| Intro | American cook |
| A.K.A. | Clara Bonfanti |
| Was |
Chef Video blogger Internet personality YouTuber |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Food and Drinks Internet |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 18 August 1915, Melrose Park, USA |
| Death |
29 November 2013, Skaneateles, USA (aged 98 years) |
| Star sign | Leo |
Clara Cannucciari (née Bonfanti; August 18, 1915 – November 29, 2013) was the host of the web series Great Depression Cooking with Clara and author of the book Clara’s Kitchen.
Biography
Born in Melrose Park, Illinois, on August 18, 1915, Cannucciari went on to live through America’s Great Depression. During these difficult times, her freshly emigrated Sicilian American parents (Giuseppe and Giuseppina Bonfanti) were hit especially hard by America’s economic woes. Clara’s mother found inventive ways to stretch the family’s meals and they emerged from the Depression safe and healthy.
In 2007, her grandson Christopher Cannucciari began filming Clara preparing her mother’s Depression meals and assembled the footage into the YouTube series Great Depression Cooking with Clara. She retired shortly after her 96th birthday and her last video was posted on April 18, 2019 (Fried Fish). But activities on the channel had since been renewed as her grandson Christopher announced on March 25, 2020 that he’d be uploading more videos of his late grandma onto her Youtube channel.
Death
Cannucciari died November 29, 2013, aged 98. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.