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Apparently he created his Fettuccine all’Alfredo when his wife lost her appetite during her pregnancy. To bring back her appetite he prepared for her a nutritious dish of egg fettuccine with “Parmigiano” cheese and butter. That probably gave him the idea for his “triple butter” fettuccine.
He was an extravagant character who used to personally serve his paper-thin fettuccine with golden forks, apparently donated to him by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, the famous silent movie stars. In the fifties and sixties, Hollywood discovered Rome. Paparazzi photographers took photos of actors such as Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Richard Burton, Liz Taylor, or Sophia Loren in front of a plate of Fettuccine all’Alfredo, making his restaurant famous all around the world. The
The well known Alfredo sauce is nothing else than good aged “Parmigiano” cheese and a lot of butter… So, forget the heavy cream, the parsley, the garlic, and all the other stuff suggested in the hundreds of Alfredo recipes that circulate around.
Take down from the shelf that pasta machine, prepare your fresh fettuccine or dry egg noodles, and enjoy the simple “Maestosissime” Fettuccine al “Triplo” Burro the way Alfredo himself would do them.
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