Manuela Darling-Gansser
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Manuela Darling-Gansser (29 December 1950) is a writer of food and travel cookbooks, a contributor to lifestyle
magazines and has appeared as a repeat guest on Australian television shows. She has written four books: Under The Olive Tree (2003), Autumn In Piemonte (2005), Winter In The Alps (2007) and TOP 10 Surviving In Style: Recipes and Instruction for the Beginner Home Chef (2008)
, Switzerland
. She spent her early childhood living in Iran
before returning
to school in Zurich
. Darling-Gansser has lived in Italy
, the USA, Japan
and currently lives with husband Michael Darling and three children Miranda, Jason and Daniel in Sydney
, Australia
. She is fluent in English, Italian, French, German and Swiss German, as well as being able to converse in Spanish and Persian.
. Her grandfather Ettore Biaggi trained in hotels in London
, Paris
, and St Petersberg and had a weekly radio cooking show before taking over the family restaurant. Ristorante Biaggi's guests included the Aga Khan
, Sir Austen Chamberlain, Benito Mussolini
, General Guissan, Dolfuss, Mannerheim and King Farouk of Egypt
. Professor Augusto Gansser-Biaggi
, her father, is a renowned geologist whose book Geology of the Himalaya earned him the award of the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society
London.
Under The Olive Tree: Family and food in Lugano and the Costa Smeralda, Italy (2003)*^
Autumn In Piemonte: Food and travels in Italy's northwest (2005)^
Winter In The Alps: Food by the fireside (2007)
magazines and has appeared as a repeat guest on Australian television shows. She has written four books: Under The Olive Tree (2003), Autumn In Piemonte (2005), Winter In The Alps (2007) and TOP 10 Surviving In Style: Recipes and Instruction for the Beginner Home Chef (2008)
Biography
Manuela Darling-Gansser was born in the Italian speaking city of LuganoLugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. She spent her early childhood living in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
before returning
to school in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
. Darling-Gansser has lived in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, the USA, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and currently lives with husband Michael Darling and three children Miranda, Jason and Daniel in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. She is fluent in English, Italian, French, German and Swiss German, as well as being able to converse in Spanish and Persian.
Family history
Darling-Gansser is part of a long line of cooks beginning with her great grandfather who in 1882 opened Ristorante Biaggi in LuganoLugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
. Her grandfather Ettore Biaggi trained in hotels in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and St Petersberg and had a weekly radio cooking show before taking over the family restaurant. Ristorante Biaggi's guests included the Aga Khan
Aga Khan
Aga Khan is the hereditary title of the Imam of the largest branch of the Ismā'īlī followers of the Shī‘a faith. They affirm the Imamat of the descendants of Ismail ibn Jafar, eldest son of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, while the larger Twelver branch of Shi`ism follows Ismail's younger brother Musa...
, Sir Austen Chamberlain, Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
, General Guissan, Dolfuss, Mannerheim and King Farouk of Egypt
Farouk of Egypt
Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....
. Professor Augusto Gansser-Biaggi
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi is a Swiss geologist who specialised in the geology of the Himalayas. He was born in Milan.-Career:His geological researches were global in scope:* East Greenland , a 4 month expedition under Lauge Koch....
, her father, is a renowned geologist whose book Geology of the Himalaya earned him the award of the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
London.
Published works
Manuela Darling-Gansser along with Australian photographer Simon Griffiths has produced three food and travel books published by Hardie Grant Books:Under The Olive Tree: Family and food in Lugano and the Costa Smeralda, Italy (2003)*^
Autumn In Piemonte: Food and travels in Italy's northwest (2005)^
Winter In The Alps: Food by the fireside (2007)
- *Winner of "The Ligare Book Printers Best Designed Cookbook" prize at the Australian Publishers Association 52nd Annual Book Design Awards, 2003.
- ^Has been translated into Dutch and published by Tirion