According to the Bravo web site, Fabio Viviani opened this place in Toluca Lake a couple of weeks ago, anyone been there?

Beyond David and the duomo.

aqree on cambi totally, one of our go to places in firenze...gosh what has happenend to our chowhound...the recommend places like latini, and sostanza, i miss the gold old days of chowhound

I’ve been wanting to try Cafe Firenze for awhile now. With Chef Fabio Viviani making it to the finals of Top Chef and his restaurant being pretty close to my house, I thought why not. I also heard that it was really good....

in town. North Beach would be nice but not required. The places I have looked at on yelp are: Firenze, Osteria, Da Flora, Franchino, Ristorante Milano and Frascati. Thanks in advance!!!

We plan a relatively leisurely scenic drive from Firenze through the Chianti region down to Siena on a Sunday early in May, leaving Firenze about 9 or 10 a.m. Some of the more prominent restaurants appear to be closed on Sundays....

L'Osteria del Forno is right around the corner. There are many many posts if you want more info (including one earlier this week that was less than favorable, but nobody’s perfect). -Nick

Bocadillos, L'Osteria del Forno

here over the past 6-24 months that are worth reading. Be sure to search for Florence instead of Firenze. Also, it would be worth your while to purchase a copy of the Slow Food Guide to the Osterias of Italy. It is now published...

, there are some places that wisely close during July, and thus have a virtual monopoly on the few hapless tourists or business-people who must be in Bella Firenze in late August, when most of Italy is in the mountains, the...

I have combed through all of the messages about Florence, and did not see anything about the following: Trattoria Antellesi, La Baraonda, Belle Donne, Osteria de’ Benci, Osteria del Caffe Italiano, Coquinarius, Il...

of the month with a new chef to be named. Other places that get a number of mentions on Chowhound L'Osteria Del Forno Firenze by Night

Pallotino was one we ate in on a Sunday, also at lunch. Others in that area which are open Sundays are Alle Murate and its “sister” restaurant Osteria del Caffe Italiano. The latter 2 will be more expensive than the...

... or there I don’t go. Not interested in getting into an altercation with the staff if I say I don’t like something instead of the problem being corrected. A few Italian places nearby BBB that get favorable mentions...

Was going to advise some Italian (but not Fiorentino) friends to try to Sostanza during their conference in Firenze next week, based on the praise on this board of the bistecca. (I’ve never been to Sostanza, not being a big...