Roberto Fernández Beyró
Roberto Fernández Beyró (1909–1991) was an Argentine journalist, restaurateur, and food critic who wrote a regular column in La Nación critiquing the lack of gastronomic traditions in Argentina. He was a member of several gourmet food clubs and wrote a cookbook of simple, traditional recipes.
Biography[edit]
Roberto Antonio Fernández Beyró Méndes Gonçalves was born on 27 October 1909 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Juan Antonio Fernández Beyró and María Eugenia Méndes Gonçalves.[1] Fernández Beyró managed restaurants in Buenos Aires, including the Jockey Club and Plaza Hotel and then opened his own restaurant,[2] Monty's on Calle Honduras in Buenos Aires, and a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, which allowed him to become an expert in Brazilian gastronomy. He was also a member of both the gourmet clubs Epicure and The Fork Club. He wrote a regular column in La Nación[3] and collaborated with Miguel Brascó, who ran Diners magazine critiquing restaurants.[4] He often criticized the lack of an Argentine gastronomic culture, believing that its traditional dishes were a poor mixture of recipes inherited from Spain combined with South American flavors. To counter that, he wrote a book,[2] Los platos de mi mesa (Dishes from my Table), in 1986[5] of simple, traditional recipes.[2]
In 1941, he fell in love with Amelia Bence,[3] and they had a serious relationship until 1944. Bence refused to give up her career, which Fernández Beyró insisted upon when he proposed, and she ended the relationship.[6]
He died on 5 November 1991 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Immigration Cards, 1902–1980". Family Search (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 26 February 1955. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "A Curry from Buenos Aires". Table Conversation. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b Maglione, Alejandro (2013). "Roberto Fernández Beyro: homenaje a un gran periodista gastronómico" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Conexion Brando. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Cóncaro, Ada (24 July 2005). "En realidad, soy profesora de matemática" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: La Nacion. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Roberto Fernández Beyró". WorldCat. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Bence, Amelia; Etchelet, Raúl (2011). La niña del umbral: Amelia Bence: memorias (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Corregidor. p. 80. ISBN 978-9-500-51934-2.
- ^ "Roberto Fernández Beyró Méndes Goncalves". Geni. Retrieved 28 August 2015.