Fabio Viviani Biography
Fabio Viviani is a reality television star, chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He also sells a selection of wines. He relocated from Florence to Southern California in 2005.
How old is Fabio Viviani? – Age
He is 44 years old as of 10 October 2022. He was born in 1978 in Florence, Italy.
Fabio Viviani Wife
He is married to Ashley Jung Viviani. In February 2014, the pair announced their engagement. They later married in a private ceremony in August 2015. Ashley, his wife, is an independent business leader, model, and real estate broker who is the CEO of the Stella Valle jewelry line. Because of her appealing appearance, everyone knows she is the company’s brand ambassador.
Fabio Viviani Restaurants
By the time he was 27, Viviani had seven restaurants, a farm house, and two nightclubs in Florence. In late 2005, he moved to Ventura County, California, and opened Café Firenze in Moorpark and LA Italian restaurant Firenze Osteria in North Hollywood shortly after. In February 2013, Viviani opened a third Chicago restaurant with Chicago’s Dine|Amic Group called Siena Tavern. The Chicago Tribune, Thrillist, and a number of other publications gave Siena Tavern positive reviews.
Fabio Viviani Career
Additionally, he opened Mercato by Fabio Viviani in two Chicago locations for business lunches. Chef Viviani will open a restaurant in Tyre, New York, in February 2017 called Portico at the del Lago Resort and Casino. Viviani has endorsement and licensing agreements with Smart Step Home Kitchen Mats, Bertolli Olive Oil, Picnic Time Giftware, and Bialetti Cookware.
On his website, www.fabioviviani.com, Viviani posts his Kitchen Academy blog, original recipes, and upcoming events. Fabio’s Magazine, Viviani’s free, biweekly e-magazine with recipes, wine blogs, lifestyle and health articles, and other content, debuted in 2014. Osteria OKC was opened in late 2018 by Viviani and Oklahoma City chef Jonathon Stranger in Nichols Hills, a posh residential and shopping area in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Viviani initially appeared on television as a participant on the Bravo network’s fifth season of the reality show Top Chef. He finished fourth and was awarded “Top Chef Fan Favorite” by viewers. In 2010, Viviani returned to the show to compete on Top Chef: All Stars. In 2012, he was one of four Top Chef alumni whose lives were chronicled in the one-season Bravo reality show Life After Top Chef. He also hosted Chow Ciao, a Yahoo! web series for which he received a Webby Award for “Best Web Personality/Host” in 2012.
Viviani has appeared in a number of cooking segments on television and has been a guest on shows such as Good Morning America, The Talk, The Chew, Ellen, Good Day LA, Access Hollywood, The Queen Latifah Show, and Bethenny, as well as hosting a regular spot on the channel QVC selling kitchen products. He also appeared as a guest host on the Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family.
Fabio Viviani Books
Cafe Firenze Cookbook: Food and Drink Recipes from the Tuscan Sons, Viviani’s first cookbook, was released in August 2009. In April 2013, it was followed by Fabio’s Italian Kitchen. In May 2013, this cookbook was on the New York Times Best Seller List. In October 2014, Fabio’s American Home Kitchen was released. Did I Really Make Breakfast (Vol I & II), The Skinny Country, We The Soup, and I Would Love To Meat You are just a few of Viviani’s e-books.