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Celebrated Valley chef Tomaso Maggiore dies at 73 after battle with cancer Audrey Jensen, Arizona Republic
Local chef and restaurateur Tomaso Maggiore has died at 73 years old following a two-year battle with brain and lung cancer, according to a statement released Saturday.
Maggiore, who was born and raised in Sicily, Italy, launched more than 50 restaurants in Arizona and California since opening his first restaurant in 1977 with his wife Patricia Maggiore in the Camelback Corridor, Maggiore s PR agency, The Knight Agency, said in the statement.
The Knight Agency said Maggiore battled glioblastoma brain cancer and small cell lung cancer for a little over two years and received treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.