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Cigar Sense Inc. has launched a service to help consumers discover new cigars suiting their unique tastes, develop deeper insight into what they like and eliminate expensive guesswork when choosing new cigars. Check out the data-rich "aromas wheel" above to get a sense of the fine grade distinctions that a discerning cigar lover experiences.  ...

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 6 to 8 PMItalian Cultural Institute - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - LA 90024 Led by Diego Meraviglia - Gold-Pin Pro Sommelier, Master Taster - North American Sommelier Association VP & Director Of Education   Sicily is the biggest island in the Mediterranean, with a history and culture so anci...

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"We at BAIA wish to express our deepest appreciation to Italian Community Services (ICS) for honoring our business association at their 96th anniversary dinner on Sunday Nov. 4th at the Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco. A special thanks to Executive Director Anna Maria Pierini and Elena Angeli for acknowledging how both BAIA and ICS maintain a strong co...

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The Clock Tower, a Santa Monica office building beloved by Westside creative firms, has been snapped up by Italian investors who specialize in buying trophy historic properties. Clad in white terra cotta, the 12-story Art Deco-style office high-rise on Santa Monica Boulevard near the Third Street Promenade commands some of the highest rents in Sou...

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By: Maria Greco   The always smiling, always effervescent Angelo Quaranta—insurance executive, restaurateur, former Parking Commissioner, and former Police Commissioner—can now add another title to his long and growing list: Commendatore.   To be more precise, the title of the knighthood that was bestowed on him last night is Commenda...

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I shall begin this article the way I ended my June 6th article on the San Francisco Upper Grant Avenue Fair, i.e., with Peter Macchiarini. He was much more than one of the original founders of the North Beach Festival.   Peter Macchiarini (1909-2001) established his first studio in North Beach on Genoa Place in 1937. He later moved to Jasper...

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Giampiero Testoni straddles the sleek Energica Ego motorcycle, hits a few buttons and nothing happens. Dead silence. "Impressive, no?" he says with a smile.   Before getting an answer he's suddenly off, rocketing down curvy Skyline Boulevard with a reporter clinging tenuously to his midriff. Instead of a snarling exhaust, there's only t...

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by Robert Gallo   Established in 1996, The Little Italy Association (LIA) was formed to expedite the revitalization and beautification of one of the oldest, and most remarkable neighborhoods of downtown San Diego, Little Italy. Residents, businesses and property owners all work harmoniously with LIA.   This district management corpora...

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Pistola, an Italian-American restaurant in Los Angeles, is spiking the current bone broth craze with some unexpected ingredients. Enter: The soup cocktail.   Bartender Aaron Melendrez is responsible for "From the Kitchen With Love," a $22 bone broth libation made with six ounces of lamb consommé plus two ounces of Glenlivet 15. And no, this...

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Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 - Saturday, May 30, 2015 Hours: 6.30 pm Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC   Exhibit that highlights the collaboration of the LA BAsed eclectic artist with Memphis, the influential design and architecture collective founded in Milan in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. More about Peter Shire's work at www.echoparkpotter...

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