Chef Fabio Viviani, Top Chef Season 5 Fan Favorite Opens New Restaurant, Firenze Osteria, a Stone's Throw From Universal Studios!

The new Firenze Osteria is strategically positioned to move into a new era of ownership and management. Driven by the Television and Film Industry from its beginnings and situated a stone's throw from every major network headquarters in Southern California, Firenze Osteria will only grow its clientele and expand its appeal to include Hollywood and Universal City young adults under the new owner/managers.

With major interior renovations and the creation of a private meeting/party room upstairs, the new Firenze Osteria will dazzle.

Since his television debut as a stand-out star on Top Chef Season 5 and the popularity of his new cookbook, Cafe Firenze Cookbook, Chef Fabio Viviani's celebrity has skyrocketed. Chef Fabio also has filmed the pilot for a new television show to air on BravoTV this fall/winter.

Chef Fabio's new cookbook, released on July 22, 2009, co-written with business partner and best friend since the age of twelve, Jacopo Falleni has been a huge success.

For more information about Firenze Osteria, please go to: www.firenzeosteria.com.

WHAT: Grand Opening of Firenze Osteria, new restaurant by Chef Fabio Viviani, Top Chef Season 5, Fan Favorite and Jacopo Falleni, award-winning mixologist.

WHEN: Saturday, October 24, 2009. Complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres - 4:30 - 7:30 PM

WHERE: FIRENZE OSTERIA, 4212 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91602

CONTACT:

Cherry Hepburn, 818.505.1104, cell: 818.624.4523

Britta Peterson, 818.763.4142, and cell: 701.730.3626.