| 词条 | Penelope Casas |
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Casas released her first cookbook, The Foods and Wines of Spain, in 1982.[1] Her first book is still in print, as of 2013.[1] She would publish five more indepth books and cookbooks on Spanish cuisine.[1] Her follow-up book, Tapas: The Little Dishes of Spain, released in 1985, introduced a large American audience to the concept of tapas and tapas bars for the first time.[2] Casas' last book was La Cocina de Mama: The Great Home Cooking of Spain in 2005.[1] Casas was born Penelope Fexas to Greek immigrant parents, Antonia and Achilles Fexas, on May 25, 1943, in Whitestone, Queens, New York City.[2] Her only brother, Tom Fexas, was a yacht designer.[2] She met her husband, Luis Casas, while studying abroad in Spain as a Vassar College student during the 1960s.[2] She has also studied at the University of Madrid. Casas died from leukemia at her home in Manhasset, New York, on August 11, 2013, at the age of 70.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|first=Russ|last=Parsons|title=Penelope Casas, pioneer of English-language Spanish cookbooks, dies |url=http://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-penelope-casa,0,2941543.story |work=Los Angeles Times |publisher= |date=2013-08-19|accessdate=2013-09-09}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Casas, Penelope}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|first=Paul|last=Vitello|title=Penelope Casas, Spanish Food Author, Dies at 70 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/19/nyregion/penelope-casas-spanish-food-author-dies-at-70.html?pagewanted=all |work=New York Times |publisher= |date=2013-08-18|accessdate=2013-09-09}} 11 : 1943 births|2013 deaths|American cookbook writers|Spanish cuisine|Vassar College alumni|American people of Greek descent|People from Whitestone, Queens|Women food writers|Women cookbook writers|People from Manhasset, New York|American women non-fiction writers |
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