Fettuccine with Butter and Cream

This dish originated in Rome where it was invented by the restaurant chef/owner Alfredo di Lelio. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks discovered it when they visited his restaurant on their honeymoon in 1927. They were so enamored of the dish that they presented Alfredo with a gold plated fork and spoon. It became his trademark to use those gold utensils to give his pasta a final toss before serv