Cofacci, Gino
Biographical notes:
Gino P. Cofacci began his career as an architect but with the encouragement of the late James Beard, he switched to a culinary career in 1972. Mr. Cofacci studied pastry-making in Paris and returned to the United States, where he created elaborate pastries for a number of New York restaurants.
He was co-author of two books, ''How to Eat (And Drink) Your Way Through a French (or Italian) Menu,'' with Mr. Beard, and ''Desserts With Spirit,'' with Robert Carmack, published in 1971. He retired in 1986.
Cofacci was a "lifetime companion" of James Beard for thirty years, and inherited an apartment in Beard's townhouse when he died.
Cofacci died of cancer March 1 in a Greenwich, Conn., nursing home. He was 75 years old and lived in Manhattan.
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Subjects:
- Cookery
- Pastry industry
Occupations:
- Architect
- Chefs
Places:
- A8, FR
- NY, US
