During the early hours of last July 2 died at 89 years old Simone Ortega.

It is difficult for someone who likes cooking Simone does not know his name and his books are in every house where there is a certain curiosity about the "stove". His first book recipes '1 .080 ', published in 1972, has had dozens of editions and the same have been sold over three and a half million copies.

Simone has helped many people get started with the kitchen, starting to move into a world through his precise and varied recipes. In my case no further than I think many years ago was the first cookbook that came in and at present, but is among dozens of other points, some dilapidated and some loose leaf remains a benchmark for some preparations.

As the same Simone wrote in his book "I can say without too much presumption that this book, with its numerous editions over the last twenty years, has helped to improve the diet of Spanish-and people of other countries in our language - and facilitate the learning of good food, essential step to see trade between the inhabitants of our country by being plunged into the world of work or school and have little time to cook little help. "Simone, thank you, thank you very much! I can not agree more.

No doubt all that Simone began serving his readers through his books has a lot to do with its origin. Although born in Barcelona in 1919 paternal and maternal family were French regions of Alsace and Burgundy respectively, so that his fans and culinary knowledge from an early marked him with the cuisine of these regions. Especially was his maternal grandmother, who apparently was an outstanding cook and inherited much of his talent as well as notes and notebooks kitchen for generations were transmitted from mother to daughter.

Via - The World
Via - The Country