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BREAKING NEWS Beloved chef who cooked for Hollywood royalty before he opened restaurants in Adelaide dies
A famous Italian chef who cooked for the likes of Sophia Loren and Frank Sinatra before he settled in South Australia has died aged 87.
Tony 'Eugenio' Sanso owned a series of popular restaurants in and around Adelaide after he immigrated from Florence in 1964.
He is credited with transforming Italian food in South Australia through his restaurants, which include The Old Mill, Osteria Sanso and Villa Sanso.
The iconic restauranteur died on June 18, his son Terence announced this week.
'It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the passing of my dear father Eugenio Antonio Sanso, (or) Tony to his friends,' he 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.'
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