This story was originally published Dec. 12, 1984, in the Food section of The Sacramento Bee under the headline, “Homemade pasta may become a forgotten art” and is shown as printed.

Biba Caggiano, died at age 82 after ... and I took pasta making classes at Biba’s house. ... Good Day Sacramento reporter Alvin ‘Big Al’ Sams dies Updated February 11, 2025 3:23 PM .

Luminary of the Sacramento dining scene Biba Caggiano has died. The Bologna-born chef, author, and TV personality was 82. Her midtown Italian restaurant, Biba , opened in 1986 and is credited with ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Restaurant icon Biba Caggiano passed away Thursday morning at the age of 82. Beginning in the late 1980s, Caggiano regularly hosted a series of cooking segments on KCRA 3.

Whether you’re a fan of Sacramento’s acclaimed Biba restaurant or just looking for something to dress up that bowl of pasta, Biba Caggiano’s new “Spaghetti Sauces” (Gibbs Smith, 128 ...

Biba Caggiano died Thursday at age 82, the Sacramento Bee’s Marcos Breton reported. She had suffered in recent years from Alzheimer’s and also had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease ...

Biba’s employees kept the Northern Italian restaurant humming as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases gripped Caggiano, and for a few months after her death at 82 years old in August 2019 ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Biba Caggiano, the iconic restaurateur behind Sacramento's Biba, died Thursday morning. The 82-year-old was surrounded by her husband, daughter and other family when she died.

Biba Caggiano started out by giving Italian cooking lessons in her Fabulous 40s home and became a sensation by word of mouth in Sacramento. ... Pizza, pasta and public dispute.

Biba Caggiano, died at age 82 after suffering Alzheimer’s, leaving a legacy with her restaurant Biba, cookbooks, and transforming a Sacramento, California, dining scene with fine Bologna cuisine ...