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I've found the best Cioppino in the United States and it's not in San Francisco, New York or Boston, its served at Il Piccolo Verde restaurant in Brentwood Village, three miles from the Pacific Ocean in Southern California.   It has all the elements of a great fish stew, a combination of crab, clams, and mussels in the shell and other seafoo...

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Donna Scala, a dynamic chef and restaurateur who influenced Northern California cuisine with Bistro Don Giovanni in Napa and Scala's Bistro in San Francisco, died of a brain tumor at her home in Napa on Tuesday. She was 60 years old.   A fixture on the Bay Area food scene, Mrs. Scala was known for her vibrancy as well as her cooking. She gr...

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The efforts to establish a bona fide Little Italy neighborhood in San Jose have leaped a major hurdle. All one-zillion of the required permits to construct a gateway arch on Julian Street in front of Paesano Ristorante are now signed off.   This is not as simple as it sounds because the intersection in question—North Almaden Avenue and Julia...

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St. Joseph's Day at Historic Mission San Juan Capistrano 10:00am – 2:00pm. This annual celebration includes: - St. Joseph's Table - Ringing of the historic bells - Live mariachi music - Community presentations - Special Guest Lecture On Cliff Swallows - Mission Basilica School performances - San Juan Elementary performances - History of St. Jo...

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Una rivoluzione dell’editoria paragonabile a quella dell’e-book? Non bisogna guardare in avanti per immaginare scenari futuristici, ma ripercorrere la storia a ritroso. E precisamente al XV secolo, puntando la lente d’ingrandimento su una Venezia spesso sconosciuta anche negli ambienti accademici più raffinati.   Era il 1494 quando l’umanist...

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Piano recital by Jacopo giacopuzzi, a USC master's student from Verona with a passion for both classical music and film. Info – Date: Thursday, June 11, 2015 Hours: 6:30 pm Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC   Read more   Source: http://www.iiclosangeles.esteri.it/  

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Commissioned by San Francisco Opera, the world premiere of Two Women / La Ciociara (2015) raises enduring and complex questions about love, loyalty, and the legacy of war.   This opera takes its name from the eponymous Italian novel by Alberto Moravia that was adapted for the screen by Vittorio De Sica, thus making cinematic history when Sop...

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by Jasmin Rosemberg As a grand finale to its 100 Years in Hollywood campaign, Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo is premiering a new short film project, "the Ferragamo Signature Film," starring Ethan Peck, grandson of late Oscar-winning actor Gregory Peck ("To Kill a Mockingbird," "Moby Dick"), and Elettra Wiedemann, daughter of Isabella Ro...

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15-16 May: lecture and poetry reading.   Valerio Magrelli is a professor of French literature at the University of Cassino and a frequent contributor to the cultural pages of several Italian dailies. He is the author of several scholarly works on French literature as well as four prize-winning poetry collections. His poems have been translat...

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Fabio Viviani's charming Italian accent and refreshing candor on Top Chef's fifth season won the hearts of viewers and he was voted "Top Chef Fan Favorite."   Now Viviani is the host of the popular Yahoo! original series "Chow Ciao" he uses fresh ingredients to prepare easy-to-follow recipes, simple comfort food dishes, and flavorful Italian...

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