Looks like there will be a lot of empty bags this Halloween. It's time, once again, for our semi-regular news round-up, handy for those folks who actually have to work during the week and can't obsess over their favorite food blogs. After nearly 10 months of speculation following  the abrupt closing of Fiamma, former Maestro chef Fabio [...]

Eater.com is reporting the B.R. Guest has closed Fiamma, the Soho Italian restaurant that earned its share of respect under the stewardship of former Maestro chef Fabio Trabocchi. Frank Bruni at the New York Times gave the restaurant three stars (though he later scolded Fiamma for jacking up its prices shortly after his review.) The Times' stamp, however, [...]

Food & Wine recently published a short interview with former Maestro chef Fabio Trabocchi who talks about his dirt-poor upbringing in the remote Marche region of Italy. Despite having a wardrobe that consisted of "three shirts and three pairs of pants," Trabocchi says his family "never stinted on Christmas." “A few days before Christmas, we [...]