I hate to have my first post of 2006 be about death but I'm not sure anyone knows about this.
Pasquale Carpino, better known as the Singing Chef, died Friday of complications from surgery at age 69. I will always remember him breaking out into song as he mixed ingredients together. His Italian cooking shows have aired around the world since the 1970s.
He emigrated from Italy in 1958. Arriving with only a few dollars in his pocket, he started out as a dishwasher at a Toronto restaurant. He moved up the ranks to chef and saucier. A job at Toronto's Waldorf Astoria followed. Simultaneously, he studied opera at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
"(Music) was his first love, but sometimes you can't make a living with love," his wife, Evelina Carpino, said.
Carpino is survived by his wife of 39 years and his daughters, Beatrice and Lisa.
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