Italy’s ‘father of tiramisu’ no more
Famous Italian restaurateur Ado Campeol, dubbed "father of Tiramisu" by the country's media, has died at the age of 93.
Campeol was the owner of Le Beccherie, a restaurant in Treviso in northern Italy where the famous dessert was invented by his wife and a chef, reports BBC.
The dish, featuring coffee-soaked biscuits and mascarpone, was added to their menu in 1972 but never patented by the family.
It has since become a staple of Italian cuisine, adapted by chefs worldwide.
There have been long-running disputes about the origin of tiramisu, including claims that it was served as an aphrodisiac at a brothel.
However it is widely accepted the recipe was developed in Campeol's restaurant in the city.
Luca Zaia, governor of the Veneto region, was among those who paid respects, tweeting that the city had "[lost] another star in its food and wine history".
Le Beccherie was opened by Campeol's family in 1939, and Campeol took over the business at the end of World War 2.
According to the dessert's co-inventor, Chef Roberto Linguanotto, the dish was the result of an accident while making vanilla ice cream.
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