March 2023 has been a very busy month in LA for the Italian promotion, in different fields, organized by Italian Trade Agency (ICE) and dedicated to Italian companies and to the excellence of Italian talents. The first event, dedicated to the entertainment industry in collaboration with APA (Association Producers Audiovisual), had the presence of t...

The Italian Milling Industry Association (ITALMOPA) hosted nearly 50 Italian dignitaries and U.S. food industry leaders at a March 7, 2023, dinner to celebrate its Pure Flour from Europe program. Co-funded by the European Union, ITALMOPA's program promotes the superior quality, safety and versatility of Italian and European organic flour and semoli...

An old-world tradition that has taken over the streets around Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church for a half a century returned to San Pedro once more this weekend — and celebrated its golden jubilee. Shouts of “Viva San Giuseppe!” rang out again, as they always do, when parishioners and others joined to celebrate St. Joseph’s Day, honoring the ch...

Los Angeles chef Steve Samson is a pasta maestro who’s known for his resolutely Italian food at Rossoblu, where he specializes in regional dishes like tortellini en brodo and tagliatelle Bolognese with “not too much tomato sauce.” The food there is about Samson’s taste memories, about having a mom who’s from Bologna and about the childhood summers...

Italy is taking its homegrown fashion brands on the road for a U.S. tour that had its first stop in Los Angeles. Under very rainy skies, 29 small and medium-sized Italian labels showed their collections at two trade shows held March 13 to 15 during L.A. Market Week. In the past, most Italian brands have focused their marketing on the East Coast and...

Sassan Masserat remembers fleeing Iran at the age of six, with his family. “I remember my mom dragging me out of the class,” Masserat told the Journal. We walked by flames and I saw tanks, agitation and heard screams of ‘Death To America.’ At that age, I don’t think I understood the gravity of the situation.” He said he would learn that several wee...

When: March 28, 2023 | 6:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles What would films be without music? Music conveys what imagery cannot. A soundtrack's importance can transcend visual storytelling. Great film directors often build the entire structure of their masterpieces around a score.

When: Friday, March 24 · 6 - 8:30pm PDT - Where: The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles 644 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 United States Can what you eat determine how long, and how well, you live? Can eating like your ancestors improve your overall health? The clinically proven answer is yes, and The Longevity Diet is easier to follow...

The TASTE AWARDS are pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Andrew Zimmern Discovery Award. THE ANDREW ZIMMERN DISCOVERY AWARD honors the mission to discover new cultures, new flavors, or new talent. The inaugural winners of this new award were Andrew Zimmern and Tyler Florence. This year’s winner, based on years of contributions to culin...

As of last March 1, Raffaella Valentini is the new Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles. Roman, born in 1975, Valentini graduated in political science from the University of Rome and entered the diplomatic career in 2003. Her first assignment at the Farnesina is at the Directorate General for Development Cooperation. In 2008, the first mandate ab...