The Fabulous Fior Weblog

The Holidays are here and Fior d’ Italia is busy and the staff is definitely in the spirit. The restaurant is open regular hours everyday and Chef Gianni has a special Holiday Pronzo Meal, with or without wine pairings, through New Year. Bookings have been strong for our private rooms and some days are already…

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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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Fifty-two members of the Lifchitz clan enjoyed a euphoric if sometimes “raucous” reunion here on June 29, reported Liz Hertz, one of the celebrants.

In the early 20th century, Rifka Lifchitz, her four sisters and two brothers immigrated from Bobruysk, Russia, now part of Belarus. Their descendents now outnumber at least 200, Hertz figures.

They…

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