Tara Punzone’s Pura Vita Is Redefining Italian Food in Los Angeles
Tara Punzone’s culinary journey is a testament to passion and innovation. From her roots in New York City to her bombastic presence in Los Angeles, the Brooklyn native has carved a unique path as the chef-owner of Pura Vita—the first entirely vegan Italian restaurant and wine bar in the country. Her dedication to a plant-based lifestyle, which bega...
Rovino Restaurant Owner Bringing New Italian Deli & Specialty Market Concept To San Diego's Scripps Ranch
One of the founders of Little Italy's popular RoVino Restaurant + Bar is branching off to bring a new Italian deli, specialty market, bar & eatery to San Diego's Scripps Ranch. In summer 2016, Tom Tarantino, Antonia Buono and Vincenzo Bruno opened RoVino on a quiet stretch of Kettner Boulevard in San Diego's Little Italy. In August 2019, the team o...
A California woman swapped her ‘astronomical’ life in San Francisco for the Italian dream in Milan — saving $1,500/month while living in a bigger apartment. Should you make a similar move?
Chelsea Waite’s love affair with Italy began on a 2017 trip to Florence and Tuscany. When the self-employed public relations professional visited Milan six years later, she knew she wanted to move there.“I had this deep feeling that I was meant to live here,” she told CNN Travel. But her first attempt to move to Italy ended before it started. After...
Fiat 500 Giorgio Armani Edition Will Appeal To LA’s Fashionistas
We’re days away from the Los Angeles Auto Show and Fiat has quietly confirmed plans to introduce the 500e Giorgio Armani special edition. A debut is scheduled for tomorrow and the model will arrive early next year in limited numbers.While the automaker only released a handful of details, their latest ‘product drop’ isn’t much of a surprise as the E...
It’s a Family Affair for Pasta Sisters
One of the key ingredients to great Italian food, besides the actual ingredients, is authenticity. All too many Italian restaurants have little to no connection to the country of Italy, which is a massive flaw when the food is so connected to the region. That’s not the case with Pasta Sisters, a true family affair born across the ocean. “This story...
San Francisco, Conference Growing Together: Building Public-Private Partnerships to Boost the AI Revolution
Artificial intelligence has become increasingly central, which is the reason why we have made it a priority on the agenda of the Italian G7 Presidency and in Europe. Its impact affects not only our lives, our societies, our economies, but also international relations and security strategies themselves. Artificial intelligence confronts us with impo...
Arias from Heaven: the 100th anniversary of Puccini's death
Humanities West and the Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco celebrate the life and art of Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858, to November 29, 1924) on the 100th anniversary of his death. His operas La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot are among the most beloved and most often-recorded operas of all time. His arias are famous for bot...
Sergio Leone, ‘the Man with No English’, mimed directions to spaghetti western star Clint Eastwood
They made their names with A Fistful of Dollars, the first in a series of spaghetti westerns that became classics of 20th-century cinema. But the Italian director Sergio Leone had such a poor grasp of English that, between takes, he would repeatedly rely on the words “watch me” before miming whatever he wanted from his leading man, Clint Eastwood,...
Al Ferrara, 2-time World Series winner with Dodgers, dies at 84
Al Ferrara, an outfielder who won World Series championships in 1963 and 1965 with the Dodgers, died Friday. He was 84. Ferrara, nicknamed "The Bull," made his major league debut for the Dodgers on July 30, 1963, and remained in the organization through 1968. He batted .256 with 23 home runs in 249 games over five seasons with Los Angeles. During t...
Celebrating Sophia Loren on Nov 22 at 8 pm, Santa Monica (CA)
Friday November 22, 2024 | 8:00 pm. The Broad Stage, Santa Monica, California. Tickets here. Los Angeles will continue the celebrations of Sophia Loren's 90th birthday with a not to be missed musical extravaganza featuring tenor Pasquale Esposito accompanied by the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra conducted by Maestro Carlo Ponti. The program will p...
Italian roots, local revival: Ermanno Carbonara, the Italian conservator reviving the Watts Towers
The Watts Towers are an extraordinary symbol of immigrant resilience and artistic ambition and are, today, one of Los Angeles’ most beloved and unique landmarks. Conceived and built over three decades by Italian immigrant Sabato “Simon” Rodia, the Towers capture the cultural fusion of his Italian roots with the creative and lively world of Los Ange...
Simple, honest Italian fare at Bricco Osteria in Calistoga
The first time I stopped in at Bricco Osteria in Calistoga, I didn’t have a reservation. It was a Saturday night and the line stretched out the door. I quickly realized I didn’t have a chance of getting in. Curious, I slipped inside the long, narrow trattoria and was swallowed by the energy, the cheerful noise and the aromas of slow-simmering tomat...