The Fabulous Fior Weblog

Il Cenacolo, the men’s club devoted to Italian culture, has held its weekly meetings here for decades — with only one interruption — our disastrous fire of February 15, 2004. We subsequently moved from our Washington Square premises. Our esteemed Il Cenacolo customers found a temporary refuge elsewhere but now we welcome them back. Il Cenacolo’s mission…

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VALENTINES DAY 2008
AT FIOR D’ITALIA

This year award winning Chef Gianni Audieri and his staff are offering a wonderful five course Italian feast for your pleasure on Valentines Day. Bring your sweetheart and enjoy the best of Italian dining here in romantic
San Francisco.

The meal will include a glass of Champagne and will…

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Bad News!
We had a victory but now we have to fight on. The issue will be devastating to the restaurant industry if we don’t win in the end. The following is a report from the San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Egelko on 1/10/08.

A federal appeals court gave San Francisco the green light Wednesday…

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Per Cominciare – To Start
Un Bicchiere di Champagne
A Glass of Champagne

Antipasto - Appetizer
Polpette di Granzevola con Salsa di Gamberi
Crab Cake with Shrimp Sauce

Zuppa - Soup
Crema di Carciofi
Cream of Artichoke

Intermezzo
Sorbetto
Sorbet

Per il Pranzo - Entrée Choice of:
Medaglione di Vitello Salsa Marsala
Medallion of Veal with Marsala Sauce
or
Capesante…

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VALENTINES DAY 2008
AT FIOR D’ITALIA

This year award-winning Chef Gianni Audieri and his staff are offering a wonderful five-course Italian feast for your pleasure on St. Valentine’s Day. Bring your sweetheart and enjoy the best of Italian dining here in romantic San Francisco.

The meal will include a glass of Champagne and will cost…

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We were thrilled to have Chief of Police Heather Fong with us again for her anual Christmas gathering. She and 60 of her guests were hosted in our Tuscany Room, and were served an open buffet of appetizers and our delicious house pasta. Chief Fong looked quite happy and was kind enough to smile to…

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A win for business!

San Francisco tried to pass an illegal “tax/mandate” on business by making all businesses in the city pay for health care not only for their employees but others whom the city determined needed the coverage.

The cost of the program, even for employers who already had health care benefits for their…

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One of customers who ate at the Fior on January 4 wrote us the following letter:

I have eaten in many Italian restaurants throughout Canada, the US and Italy. I have never, until this day, eaten a meat sauce that instantly brought me to my mother’s kitchen! Exactly how my mother makes it - Now…

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This has been confusing to some of our guests, so we would like to clarify what the Lasorda Wine banner on homepage (www.fior.com) is for. When you go on our website and click the Lasorda Wine banner, it will direct you to the Casa Torelli Imports/Lasorda Wine purchase site. You will get a 10% discount…

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I recently visited San Francisco and one night I was google map-searching restaurants near my hotel, came across the Fior d’italia and figured if it’s been around this long, it must be good. So my friend and I decided to come and I’m so glad we did because my meal was DELICIOUS! Grazie!

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We wanted to thank you during this time of the year for that very special dinner/evening when my husband brought me to San Francisco for the 1st time in my life during the Labor Day Holiday. We have your autographed book on our coffee table, tell everyone about your restaurant and “back east” style and…

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I first came to Fior in 1981 while in town for a convention and on every subsequent trip to San Francisco. Then years later when I lived in Sacramento I made regular trips to eat at Fior d’ Italia.
My favoirte dish was the Fettuccini di Mama, till it was taken off the menu. Even…

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