The Fabulous Fior Weblog

America’s Oldest Italian Restaurant still leads the restaurant industry!

San Francisco — America’s oldest Italian restaurant goes live with its blog at www.fabulousfior.com and offers a place for the restaurant to speak to customers directly and for diners to respond with their comments. Now in addition to great Italian cuisine and old world service the Fior…

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The restaurant’s Elif Arslan and her friend Jagermeister

This year, as in the past few, we have had a chance to work with Infineon Raceways to promote some of their events and help them raise money for some good causes like the “Eric Medlen Nitro Night at the Fior Charity Dinner” hosted by the Fior…

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Actually they don’t fly that low but they are coming again for Fleet Week 2007 — always a great time in San Francisco. We get to celebrate Columbus Day with a parade and say thank you to some of our military as they visit our city. As we have for years the Fior d’Italia will…

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Bob Larive, Jessica and Armando, Jinx Larive celebrate the couple’s marriage at the Fior.

Armando, Oscar to some of us, worked with us at the Fior d’ Italia for over ten years. He is now pursuing a management career with Ritz Carlton Hotels. We wish him well with his career.

But the best news recently…

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Here we are in our sixth building (besides the tent we occupied after the 1906 earthquake) and still celebrating. If you want to join us for
holiday parties — whether family fetes or business parties — book now. Our holiday bookings get very tight as we get close to October.

Every year we look forward…

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We were happy see Fior received such a favorable review on Vagablond posted by Ava Stochinsy on August 9, 2007

I have to admit whenever I hear of a restaurant that claims to be the best or the oldest I tend to be a bit weary. So when I heard that Fior d’Italia was the oldest…

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BY AMALIA McGIBBON

reprinted with permission from SF Downtown Magazine.

May 2006

Amalia McGibbon is a freelance writer based in San Francisco. Reprinted with permission from San Francisco Downtown Magazine

Fior d’Italia is worth a visit for its long-standing history alone, but the Italian restaurant’s recent facelift should seal the deal. “The Fior,” as it’s affectionately called…

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Sonoma-based Infineon Raceway brought top drivers from the National Hot Rod Association POWERade Drag Racing series to the Fior d’Italia on Thursday, July 26 to a sold out dinner.

The evening featured funny car drivers Ron Capps (Brut Racing Dodge), Ashley Force (Castrol/Auto Club Mustang), Robert Hight (Auto Club Mustang), Jack Beckman, Gary Scelzi (Mopar/Oakley…

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