Alfredo's history

Alfredo Di Lelio, just a boy , had a great desire to work and a strong passion for cooking that led him to success and worldwide fame, starting with a small family restaurant.
It all started when his wife Ines, in 1908, gave birth to their firstborn. The woman was very prostrate after the birth of Alfred II and her husband, concerned for her health,  did everything to make her regain strength with healthy  and nutrients foods.
It was here that the idea of the dish was born that eventually become famous around the world.

With his own hands, he  prepared   noodles mixed with butter and fresh Parmesan. Then he made a prayer to St. Anna (protector of pregnant women) and served this dish to Ines saying: "If you don’y like it I eat." She not only ate with pleasure, but also suggested adding  to the the menu at their small restaurant.

The fate of these two Alfredo "contemporaneous birth", his son and "blondes", as he used to lovingly call  fettuccine, are the strength of its worldwide reputation.
His tireless work, combined with great enthusiasm, managed to draw customers from all over the world.

Another decisive phase in its path of success and satisfaction was the meeting with Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, the two famous American actors of the silent film, that after tasting his delicious and original dishes during their honeymoon in Rome , in his restaurant in Via della Scrofa, made him a gift of two gold tableware, a tribute to his friendly and warm welcome. This is a fork and a spoon of solid gold engraved with a dedication: "To Alfredo the King of the noodles”, read by every famous person who had the honor to try the Maestosissime Fettuccine.

The years passed and it was the turn of the war which gave a turning point in the life of Alfredo who decided to retire from the scene, leaving the worthy heir to his  successor, Armando, as Alfredo II,  in the restaurant in Via della Scrofa.

 With experience gained over time alongside his father and his undoubted charismatic personality, he always welcomes guests with a beautiful smile that opened beneath his mustache "Umberto", the same who later become the symbol of "Alfredo".
Over time, this character will have the merit to be known not as the King, but as the Emperor of Fettuccine.

 In 1950 Alfredo I decided to hand the reins and opening a new restaurant in Piazza Augusto Imperatore, 30 where currently continues the family tradition continued by his son Armando, came away from the local in Via della Scrofa and then by  his son Alfredo III.

From father to son, from son to grandson, so it was  that of Alfredo became a true dynasty.
Alfredo III, in fact, inheriting the inspiration of his grandfather and father, has the merit of continued worthily the path traced by his predecessors, taking the name of this historic restaurant in the world.