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Piero Selvaggio is a local legend in the industry, a life long restaurateur who first started working in restaurants at the age of 17. Since then, he's opened multiple concepts, many of which were the first of their kind, but he'll always be known for Valentino, the revolutionary trattoria that has since become a fine dining establishment known thr...

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By Suzanne Farwell David Peri grew up surrounded by acres of lemon trees in Goleta, learning about the environment and the quality of compassion from his father. One of many Italian stonemasons who came to build mansions in Montecito in the 1930s, his father was generous to the farm workers he employed and provided them with food and other necessi...

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Ferrarini USA, Importer of Record in San Fernando, Calif., is recalling approximately 15,118 pounds of salami products that were not presented for import re-inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Import reinspection by FSIS is required before an imported product is eligible to en...

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by Theresa Sabatino   As I have gotten older, I have felt the need to re-connect with so many aspects of my life. In 2009, I made a decision, and that was to come home.   In my heart, home has always been San Jose. After both of my parents passed away, I felt a pull toward this place of my birth. I also knew that I didn't want to just...

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Mission San Juan Capistrano will ring the historic bells celebrating the feast of San Giovanni da Capestrano, St. John of Capestrano, Italy at 12 noon. Capestrano, Italy is located in the Abruzzo region of Italy.   San Giovanni was born in Capestrano, Italy in 1386 and died on October 23, 1456 the same day that the swallows leave San Juan Ca...

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The first concept store conceived by creative director Jeremy Scott, the 3,500-square-foot space, formerly Hadid Gallery, presents Scott's colorful, pop vision in a clean, white space with large plate-glass windows facing the manicured street, all the better to show off the large-form installations, oversize cola cans, atop which mannequins in grap...

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Che il primo impatto con una megalopoli come Los Angeles possa rivelarsi indigesto è un fatto pacifico. Capita. Il tempo aiuta a digerire i bocconi troppo amari. Pochissime "prime volte" con la città californiana, però, possono dirsi altrettanto dure come quelle di Alessandra Pasquino, 54 anni, regista.   Era la metà degli anni '80 e Pasquin...

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On the occasion of Earth Day, a documentary of the 2008 Terra Madre conference, an international gathering hosted every two years in Turin by Slow Food to bring together a network of food communities committed to preserve taste and biodiversity by producing quality food in a responsible, sustainable way.   The film carries this message with...

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by Elisabetta Russo "Bruno Serato is a wonderful helper, he works at a restaurant called the White House." "He is a loving, caring man, who helps people in need. He loves kids and also gives them food." "Bruno Serato is a chef, who cooks the best pasta ever!" "I met him because he helped me and my family." "Bruno Serato cooks spagh...

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by Andrew Bagley   Approximately 65-70 guests gathered at the Convivio Center in Little Italy on Thursday, May 9 to witness the culinary awards ceremony of the Ospitalità Italiana – Seal of Authenticity, referred to as "Marchio Q".   Conferred under the auspices of the Italian government, the "Q" Seal of Authenticity golden plate hono...

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