Ada Boni

Ada Boni (; 1881 – May 1973) was an Italian chef, magazine editor, food writer and book author. Her most famous book, Il talismano della felicità (The Talisman of Happiness in English), published in 1928, is considered one of the classic Italian cookbooks and is still very popular. She also wrote the notable book, La cucina romana (Roman Cuisine in English), with the stated aim of saving traditional cuisine that was being lost.

Life Ada Boni was born as Ada Giaquinto in 1881 in Rome. of (1846–1937). Adolfo was a famous chef in Italy, and founded a fortnightly gastronomical periodical called Il Messaggero della Cucina. In 1950 the book was published in New York in English as The Talisman Italian Cookbook: Italy's Bestselling Cookbook Adapted for American Kitchens, with alterations to suit American tastes.

Boni also ran a cooking school in Rome, and had a radio show. She died at home in Rome in May 1973 of pneumonia, aged 92.