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Alessandra Spisni is a sfoglina from Bologna, Italy who is the founder of La Vecchia Scuola Bolognese, which she opened in 1993.[1] She is one of the best known faces of Bolognese cuisine and has been described as Italy's most famous pasta maker.[2][3]
Career
[edit]A tradition of sfoglinas, her nonna (grandmother) Maria born in 1890 began making sfoglia shortly after World War II.[4] Spisni began workin as a chef when she was 25.[1]
In 1993, she founded La Vecchia Scuola Bolognese, a school to train sfoglini.[5][6] It is the only school of its kind in the world.[5][1]
She is the creator of the Sfoglino d'Oro award, sponsored by the municipality of Bologna, but resigned from her role as president and a judge of the competition in 2011 to allow competitors with a connection to La Vecchia Scuola Bolgonese, which Spisni founded, to compete impartially in the competition.[7] She has been awarded the title of mattarello d’oro (best sfoglina in Italy).[8][9]
She appeared on La prova del cuoco, which aired from 2000 to 2020, gaining many fans across Italy.[10][11] In 2016, it was reported that one of her companies had gone bankrupt due to tax issues.[12] In 2017, La Vecchia Scuola Bolognese moved into a new 280 square meter space with a ribbon cutting attended by the mayor of Bologna.[13][14] She trained the Los Angeles chef Evan Funke.[15]
Private life
[edit]She was born in Bologna on October 4, 1959.[16] She is married, to Salvatore, who together had two children Renzo (deceased in 2023) and Stefania.[16][17] Stefania works with her mother as a sfoglina.[18]
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b c Redazione (2011-11-07). "La maestra di cucina di Alessandra Spisni". Oltre le colonne (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Bologna, guai fiscali per Spisni, regina delle sfogline: fallita una delle sue ditte". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Alessandra Spisni, la sfoglina che voleva fare l'astronauta: "Impastando e tirando faccio ritrovare l'acquolina di vivere"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Funke, Evan (September 24, 2019). American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta.
- ^ a b "La Vecchia Scuola Bolognese". www.bolognawelcome.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Smart Mouth: In Italy, learning to make pasta the hands-on way
- ^ "Torna lo "Sfoglino d'Oro", ma senza la Spisni: per garantire "trasparenza" al concorso". BolognaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Alessandra Spisni". Rizzoli Libri (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Alessandra Spisni, la sfoglina che voleva fare l'astronauta: "Impastando e tirando faccio ritrovare l'acquolina di vivere"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "La prova del cuoco oggi 18 dicembre 2018, Alessandra Spisni prepara i tortellini in brodo per Natale - Ultime Notizie Flash". www.ultimenotizieflash.com (in Italian). 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ Ferrea, Erica (2024-02-01). "Alessandra Spisni oggi è così, ma la ricordate a La prova del cuoco? | Buttalapasta". Butta La Pasta (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Bologna, guai fiscali per Spisni, regina delle sfogline: fallita una delle sue ditte". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Cucina, le sfogline di Spisni traslocano al Parco Nord: 'Fare i tortellini? Sarà un sapere certificato'". BolognaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "La casa della sfoglia targata Spisni". Corriere di Bologna. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Tagliatelle e tortellini a Los Angeles: ecco la 'Felix trattoria'". BolognaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b Colono, Sara (2020-06-15). "Alessandra Spisni Chi è vita privata e figli, lei la" sfoglina"". RicettaSprint.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Guglielmino, Francesca (2023-09-14). "Alessandra Spisni lutto atroce | morto il figlio della star de La Prova del Cuoco". RicettaSprint.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Marcus, Erica (2009-04-19). "Souvenir from Italy: A lesson in making fresh pasta". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-11-12.