Doña Petrona

Petrona Carrizo de Gandulfo (June 29, 1896 – February 6, 1992), better known as Doña Petrona, was an Argentine best-selling cookbook writer, home economist, television chef and businesswoman who was famous for "her elaborate dishes, provincial accent, matronly figure, didactic tone, and bossy treatment of her assistant Juana Bordoy, as well as her responsiveness to fans". Although recognized as "the most famous Argentine cook", she was quoted as saying in 1985: "I never wanted to be anything other than a home economist.

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Doña Petrona

Petrona Carrizo de Gandulfo (June 29, 1896 – February 6, 1992), better known as Doña Petrona, was an Argentine best-selling cookbook writer, home economist, television chef and businesswoman who was famous for "her elaborate dishes, provincial accent, matronly figure, didactic tone, and bossy treatment of her assistant Juana Bordoy, as well as her responsiveness to fans". Although recognized as "the most famous Argentine cook", she was quoted as saying in 1985: "I never wanted to be anything other than a home economist.

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