Ado Campeol is often credited with inventing tiramisu.

'Father of Tiramisu' Ado Campeol Dies Aged 93

The Editors, 02.11.2021

Ado Campeol, whose restaurant in northern Italy is credited with inventing tiramisu in 1969, has died at the age of 93.

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Tributes are being paid after the death of restaurateur Ado Campeol, dubbed "the father of Tiramisu" by Italian media. Campeol owned Le Beccherie in the city of Treviso, where tiramisu, featuring coffee-soaked biscuits and mascarpone, is said to have been invented in 1969.

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