Anthony M. Boganny

anthony boganny

Anthony M. Boganny of Asheville, NC, by way of London, England, peacefully passed away on the evening of January 7, 2021. He was 83.

He is survived by his son, Luke Boganny, his daughter-in-law, Mollie, and three grandsons, Henry, Everett and Jack.

Anthony came of age during World War II and remembered vividly the sounds of bombs dropping on his house in Hampstead Heath. The years that followed were stark with food rations and various hardships. Anthony would fondly recall the first time he set eyes on a banana and the delectable enjoyment of ice cream. Anthony’s curiosity with food led him to open one of the first restaurants on the island of Ibiza called Toto’s. His culinary adventures also took him to Charleston, SC, where he opened one of the first Italian restaurants, Iljardino’s, what is now 82 Queen. Anthony was also in collaboration with the original McCrady’s club in Charleston, which at that time was a dining club. Anthony would later enter the profession of estate manager and go on to live in Manhattan, Paris, Switzerland, and Rhinebeck, NY. Anthony was well traveled and enjoyed regaling in his adventures in Africa.

Anthony possessed an abundance of charm and wit. Always quick with a story, he could command attention at a dinner party for hours. His absence will not go unnoticed and he will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.

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Funeral Home Assisting The Family:

Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806

(828)252-3535
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com

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  1. I was so sad to learn of the passing of Anthony (to me Toto) Boganny. We first met in a bar in the old town of Ibiza in early 1970. I was 17 and on what is now called a gap year and was down to my last few pesetas…In walked Toto, we got talking and within a few hours, I was helping him as he set up up his Indian restaurant (the Tagamago) in the heights of Figueretas. He entrusted me with doing all the buying for the restaurant in the early mornings and running the bar till late at night. In a backroom, he also has a steak pie “factory” run by Ming and others, and these were sold to the tourist bars of San Antonio. The restaurant was always a buzz of activity – lots of music (classical, Led Zeppelin or live Flamenco), passing celebrities and Toto always larger-than-life and at the centre of everything, whether playing maitre d’ or smashing plates greek style. He and his then girlfriend (Anne Wade) were both so kind to me. With hindsight, this was one of the happiest 6 months of my life and a character I will never forget. Bless you.


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