Last night we met friends and fellow bloggers Palma and Marcia, and their husbands at Cafe Firenze in Moorpark. For those of you who are not Top Chef addicts, it's the restaurant of one of the more wildly popular contestants on the show—Fabio. He may not have won the title of Top Chef, but he won the hearts of millions (literally) by being his down to earth Italian self.
But what's his food like? Luckily Palma scored reservations for us at his restaurant so that we could find out. Well, I have to tell you, our dinner was excellent. It was packed beyond belief but the kitchen managed to keep getting everything out. We ordered leisurely, course by course and had as much fun people watching and chatting with our fabulous server as we did eating. Palma took far more pictures of the food and a shot of us with Fabio, so as soon as she's back and blogging, I will post a link to what I'm sure will be a detailed run down of the evening. But for now, here are a couple of tantalizing salad shots.
As for meeting Fabio, we did—and he is every bit as charming and truly nice as he appears on television. There is talk of another restaurant or two opening up in Ventura, as well as a couple of books. Top Chef may be over, but I'm sure we'll be seeing and hearing more from Fabio. In the meantime, I would highly recommend a visit to Cafe Firenze.
Comments (8)
I'm so glad you posted this as I have been wondering how the evening went.
The food looks great, and I look forward to checking out Palma's blog too!
Thanks, Krista!
Posted by nancyhol | March 21, 2009 12:00 PM
Posted on March 21, 2009 12:00
How very cool! Thanks for sharing, and the great pix. mmmm Hope I get to visit Cafe Firenze soon. :)
Posted by Colleen | March 21, 2009 12:16 PM
Posted on March 21, 2009 12:16
Great shots - iw as wondering how the evening went. It looks like delicious food and wonderful company all around.
Posted by Jerry | March 21, 2009 12:56 PM
Posted on March 21, 2009 12:56
I, too, will be posting a Palma link because I think hers will be the definite review of our fab evening. Now, if I can just gather some thoughts - it was wonderful to spend some time with you and Steve,looking forward to the magazine.
Posted by Marcia | March 21, 2009 1:48 PM
Posted on March 21, 2009 13:48
Great shots, Krista. And thanks for getting this blog entry posted so rapidly for those of us who were on the sidelines wishing we could be with you.
Posted by Deborah | March 21, 2009 4:55 PM
Posted on March 21, 2009 16:55
I'm so excited for all of you. What a night. The food look Fabiolicious!
Posted by Barb Cabot | March 21, 2009 6:55 PM
Posted on March 21, 2009 18:55
Sounds like you all had such a great evening. And on top of it all, the food sounds and looks great.
Posted by Cindy Ruth | March 22, 2009 9:37 PM
Posted on March 22, 2009 21:37
Krista, what an exciting night! I am not a Top Chef fan but have heard of Fabio through the internet chatter. Thanks for sharing your experience and photos. I am off to check out Palma and Marcia's blogs now.
Posted by girasoli | March 22, 2009 9:53 PM
Posted on March 22, 2009 21:53