Fabulous Fior: Over 100 Years In An Italian Kitchen, The Fior D'italia Of San Francisco, America's Oldest Itlaian Restaurant

Chronicles the lives of the immigrant families who created the Fior DItalia Americas oldest Italian restaurant the difficulties of operating a restaurant during Prohibition the complexities of serving an upstairs brothel and the requirements of pleasing VIPs such as Richard M. Nixon and Luciano Pavarotti. A lively tale of cookery and passion as witnessed by Italian-American immigrants in San Francisco from the Gold Rush through the 1906 Earthquake and Fire and World War II to the 21st century. Includes thirty classic recipes.