Alfredo of New York
Alfredo of New York
Since my first visit to Alfredo of Rome in 2006, I have deemed it as the place that serves the best fettucini alfredo. Most other places are inferior in how they prepare this dish. And rightly so since it is Alfredo alla scrofa – the original location in Rome Italy – where the dish was originally created. Dave2 of Blogography has been to the original location and raves about how great it is.
As Dave2 eludes to in his 2005 blog post, the are two locations in Rome that serve the original recipe of this dish. Click here to go to the Alfredo Roma web site to read about their locations [the Orlando location at Epcot closed in 2007 and a planned Las Vegas location never opened]
the best fettuccini alfredo I have ever had
The proper way of making the sauce is to use only three ingredients: butter, cream and cheese. And if you’ve had anything that wasn’t made to this type of simple perfection, then you have not had a good dish of fettucini alfredo. And to those who are asking, I have yet to eaten a homemade fettuccine alfredo that has been made to how Alfredo makes this pasta meal.
Last week in my trip to New York with my daughter, we made it a point to eat dinner at Alfredo and both of us were not disappointed. The dish was prepared exactly as I remembered since the last time I had it.
My goal is to one day make it to Rome to try the original recipe there and compare it to how authentic the Alfredo of Rome’s New York serving.
Anyone else have a great fettucini alfredo recipe? Anyone been to Alfredo and has this dish?
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I like Fettucini Alfredo, but I don’t love it. Glorified Mac & Cheese to me. I prefer pasta in a red sauce of almost any kind over a cheese sauce. Although I’m planning on making a shrimp pasta dish this weekend in a light butter lemon sauce.
Maybe I just haven’t had an Alfredo that has blown me away. I should try that place in NYC sometime.
Poorly made alfredo is a lot like glorified mac and cheese. I would be curious on your thoughts once you’ve tried Alfredo.
Yep, indeed this is one of TWO restaurants out of Rome claiming to have invented Fettucini Alfredo. I have eaten at them both, and prefer Ristorante Alfredo alla Scrofa (which has the stronger claim to fame, I think). That being said, Alfredo Ristorante in Rome, New York, and (formerly) Orlando, is still an amazing dish of pasta, and well worth the trip!
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I was sad to have missed the Orlando location in 2007. But always a great meal at the NY location. One day I will get to Rome.
Thank you for telling me where to go for great fettucine alfredo. The best I ever had was in Quebec City, hoping NYC is equal or better!
I would be curious to hear how you like Alfredo once you try it,
Ohhh, totaly filing this away for the next time i go to New York.
I give it a high recommend, that’s for sure.
HISTORY OF ALFREDO DI LELIO CREATOR OF “FETTUCCINE ALL’ALFREDO”
We have the pleasure to tell you the history of our grandfather Alfredo Di Lelio, creator of this recipe in the world known.
Alfredo di Lelio opened the restaurant “Alfredo” in Rome in 1914, after leaving his first restaurant run by his mother Angelina Rose Square (Piazza disappeared in 1910 following the construction of the Galleria Colonna / Sordi). In this local spread the fame, 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 restaurant of Piazza Augusto Imperatore is following the family tradition of Alfredo Di Lelio and of his notes noodles (see also the site of “Il Vero Alfredo” http://www.alfredo-roma.it/).
We must clarify that other restaurants “Alfredo” in Rome and in Italy do not belong to the family tradition of “Il Vero Alfredo” of Piazza Augusto Imperatore in Rome.
Best regards Alfredo e Ines Di Lelio
Thank you for the updated details on the history of this dish.