A nostalgic, old-school Italian American restaurant received new life this month when La Dolce Vita reopened under the care of a long-running Los Angeles hospitality group. Founded in 1966 by servers from Hollywood’s famed Villa Capri, and counting Frank Sinatra as one of the restaurant’s investors, the Beverly Hills bar and red-sauce joint hosted...

When: Saturday, April 22 · 6 - 9pm PDT - Where: The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles 644 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) presents a conversation with Adriana Trigiani, moderated by Cara Mia DiMassa. Adriana’s latest novel, The Good Left Undone, was an instant New York Times best-selle...

Talented, friendly, down-to-earth. These are words that perfectly describe the phenomenal actor, Leonardo Cecchi. Hailing from the snowy city of Minneapolis, Minnesota and moving to Italy when he was only a few months old, he grew into an amazing young actor and earned the titular role of Alex in the hit Italian Disney Channel show, Alex & Co, a se...

Enjoy a heartfelt adaptation of the classic tale. This one-woman show will entertain the entire family. An original play by Silvia Bottini - Please note: Children need to be accompanied by an adult. This event is part of the exhibition: A Real Boy: The Many Lives of Pinocchio explores the cultural origins, interpretations, and enduring appeal of on...

La Fuga. In Italian, it means “the escape.” It’s also the name of one of Broward’s newest Italian restaurants, and if you’re looking for a great meal in a really laid-back atmosphere, your search is over. At the Kimpton Shorebreak Fort Laudersale Beach Resort, La Fuga is a place to get away from it all. Chief Michael Mayer: “A nice hidden gem here...

On Monday, September 18, 2023, the 75th Emmy Awards will take place in Los Angeles: the winners, after the presentation of the prestigious statuette in the media center, in front of photographers and national and international press, will toast with Franciacorta. Franciacorta has renewed its partnership with the Television Academy as the Official S...

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...