Alfredo noodles

First mentioned

1400

First mentioned in a roman maccoroni recipe that was believed to consist of the main common ingredients of modern alfredo. This recipe was called maccoroni romaneschi by Martino da Como.

Began making

1892

Alfredo began working on his invention of alfredo.

Invented

1907

Alfredo di Lelio made the wonderful invention of alfredo noodles in order to interest his wife in a dish after giving birth. He was from Rome.

Brought to U.S.

1920

When visiting Alfredo's restaurant, two American honeymooners ate the pasta and asked for the recipe. Following their trip, they brought it back to the U.S.

Alfredo sells his resturant

1943

During war, Alfredo sells his place in Rome to someone outside of his family.

Alfredo returns

1950

The famous Alfredo decides to revive his restaurant with his son. Both this restarunt, and the owener of his previous place claim to have invent the famous pasta.

First Alfredo's in U.S.

1977

Alfredo sauce and toppings were made popular in the United States after Alfredo opened a restaurant in New York and Disney World.

Toppings

1980

The idea of adding more spices, chicken, and other things on top of the noodles and sauce had not occured to the creators until introduced to the U.S. after a couple years

Alfredo book

2017

The most recent generation of owners of Alfredo's restarunt he sold decided to write a book about the origin of the pasta called Fettucini Alfredo.