Scappi came from Dumenza in Lombardy, Italy, according to the inscription on a stone plaque in the church of Luino.He gained new fame in 1570 when his monumental cookbook, Opera dell'arte del cucinare, was published.In the book, he lists about 1,000 recipes of Renaissance cuisine and describes cooking techniques and tools, giving the first known picture of a fork.[6] Scappi died on 13 April 1577, and was buried in the church of Saints Vincenzo and Anastasio alla Regola [it] in Rome, dedicated to cooks and bakers.[7] The Opera dell'arte del cucinare was partially translated into Spanish (Libro de cozina, 1599, by Diego Granado [es]) and Dutch (Koocboec oft familieren keukenboec, 1612, by Antonius Magirus).
