Simone Ortega Klein (29 May 1919 – 2 July 2008) was a bestselling
Spanish culinary author. Born in
Barcelona to a family originally from
Alsace in
France, she published her first and bestselling book ''
1080 recetas de cocina'' (republished in English as ''1080 Recipes'') in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
. She was married to publisher
José Ortega Spottorno, son of famous philosopher
José Ortega y Gasset and founder of the Spanish daily newspaper
El PaÃs
''El PaÃs'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El PaÃs'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA.
It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El Pa ...
, until his death in 2002.
Her bestselling book, ''1080 recetas de cocina'' (1080 Recipes) has sold over 3.5 million copies in Spain since it was first published,
[Barcelona Degusta: Tribute to Simone Ortega, http://www.barcelonadegusta.com/en/global/0004simo.htm , URL accessed 5 Dec 07] and as of 2007 it was on its 48th updated edition there.
[''About the book'', http://www.phaidon.com/1080Recipes , Accessed 5 December 2007] In 1987 she was awarded the Spanish Special Prize of Gastronomy, following this up in 2006 with the Spain Food Awards Special Prize.
[ In awarding the latter prize, the jury spoke of "an entire lifetime dedicated to advising and teaching consumers about good cooking and good cuisine, with special emphasis on the quality of national products".][ 2006 also saw the French government bestow the Order of Arts and Letters on Ortega at a special ceremony in Madrid, at which Ortega commented that ""More than anything else, cuisine is what has brought France and Spain closer together".][
Aside from writing ]cookbook
A cookbook or cookery book is a kitchen reference containing recipes.
Cookbooks may be general, or may specialize in a particular cuisine or category of food.
Recipes in cookbooks are organized in various ways: by course (appetizer, first cour ...
s, Ortega had a regular column in ¡Hola!, and was a frequent guest of various radio programmes.[ ''¡Hola!: GastronomÃa'', http://www.hola.com/gastronomia/rinconortega/ , URL accessed 5 December 2007] Her most recent books were written in collaboration with her daughter, Inés Ortega Klein, who has followed in the footsteps of her mother to become something of a celebrity chef and cookbook author.[
]
Publications
''1080 Recipes'' has been translated into English, Dutch and other languages. In collaboration with her daughter, Ortega released two separate English language editions of ''1080 Recipes'': one for the United Kingdom and the other for the United States, to reflect the ease with which customers in each country can get hold of certain products.[Publisher's Website, http://www.phaidon.com/Default.aspx/Web/1080-recipes-9780714847832, URL accessed 5 Dec 07]
Some of her books are:
* "1080 recetas de cocina" published in 1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
(English: 1080 Recipes)
* "Nuevas recetas de cocina" (1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
) (New Recipes)
* "Quesos españoles" (1987
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...
) (Cheeses of Spain)
* "La cocina de Madrid" (1987) (The Madrid Kitchen)
* "El libro de los potajes, las sopas, las cremas y los gazpachos" (1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...
) (The Book of Stews, Soups, Creams and Gazpachos)
* "Las mejores recetas de Simone Ortega" (1990
File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...
) (The Best Recipes of Simone Ortega)
* "El Libro de Los Platos de Cuchara" (2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
) (The Book of Dishes Eaten with a Spoon: Stews, Soups, Creams and Gazpachos) (in collaboration with her daughter)
* "Spain: The Cookbook" Phaidon Press
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, 2017. . (US Edition).
See also
* Spanish cuisine
*Phaidon Press
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publishers of the English 1080 Recipes
References
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Spanish food writers
People from Barcelona
1919 births
2008 deaths