Angelo Pellegrini
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Angelo Pellegrini was an author of books about the pleasures of growing and making your own food and wine, and about the Italian immigrant experience. He was also a professor of English Literature at the University of Washington
. Pellegrini's family immigrated from Tuscany
to McCleary, Washington
in 1913 where his father worked for the railroad. His first book, The Unprejudiced Palate (1948) is an important work in the history of food literature and as of 2008 remains in print.
In 1946, Sunset Magazine published Pellegrini's recipe for pesto
, likely the first major publication of a pesto recipe in the United States
. Two years earlier the New York Times had first mentioned the sauce, referring to an imported canned pesto paste. The sauce was not immediately embraced by the American public and did not rise in popularity until the 1980s and 1990s.
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
. Pellegrini's family immigrated from Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
to McCleary, Washington
McCleary, Washington
McCleary is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,653 on April 1, 2010.-History:Henry McCleary came to the land in 1897, building two sawmills and a door manufacturing company. He sold the land and the companies to Simpson Logging Company. On January 9,...
in 1913 where his father worked for the railroad. His first book, The Unprejudiced Palate (1948) is an important work in the history of food literature and as of 2008 remains in print.
In 1946, Sunset Magazine published Pellegrini's recipe for pesto
Pesto
Pesto is a sauce originating in Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy , and traditionally consists of crushed garlic, basil and pine nuts blended with olive oil and Parmigiano Reggiano and Fiore Sardo...
, likely the first major publication of a pesto recipe in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Two years earlier the New York Times had first mentioned the sauce, referring to an imported canned pesto paste. The sauce was not immediately embraced by the American public and did not rise in popularity until the 1980s and 1990s.
Books
- The Unprejudiced Palate (1948)
- Immigrant's Return (1951)
- Americans By Choice (1956)
- Wine and the Good Life (1965)
- Washington: Profile of a State (1967)
- The Food Lover's Garden (1970)
- Lean Years, Happy Years (1983)
- American Dream: An Immigrant's Quest (1986)
- Argumentation and Public Discussion (with Brents Sterling) 1936
- Vintage Pellegrini: the collected wisdom of an American Buongustaio-1990