A 30-minute Skype call is not meant to reveal the true colors or inner soul. If it does have a specific purpose, I would guess it to be a way to make contact and maybe…maybe expose a tiny crack to glimpse the real person sitting at the screen on the other side. If there is one thing to come away with from this brief encounter is that the “less is more” axiom does not exist in the Viviani universe. He’s a handful of lightning yet fun and charming all along the way.

Fabio Viviani has harbored a passion for food since his childhood growing up in Florence, Italy. Between training in Italian and Mediterranean cuisine at top hospitality schools. Viviani also owned, operated and successfully executed several concepts in Florence by the time he was 27, including two nightclubs and five restaurants. Fabio Viviani Hospitality Group has opened 34 restaurants to date, and in the next 18 months is scheduled to open 14 more venues, including 5 Hotels in partnerships with different operators. Best known for his participation in Bravo’s Top Chef seasons 5 and 8 - earning the “Fan Favorite” title - his onscreen appearances and off-screen successes have propelled him to become one of the most influential culinary and hospitality names in the country.

Chef Fabio Viviani Website

Colbie’s Southern Kissed Kitchen

Fabio Viviani Chef Reel – Top Chef

Music;

Carry Your Own Weight – Forget the Whale

Five Shades of Blue – Five Shades of Blue

Blue Midnight – Blues Jam