In January, Dr. Anthony Fauci made headlines after he unintentionally mentioned that his financial records are a matter of public record. Several media outlets published his investments and holdings and according to Eater San Francisco writer Paolo Bicchieri, the doctor is actually an investor in an Italian restaurant right here in San Francisco.
According to the article, Fauci holds a stake between $1,001 and $15,000 in San Francisco's Jackson Fillmore Trattoria.
So how did the Chief Medical Advisor to the President get involved in a local Italian eatery?
The owner of the trattoria, Jack Krietzman, told Eater SF they first connected through a friend of a friend in the late 1970s when Fauci was doing work on a then-new virus called HIV.
Krietzman's best friend's uncle knew Fauci and recommended he get in touch with his nephew to gain insight into the city's culture. Krietzman's best friend recommended his cooking, which led to the Fauci investing in Krietzman's restaurant.
“I’ve only met him a few times,” Krietzman told Eater SF. “I think he’s only been to Jackson Fillmore a couple of times... I really don’t know. I don’t talk to him. I don’t talk to any of my partners. They’re just investors.”
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