Ysgrif goffa Adamo Adami
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MADAME
PATTI'S OLD CHEF.
DEATH OF MR.
ADAMO ADAMI
KNOWN AND ADMIRED
IN SWANSEA.
Mr Adamo Adami,
of the Neuadd Arms Hotel, Llanwrtyd Wells, who, at the early age
of 43, has just passed away from the effects of double pneumonia,
was a king of chefs. It ran in the blood. His grandfather, and his
father (of the Hotel Alpino, Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Italy, who survives
him), were noted chefs. There are a large family of brothers, who
are also chefs. The eldest brother has for many years been chef
at St. Andrew's Hotel, Buxton; another is chef at the National Liberal
Club, London.
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Adami, mewn mwy o
fanylder o ffotograff mwy o staff Craig-y-Nos,
tua 1893
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Mr Adami was
well known in various circles in Italy, France and Germany. Formerly
chef at the Casino in Nice, he afterwards went to the Sackfield
Hotel, Dublin. Here Madame Patti once dined, and was so delighted
with the soup that she called the chef and said to him,
"Whenever
you want a change, come to Craig-y-Nos."
That was the
prelude to nine years at Craig-y-Nos, where Mr Adami had full scope
for his inventiveness in the matter of ?tasty dishes, which delighted
the palates of the prima donna and Signor Nicolini.
In Swansea
Mr Adami had many friends, including Messrs. G. J. Isaac (solicitor),
S J Powell (manager Palace Theatre), Prof. W F Hulley (musical director
Grand Theatre), F Dowman (Marine Hotel, Mumbles), and George Bowen
(Aberavon). Old members of the Swansea police force will also recall
with pleasure deceased's genial presence at their annual outings.
A thorough "sport," Mr. Adami was an adept with the gun
and rod, and at various athletics.
Mr Adami, who
leaves a widow and three children (the youngest only two months
old), is to be buried at Colbren, near Craig-y-Nos, the scene of
his finest culinary exploits, and in a district where he will be
long and lovingly remembered.
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