81-year-old "tiramisù" creator Roberto Linguanotto passed away in Italy after a long illness.

81-year-old Roberto "Loli" Linguanotto, known as the "father of tiramisù," passed away in Italy after a long illness. Linguanotto created the iconic dessert in the 1970s at Le Beccherie restaurant in Treviso, Italy. Tiramisu, which translates to "pick me up," gained global recognition and popularity since the 1990s, with a survey showing it as the favorite dessert of eight out of ten Italians.