We must clarify that other restaurants “Alfredo” in Rome do not belong to the family tradition of “Il Vero Alfredo” in Rome. 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). In 1943, during the war, Di Lelio sold the restaurant to others outside his family. In this local spread the fame, first to Rome and then in the world, of “fettuccine all’Alfredo”. With reference of your article we have the pleasure to tell you the history of our grandfather Alfredo Di Lelio, who is the creator of “fettuccine all’Alfredo” in 1908 in restaurant run by his mother Angelina in Rome, Piazza Rosa (Piazza disappeared in 1910 following the construction of the Galleria Colonna / Sordi).Īlfredo di Lelio opened the restaurant “Alfredo” in 1914 in Rome, after leaving the restaurant of his mother Angelina. HISTORY OF ALFREDO DI LELIO CREATOR IN 1908 OF “FETTUCCINE ALL’ALFREDO”, NOW SERVED BY THE GRANDCHILDREN, ALFREDO E ISA DI LELIO, AT THE RESTAURANT “IL VERO ALFREDO” IN ROME, PIAZZA AUGUSTO IMPERATORE 30 During those days, most of my recipes are the common dishes found around the world and I do love researching about their history, so getting comments like this was quite exciting for me.Īlfredo e Ines Di lelio was the one who commented, and he said: I was quite new in the blogging world during those days and I was stoked to be commented by a descendant of the recipe I was posting before. ![]() Many years ago I posted an Alfredo recipe which is made with seafood then one person commented on its history and claimed to be a grandchild of the creator of “fettuccine all’Alfredo”, Alfredo Di Lelio.
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