Fabio Viviani (born October 10, 1978, in Florence, Italy) is a chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer who has appeared on reality television.
At age 11 he worked nights at a local bakery (since he was too young to officially join the staff) and held several positions in the restaurant industry during his teenage years.
In 2014 Viviani launched a free bi-weekly E-Magazine titled Fabio's Magazine, with recipes, wine blogs, lifestyle and health-related articles, and other content.
[18] Viviani has appeared in a number of television cooking segments and been a guest on television shows including Good Morning America,[19] The Talk,[20] The Chew,[21] Ellen,[22] Good Day LA,[23] Access Hollywood,[24] The Queen Latifah Show[25] and Bethenny,[26] as well as hosting a regular spot on the channel QVC selling kitchen products.
[31] Viviani has released several e-books, including Did I Really Make Breakfast (Vol I & II), The Skinny Country, We The Soup and I Would Love To Meat You.
[35] In response to these developments and public backlash, Viviani immediately announced on June 4, 2020, that he was cutting ties with the Nocturnal Hospitality Group and its Tampa Bay restaurants -Osteria Bar + Kitchen, and Mole y Abuela and Shibui.
Viviani stated: "My whole Hospitality Group, Career and Venues have been built in the spirit of inclusiveness, equality, love and freedom for all, I cannot stand behind any form of hate or harassment nor being associated with people demonstrating such behaviours and for these reasons we have decided to cut ties with all our Tampa Partners and Operators".