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Renowned Adelaide restaurateur Tony Sanso, who cooked for legendary names like Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, dies aged 87
A renowned restaurateur who cooked for Hollywood royalty like Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren before moving to Australia has died.
Tony Sanso is being remembered as a pioneer of Italian cuisine in South Australia, following his death at the age of 87 on June 18.
'It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the passing of my dear father Eugenio Antonio Sanso, (or) Tony to his friends,' his son Terence wrote on social media.
'My father worked in the restaurant business for many years here in Adelaide opening many restaurants in his time.
'His diligence and hard work will be remembered forever and he will be sadly missed by his wife Zeny, his youngest son Eugene and his grandchildren.'
Originally from Florence, Mr Sanso cooked for Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren and Bob Hope at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris and The Savoy in London.
Mr Sanso's successful restaurants included The Old Mill in Hahndorf, The Stable in Bridgewater, The Gawler Mill, Villa Sanso and Chianti Classico in Adelaide, Tony's Bistro and Tony's Tuscan Inn in Hahndorf, and most recently, Osteria Sanso at Kanmantoo.
He settled in Adelaide in 1964, and worked until the age of 84.
