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Customers have been packing Piemonte's Italian Delicatessen on Olive Avenue in Fresno's Tower District since 1966. "I'll answer the phone and 'I want a Piemonte.' That's it. Give me a name and they hang up, that's it," Piemonte's co-owner Neil Eberwein laughs. The Piemonte sandwich, which comes with two different salamis, mortadella, ham and provol...

Campanella Kitchen and Garden Patio is a celebration of East Coast-style Italian American cuisine in Sebastopol. Opened in early September, Campanella has already been named one of the “Best Italian Restaurants in Sonoma County” in local press. The friendly new neighborhood spot at the north end of town is the product of years of planning and brain...

Picture this: a cozy, dimly-lit restaurant filled with inviting aromas of freshly-baked bread and simmering sauces. Bowls filled with steaming pasta are being dished out from the small kitchen around the back, and the walls are adorned with stunning landscape shots of the Italian coast. Families are laughing and smiling at each other, and the air i...

Wednesday, November 20 · 5 - 7pm PST. Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA. 17:00-18:00 Reception of Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar tastings. 18:00-19:00 Panel Discussion. In celebration of the 9th annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, the Italian Cultural Institute, COM...

November 11, 14 & 17, 2024. 710 - Sansome St, San Francisco, CA. Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. STORIES OF EGGS AND FLOUR . A one-woman show by Gaia Mencagli. She travels in time and the space around her transforms. Between handfuls of flour, Gaia’s grandmother Rosa relives some of the most significant moments of her life, accompanied by mus...

Buon Cibo Italian Specialties, a brand new Italian deli, specialty market, bar, and eatery, is preparing to debut next year in Scripps Ranch at 10380 Spring Canyon Road, San Diego (CA). This new concept is the latest from Tom Tarantino, who opened RoVino in Little Italy in 2016 with Antonia Buono and Vincenzo Bruno, according to SanDiegoVille. Tara...

A village topped by terracotta roofs would rise like a dream above rows of Tuscan-like vineyards. Except the “Italian hill town” would materialize in Cloverdale, in Sonoma County. Esmeralda Land, a startup developer based in Florida, is “conducting due diligence” to buy a 266-acre site of an old lumber mill to build a future tech utopia with the lo...

Sunday, November 3 · 3 - 7pm PST. Doors at 2:30pm. 3370 Sunset Valley Road Moorpark, CA 93021. Join us for Festival Italiano - A Taste of Italy on Sun, Nov 03, 2024 at 3:00 PM at Walnut Grove -3370 Sunset Valley Rd., Moorpark, CA. Immerse yourself in the rich culture and flavors of Italy with delicious food, wine, music, and more. Indulge in authen...

When dining at an Italian restaurant, the word authentic is always front and center for what people are looking for on the menu. Many Italian restaurants claim to bring old-world flavors to their menu, but Nardò in Culver City does this to the highest level. They bring recipes not only from Italy, but recipes that have been passed down for 150 year...

Bottega del Lago, from the owners of Lago di Como Ristorante & Pizzeria, opened last week at 1701 Portola Drive. The venue offers ready-to-eat food like paninis (combos include mortadella, burrata, pistachio pesto), pizza, savory croissant sandwiches (a spin on a BLT is PLT with pancetta, lettuce and tomato) and ready-to-heat house-made lasagna or...

Ettore Vino e Cucina is the latest newcomer at the Original Farmers Market on 3rd and Fairfax. The 100-seat full-service Italian restaurant occupies a newly built space and comes from the owners of the 14-year-old Osteria Mamma on Melrose and Ettore winery in Mendocino. Daily lunch and dinner service commenced on Thursday, October 3, 2024. Ettore V...

After 15 years as a cherished destination for authentic Italian cuisine in San Diego's Pacific Beach, Enoteca Adriano is preparing for a change in ownership. Longtime owner and chef Francesco Tassone, who opened the beloved neighborhood Italian restaurant in 2009, will soon pass the torch of ownership of Enoteca Adriano to fellow Italian-born chef...