Italian wine festival Vino California continues
By S. Irene VirbilaIt's Day 2 of the five-day Vino California festival, with more events celebrating Italian wines to come. Tonight and Thursday Bar Toscana bar manager William Perbellini will be pouring specially priced cocktails based on Italian spirits for $8 to $10 each from 5 p.m. until closing. Consider the Grappolini made with fresh...
The tradition of Italian Opera Day in the Park
By Roberto Natalini In conjunction with the celebration of the Festa della Repubblica, the Italian Republic Day, San Francisco has once again hosted Italian Opera in the Park, part of the 131st season in Golden Gate Park's music concourse, under the direction of Michael L. Wirgler. Presented under the auspices of Italian Community Ser...
Summer Outdoor Italian Film Festival The magic of Italian Cinema in Little Italy Every Saturday night, all summer, 8 pm
This summer, 12 Italian Films with English subtitles, will be screened outdoors in San Diego's Little Italy—every Saturday night, at 8 pm, in the Amphitheater of Amici Park—Date and State streets. Presented by the Little Italy Association and Cinema Little Italy, the Festival will screen entertaining, recent and classic films, that have no...
Pizzeria Delfina Palo Alto to open this weekend
The much-anticipated Palo Alto outpost of San Francisco favorite Pizzeria Delfina is opening its doors at 651 Emerson St. this Sunday, April 13. The restaurant, which serves Southern Italian fare with a Northern California tilt, replaced veteran restaurant Empire Tap Room, which shuttered in April 2013. Read more Source:&...
Go Beyond the Frame with a New Italian Photographic Exhibition in San Francisco
As we gaze into a frame, we cross a threshold from reality into the imagination and vision of the artist. But, what if that artistic vision contains yet another threshold, though which we are asked, once again, to cross? That is the thesis behind a new photographic exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute that opens August 8th at 6:30PM and run...
Caffè BaoNecci: A Family Matter
by Bianca Friundi North Beach is San Francisco's central hub for all things Italian. Locals and tourists alike flock to the district in pursuit of the perfect pizza or the warmth of their favorite cup of cappuccino. If you take a left on Green Street, just off of Columbus, you will find Italian home cooking at its best! Caffè BaoNecci is...
Italian restaurant — run by an Italian — opens in Corona
By Laurie Lucas In a coup for the Inland Empire, an Italian couple has brought white-linen dining and classical cuisine from their homeland to Corona rather than to Orange County, as they'd originally planned. Alfredo Cali of Sicily and his wife, Donna Cali of Calabria, both 52 and married 27 years, opened Con Amore Ristorante (meanin...
La Contea di Santa Clara accoglie calorosamente il Console Generale Mauro Battocchi
Il Console Generale Mauro Battocchi é stato invitato a presentare un discorso alle autorità della Contea di Santa Clara, centro della Silicon Valley, i quali hanno presentato il Console con una targa commemorativa e riaffermato con apposito decreto il gemellaggio tra Santa Clara e Firenze."Questa risoluzione é un riconoscimento importante del ruolo...
Italian Opera Festival – From the Anaheim White House, Waiting for the 2013 Edition
by Alessandra Mastroianni The 2013 edition of the Italian Opera Festival starts from one of the most loved restaurants in Orange County. The Anaheim White House hosted a cocktail party to present the new season of the festival that, last year, gained a good success. In this restaurant, gourmet food meets culture... in any possible...
It's time for Italian Festivals in the Bay Area
by Roberto Natalini With the arrival of summer time, each town and city in Italy celebrates tradition and culture with countless feasts throughout the peninsula, where local food and popular customs become the heart of the festivity. In California and in particular in the Bay Area, the Italian heritage is honored as well with seve...
Il Volo's We Are Love: Live from The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
By Geffen Records After one of the most successful PBS pledge runs to date, Il Volo returns with their newly recorded PBS special, We Are Love: Live from The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater. Available today, August 6th, We Are Love: Live from The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater comes as the second liv...
Piero Selvaggio, “History of L.A. Italian Restaurants” in Los Angeles
Richard J. Riordan Central Library630 W. 5th StreetLos Angeles, California 90071 Evolution of Italian cuisine in Los Angeles from 1950 to now—including the classic restaurants from the early days of fine dining to the trattorias of today—influences, changes and current state of Italian food in the United States through Piero's personal experience...