| 1972 |
Il Fornaio baking school established in Barlassina (Lombardia), Italy. |
| 1975 |
Il Fornaio first retail bakery in Milan, Italy. |
| 1981 |
First Il Fornaio retail bakeries open in the U.S. in San Francisco & Beverly Hills, CA. |
| 1986 |
Noted restaurateur Larry Mindel acquires Il Fornaio with partners Howard Lester, Warren Hellman & Scott Hedrick. |
| 1987 |
First full-service Il Fornaio Cucina Italiana restaurant opens in Corte Madera, CA. |
| 1989 |
Il Fornaio opens restaurants in San Francisco, Del Mar & Palo Alto, CA. |
| 1991 |
Il Fornaio Baking Book published by Chronicle Books. |
| 1995 |
Festa Regionale, a monthly celebration of the food & wine of a different region of Italy, begins. |
| 1996 |
Il Fornaio opens first restaurant in Las Vegas, NV and expands eastward to Denver, CO. |
| 1998 |
Il Fornaio opens in Walnut Creek, CA. |
| 1999 |
Il Fornaio opens Canaletto Ristorante Veneto, a restaurant focusing on the food & wine of the Veneto region of Italy, home to native Veneto Executive Chef Maurizio Mazzon. |
| 2002 |
Il Fornaio Pasta Book published by Chronicle Books. |
| 2005 |
Awarded of Excellence for all restaurant locations. |
| 2008 |
2nd Canaletto Ristorante Veneto opens in Fashion Island shopping center in Newport Beach, CA. |
| 2012 |
Il Fornaio celebrates 40 years. |
| 2014 |
Il Fornaio awarded the ”Marchio Q”, or Marchio Ospitalita' – Ristoranti Italiani nel Mondo, the "Mark of Italian Hospitality around the World"– by the collective Chambers of Commerce of Italy, honoring a worldwide network of Italian restaurants that respects the standards of Italian hospitality, developing & promoting the traditions of the Italian agricultural & food products & enhancing the Italian food culture. |
| 2015 |
Il Fornaio opens in Woodland Hills, CA. |
| 2016 |
Il Fornaio opens in Santa Clara, CA. |
| 2016 |
Il Fornaio named in OpenTable’s top 100 list of Scenic Restaurants. |
| 2019 |
Il Fornaio receives the 2019 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, marking over 15 years of consecutive Award of Excellence nominations. |
