The Fioretto Story

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When I was a little boy and I really wanted something my father use to say to me “fai un fioretto a Gesu.” The word “fioretto” means when you want to achieve something in your life, have a dream, or a goal, you pray for it to become reality. I have been in the kitchen since the age of fourteen. Since then my “fioretto” has been to have a small trattoria where I can dedicate my time and passion to cooking. I grew up in Florence, the capital of the famous region of Tuscany. In Tuscany, cooking is based on using simple ingredients; that are full of flavor and grow naturally in this region. The use of extra virgin olive oil is one of the most important things in the kitchen for a Tuscan chef. At the age of 25, I moved to Los Angeles for a new experience. The time passed quickly working in many of the famous restaurants here in Los Angeles. In 1997, on New Year’s eve after a long night of working and just after midnight. I received another Fioretto, when I started talking with a beautiful lady who has an incredible smile. After ten months, we became husband and wife. Dawn searched for a long time before she found this small location, and together we are starting our “Fioretto Trattoria.” This has been a dream that became reality for us, and another “fioretto” was the birth of our beautiful daughter Dior. We want to introduce our guests the flavor of Tuscan cooking using the wonderful state of California ingredients. Our menu will be modified every season like in Tuscany. Welcome to Fioretto Trattoria we hope you enjoy your meal in our casual family Tuscan atmosphere. After the short time of 5 years lease we want to invite to read our lens about a Family Restaurant life story David, Dawn & Dior Giani

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