the team

World-Class Hospitality

Fiola Miami is a collaboration between Miami-based Gioia Hospitality Group and Fabio Trabocchi restaurants.

Together, these groups have focused their efforts to bring world class experiential dining to Miami.

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Thomas Angelo

OWNER, MANAGING PARTNER

Thomas Angelo is the founder and CEO of Gioia Hospitality Group and the owner/managing partner of Fiola Miami. Mr. Angelo's family hails from the Puglia region of Italy which has a rich tradition of hospitality and sustainable food sourcing.

Along with his daughter, Kassidy Angelo, they have also opened Daniel's A Florida Steakhouse in Fort Lauderdale as well as D's Sports Bar.

He overseas all aspects of operations at Fiola , including , FOH and BOH operations as well as social media and marketing efforts in close collaboration with team members .

Fabio Trabocchi

chef-Owner, Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants

Fabio Trabocchi is an internationally acclaimed chef and restaurateur based in Washington, D.C. He is the founder and owner of Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants, home to multiple award-winning restaurants in the U.S.

Trabocchi grew up in Le Marche, a beautiful region of Italy that lies on the Adriatic Coast. His love for food was inspired by his father, a passionate farmer and gardener, who grew most of the food that the family ate. Chef Fabio pursued his formal culinary education at the Istituto Alberghiero Panzine in Senigallia, Italy before working in numerous restaurants around the world including London, multiple cities in Spain, Moscow, Washington, D.C., and New York.

In 2011, Trabocchi opened his flagship restaurant Fiola in downtown D.C., which earned its first MICHELIN star in 2018 and its fifth consecutive star in 2022. Since 2011, Trabocchi has focused on expanding Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants to become one of the preeminent restaurant groups in the world. It currently includes the Italian inspired Fiola, Fiola Mare, and Sfoglina Pasta Houses in the D.C. metro’s downtown, Van Ness, and Arlington, VA neighborhoods. His Del Mar restaurant is a celebration of Spanish seafood cuisine in D.C.’s Wharf district. Fiolina Pasta House, inspired by Sfoglina, is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2023 in Boca Raton, FL, along with Del Mar Boston.