Fettuccine Alfredo is named after Alfredo di Lelio, who invented the dish in Rome in 1907.  According to accounts, Alfredo added extra butter along with Parmesan to pasta in efforts to entice his wife to eat after giving birth.  The dish was aptly named “fettuccine al triplo burro,” and later “fettuccine all’Alfredo” or “fettuccine Alfredo.” A few years later, in 1914, Alfredo opened his own restaurant, Alfredo alla Scrofa, then called “Alfredo”, which featured- you guessed it – fettuccine Alfredo!