Leonardo Award 2020
The Leonardo da Vinci Society and the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation (ISSNAF) Bay Area Chapter are seeking applications for the Leonardo Award 2020 . This award was established in 2019 on the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death to recognize the outstanding contributions of Italian/Italian American early caree...
Italy eyes the US beverage market for health-conscious, eco customers
American consumers are increasingly looking for products with a focus on simple, high-quality ingredients and sustainability. And a group of Italian companies believe their products are ready to meet these demands: with their drinks on show at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco this year. The Italian Way - Food & Beverage Excellence (TIW)...
Filming Italy dedicates this year’s edition to women in the industry
“This is a very special edition — we have more films, more tv-shows— but mostly, this edition is dedicated to women: actresses, screen-players, directors. Only 10% of all the productions have women on top levels, so there are still a lot of things to do. And one of the messages of this festival is actually this: give a budget to a woman director,...
NEXXT: il Made in Italy Expo a giugno a Los Angeles
La NEXXT ha organizzato una importante manifestazione promo-commerciale che si terrà a Los Angeles nel giugno prossimo. L’iniziativa è stata ideata a sostegno dell'internazionalizzazione delle PMI Italiane e finalizzata a sostenere lo sviluppo dell'export di prodotti italiani autentici in prevalenza in California, ma anche in tutta la East Coast de...
All You Need is Love: ‘Italian American Reconciliation’ at Scripps Ranch Theatre
February is ostensibly (at least according to Hallmark) the month of love. If you want to do something differently romantic for Valentine’s Day, you might want to catch “Italian American Reconciliation” at Scripps Ranch Theatre, which only runs through Feb. 16. When the one-act premiered in 1988, it was subtitled “A Folk Tale,” which gives leeway w...
Los Angeles: the cinema museum will open this year with a tribute to Kirk Douglas
Long overdue, the Los Angeles Film Museum will open its doors this year and will include a tribute to the late Kirk Douglas, announced the Academy of Oscars, which carries the project. It took almost a century for the idea of a museum dedicated to the 7th art to see the light of day and the building designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, wh...
Italian Exits in Silicon Valley: A Review of 2019
Wednesday, February 19, 2020. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST. The Orrick Building, 405 Howard Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Join BAIA, in collaboration with Orrick, for our yearly startup review event featuring two Italian founders who had their respective Silicon Valley tech companies acquired in 2019. The moderated panel event features Simon...
Edie Falco loves playing complicated women. Now she’s tackling LA’s first female police chief
When Edie Falco first read the script for “Tommy,” a drama about the first female chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, she was intrigued. But she assumed it would film in LA, a nonstarter for a single mom with two kids in school in New York City. Thanks to a little Hollywood magic, Falco was able to take the part without having to relocate...
Gary Sinise awarded Congressional Medal of Honor Society award for supporting veterans
A special honor has been awarded to a Hollywood hero. Gary Sinise, known to many as beloved "Lieutenant Dan" in the classic film "Forrest Gump," was given the Patriot Award at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. It's the highest honor given out by the organization, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. In the years since Sinise made "Forrest Gum...
Carbo-Load with the Best Pasta in L.A.
We’ve got the classic red sauce spaghetti dishes. We’re innovating crazy-creative iterations of traditional meals (e.g., the sauce is inside the pasta). We’re toying with the way it’s delivered. (Can pasta from a food truck be any good? Um, see the line of hungry devotees.) Los Angeles is carbo-loading with next-level Italian food from the beach to...
Hanford Sons of Italy to host "Sweetheart Serenade"
The Hanford Sons of Italy Lodge #1543 will host its "Sweetheart Serenade" Dinner on February 15, 2020, to begin at 5:00 p.m. with a social hour-- dinner at 6:00 p.m. at the Hanford Fraternal Hall. Chaired by Michael Leoni, the dinner will feature an Italian dinner with homemade soup, salad, ravioli, chicken, bread with cannoli for dessert. This yea...
Italian on the menu, spoken in kitchen at restaurant coming to Modesto’s Village One
If you want extra special service at the newest restaurant opening in Modesto’s Village One, you’d better brush up on your Italian. Gusto Italiano is opening in the former Rusty Red Grill space at the corner of Claus Road and Sylvan Avenue, with two native speakers at the helm. The Italian eatery is the first restaurant from longtime Modesto busine...