Comments on: Don't ask for Pasta Alfredo, please…

By: Ines

Ines — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:48:57 +0000

HISTORY OF FETTUCCINE ALL’ALFREDO AND ITS CREATOR
We are the grandchildren of Alfredo Di Lelio (Alfredo and Ines Di Lelio). The story is this. Alfredo di Lelio opened the restaurant “Alfredo” in Rome nel 1914, after leaving his first restaurant run by his mother Angelina Rose Square (Piazza disappeared in 1910 following the construction of the Galleria Colonna / Deaf). In this local fame spread, first to Rome and then in the world of “fettuccine all’Alfredo”. In 1943, during the war, Di Lelio gave the local to his collaborators.
In 1950 Alfredo Di Lelio decided to reopen with his son Armando (Alfredo II) his restaurant in Piazza Augusto Imperatore n.30 “Il Vero Alfredo”, which is now managed by his nephews Alfredo (same name of grandfather) and Ines (the same name of his grandmother, wife of Alfredo Di Lelio, who were dedicated to the noodles).
In conclusion, the local Piazza Augusto Imperatore is following the family tradition of Alfredo Di Lelio and his notes noodles (see also the site of “Il Vero Alfredo”)

By: Alma beltram

Alma beltram — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:36:08 +0000

Hello, what city are u from?

By: Dorima

Dorima — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:36:47 +0000

Ok guys, let’s get this straight and easy: pasta Alfredo is not a typical italian dish. It is not snobbery, it is not a joke, it is the one and only truth. If I open a restaurant in Rome tomorrow, and decide to put in my menu the “Pasta Dorima” it doesn’t automatically become a traditional italian dish. Our national cuisine founds its origins on our ancestors, on the history of our country, not on the arguable creativeness of its chefs of modern times. So please, when an Italian tells you pasta Alfredo is not a famous italian dish, just trust in him.

By: sandra

sandra — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:37:22 +0000

Thanks for the relief from all the snobbery on this page!

Well said..

“as an American.”

By: Tampa Plumbing

Tampa Plumbing — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:24:28 +0000

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By: Webmaster

Webmaster — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:01:47 +0000

Well, there are some Italian origins, but it have been American tourists who broad the recipe to the US and made it what it is today. Not to mention that only few people really use the traditional ingredients when they make their "Alfredo sauce".

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:30:10 +0000

A friend of mine who is from Bologna absolutely loves one thing when he comes to the US and that is our steak. Come to think of it, an Israeli friend feels the same way. We Americans may make horrible food but we have no equal when it comes to a thick slab of beef.

By: Prince al-Sharif Abdullatif Al-Hashimi

Prince al-Sharif Abdullatif Al-Hashimi — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:27:37 +0000

I FORGOT TO SAY
WHY PEOPLE LIE?
ALOT PEOPLE DO ITALAIN RESTAURANT AND DO PIZZA THEY DONT KNOW HOW DO STILL THEY CLAIM ITALIAN, AND THEY CLAIM EVEN TO BE HALF ITALIAN.
PLZ
IS TIME FOR HONEESTY
I WAS IN UK
EVERYONE NEED A JOB IN PIZZA NEED TO CLAIM TO BE ITALIAN FOR HALF? AS SAY I AM ITALIAN HE WOULD BE CATCHED AS LIAR

By: Prince al-Sharif Abdullatif Al-Hashimi

Prince al-Sharif Abdullatif Al-Hashimi — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:25:29 +0000

Hello
I am from Italy, I have to say that is happened to me few times some foreigner asked me of alfredo pasta, think we do that in italia.
i dont know this alfredo and he dont own italy, we are italians and we havent any special person name in our traditional cousine except for the pizza margherita, that was entitled to the Queen of Italy, otherwise 0.
so please stop to joke with our country and we havent this alfredo, mannnnnnnnnnnn
thta is ego, they want joke with our country, come on pasta burro e parmigiano is normal, it havent a name, what happen, each one should give his name to that? i dont think.
thta is just pasta burro e formaggio grattuggiato, parmigiano o grana o pecorino, things that are the basic in italian food.
nothing special then, plz eat it with raviole, or gnocchi, mmm
and no call it anfredo as we havent such name here, and no label it as italian then is american pasta alfredo, not italian, is like one italian go to nigeria and make penne all'arrabbiata, e then he say its name is penna mr "paolo", or i don tknow, and then what? he says is italian name!! but plzzzzzzz come on

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:56:24 +0000

I'm italian and chef.. PLEASE PLEASE the american are a good and friendly people but PLEASE again is better when dont TALK of FOOD!!!!
Sorry but any retaurant in USA SERVED SO ORRIBLE FOOD!!!!
Sorry come in Italy or in France or Spain or Greece taste our food and nothing else!!!