Fabio Viviani has had a crash course in U.S. geography. The Top Chef Season 5 fan favorite opened Osteria in Tampa at the beginning of October. Next, he opens a restaurant in Oklahoma City. Then back to Tampa to open a restaurant called Mole, where Fly Bar was until recently. After that, another restaurant, he says in Charleston, S.C., but he looks just the slightest bit uncertain.

He has seven locations of Mercato; Café Firenze in California; Siena Tavern, Bar Siena and Prime & Provisions in Chicago; Portico in upstate New York; and the Press Room in Detroit. His first Osteria is in the Delta terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, and he’s planning a series of food courts around the country to debut at the end of this year. Even if you’re not a foodie, you’ve seen this guy around: He has been on Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, The Chew and Food Network shows like Cutthroat Kitchen: All-Star Tournament. (He won.)