Vale: Antonio Carluccio
UK celebrity chef, best known for Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feasts & Two Greedy Italians, has died.
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UK celebrity chef Antonio Carluccio, best known for Antonio Carluccio’s Italian Feasts & Two Greedy Italians, has died aged 80.
His death was announced on his website, by the restaurant business, Carluccio’s, on Twitter and by his agent.
Carluccio, who was born and raised in Italy, had restaurants in Britain, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates bearing his name.
He was a prolific cookbook writer who helped popularise inexpensive Italian fare and helped launch the career of chef Jamie Oliver.
“Antonio built Carluccio’s from one restaurant to the fantastic brand it is today,” the restaurant company said in a statement.
“It isn’t just Antonio’s name above our doors, but his heart and soul lives and breathes throughout our restaurants.”
He received the Commendatore title from the Italian government in 1998.
Queen Elizabeth II made him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2007.
Source: ABC
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A lovely man….He lived his life…doing what he loved…and I loved watching his adventures…arrivederci…