An Italian restaurateur, dubbed the ‘father of tiramisu’, has died aged 93.
Ado Campeol was the original owner and operator of Le Beccherie restaurant, Treviso, in northeastern Italy. He died at his home on Saturday.
Although disputed, Mr Campeol and his wife, Alba, are considered to be the inventors of the famous dessert.
A restaurateur from Italy, known as the “father of tiramisu”, has died at the age of 93 (stock photo).
The family never patented the dish, but it was on the restaurant menu in 1972.
Le Beccherie, one of the oldest restaurants in Treviso, was opened by the Campeol family in 1939.
But it wasn’t until Mrs Campeol was pregnant in 1955 that tiramisu was invented.
Campeol’s son Carlo, who now runs the restaurant, said: ‘When Alba was breastfeeding me a few years earlier, she had turned to mascarpone mixed with sugar and biscuits soaked in coffee to keep her energy up, which is traditional in Treviso.’
Ado Campeol was the original owner and operator of Le Beccherie restaurant, Treviso, in northeastern Italy. He died on Saturday (stock photo).
According to the Guardian, “Then, she combined her chef and turned those elements into a dessert.”
Chef Roberto Linguanotto, the dessert’s co-inventor, perfected the dish with Mrs Campeol and called it ‘Tiramisù’ which translates to ‘pick me up’ in English.
The recipe was published in Veneto, a local publication that covers food and wine, in 1981. It was certified by the Italian Academy of Cuisine (October 2010).
Luca Zaia, governor of the Veneto region, wrote on Twitter: ‘The city lost another star in its food and wine history’.