Mama Mia! It’s-a National
Fettuccine Alfredo Day! And, if you’re anything like me, you’ll take an opportunity
to praise a pasta dish that involves smothering your noodle of choice with a
smooth, creamy, cheesy-butter-cream blanket! Its days like this that make me begrudge
my cow-related allergies!
Fun Alfredo Fact: This
delicious dish gained popularity with American Tourists when they visited
Alfredo di Lelio’s restaurant in Rome, Italy! According to the restaurant’s
claim, this crafty man invented this dish in 1914, as an alternative to what
was otherwise known as fettuccine al burro which is basically the same thing,
but without the cheesy goodness, that makes up Alfredo sauce!
Today, Fettuccine Alfredo can be
found in many variations, including several different types of cheeses, or
cream/butter substitutions! However you prefer it, I hope you get your fill
today!
HISTORY OF ALFREDO DI LELIO CREATOR OF “FETTUCCINE ALL’ALFREDO”
ReplyDeleteWith reference of your article of today we have the pleasure to tell you the history of our grandfather Alfredo Di Lelio, creator of “fettuccine all’Alfredo” (recipe in the world known).
Alfredo di Lelio opened the restaurant “Alfredo” in 1914 in a street in central Rome, after leaving his first restaurant run by his mother Angelina in Piazza Rosa (Piazza disappeared in 1910 following the construction of the Galleria Colonna / Sordi). In this local spread the fame, first to Rome and then in the world, of “fettuccine all’Alfredo”.
In 1943, during the war, Di Lelio sold the restaurant to others outside his family.
In 1950 Alfredo Di Lelio decided to reopen with his son Armando his restaurant in Piazza Augusto Imperatore n.30 "Il Vero Alfredo" (“Alfredo di Roma”), which is now managed by his nephews Alfredo and Ines, with the famous “gold cutlery”” (fork and spoon gold) donated in 1927 by two well-known American actors Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks (in gratitude for the hospitality).
See also the site of “Il Vero Alfredo” http://www.alfredo-roma.it/.
We inform that the restaurant “Il Vero Alfredo” is in the registry of “Historic Shops of Excellence” of the City of Rome Capitale.
Best regards Alfredo e Ines Di Lelio
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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