Alfredo alla Scrofa


Alfredo alla Scrofa is an Italian restaurant in Rome, Italy. It has been operating since 1914 and is known as the birthplace of Fettuccine Alfredo.

History

Alfredo Di Lelio, founder of Alfredo alla Scrofa, claims to be the creator of Fettuccine Alfredo. According to family accounts, in 1892 Alfredo Di Lelio began to work in a restaurant that was located in piazza Rosa and run by his mother Angelina. Di Lelio invented "fettuccine al triplo burro" in 1907 or 1908, while running an oil and wine shop, in an effort to entice his wife, Ines, to eat after giving birth to their first child Armando. Alfredo added extra butter or "triplo burro” to the fettuccine when mixing it together for her.
In 1914, Di Lelio converted the oil and wine shop into the restaurant, then called "Alfredo", on the via della Scrofa in central Rome. In 1943, Di Lelio sold the restaurant to the family of the current owners.
In 1950 Alfredo Di Lelio decided to reopen with his son Armando his restaurant in Piazza Augusto Imperatore n.30 "Il Vero Alfredo", that is always operational, managed by Alfredo Di Lelio's family.