Occupations
- cookbook author
- Relationships
- Hazan, Victor (husband)
Hazan, Giuliano (son) - Organizations
- French Culinary Institute
School of Classic Italian Cooking - Awards and honors
- James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)
Cavaliere della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (2003)
André Simon Award (1980)
Julia Child Award for Best International Cookbook (1998)
James Beard Foundation Award for Best Mediterranean Cookbook (1998)
Silver Spoon Award (1992)
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Statistics
- Works
- 12
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 3,734
- Popularity
- #6,782
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 39
- ISBNs
- 64
- Languages
- 4
- Favorited
- 4
- Touchstones
- 49