Antica Dolceria Bonajuto
Antica Dolceria Bonajuto is a chocolate factory founded in Modica in 1880, known as the oldest in Sicily and one of the oldest in Italy.[1]
History
Francesco Bonajuto founded the current place in 1880 but with the name of Caffè Roma, a socialist inspired meeting place, which became Antica Dolceria Bonajuto in 1992.[2]
Over the years many illustrious people of the chocolate shop have been, among them: writer, journalist and art critic Leonardo Sciascia, his friend and colleague Gesualdo Bufalino, or American Journalists Raymond Walter Apple Jr. of the New York Times[3] and Frederika Randall of the Wall Street Journal.[4]
Awards
In 1911 Francesco Bonajuto's chocolates won the gold medal at the Turin Universal Exposition (1911) which was organized in conjunction with other national exhibitions such as those in Rome (where Bonajuto was awarded) and Florence.[5]
Antica Dolceria Bonajuto Media
Gesualdo Bufalino, scrittore siciliano
Duomo of San Pietro in front of the Antica Dolceria.
Chocolate of Modica
Bibliography
Related pages
References
- ↑ "I grandi del cioccolato italiano. Bonajuto di Modica" (in italiano). October 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Un libro racconta la storia di Bonajuto, la cioccolateria più antica di Sicilia" (in italiano). January 7, 2014.[dead link]
- ↑ archive.nytimes.com, ed. (December 22, 1999). "La Dolce Vita, Sicilian Style".
- ↑ "The Sweet Italian Job" (PDF). August 16, 2002.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Un libro racconta la storia di Bonajuto, la cioccolateria più antica di Sicilia" (in italiano). January 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Indimenticabile poi "Il biscotto di legno", racconto in cui Raffaele Poidomani narra le vicende del fantomatico Marchese del Burgio" (in italiano).
Other websites
- https://www.bonajuto.it/ (official site)