Travel back in time with the 'Google Maps' of Ancient Rome
Summer is now well-underway across Europe and many of us are planning our holiday escape with travel comparison websites and web mapping services. Low-cost air carriers, fast trains, and cross-national motorways have made travelling across the Old Continent a quick and often cheap affair. But let's imagine that cars, trains and planes haven't been...
Battista Performance Tests Begin as Automobili Pininfarina Prepares to Present Future Design Vision at Monterey Car Week
As the Battista's wind tunnel and simulation development program picks up speed in Italy under the guidance of Development Driver Nick Heidfeld, Automobili Pininfarina has confirmed that the world's first pure-electric luxury hypercar will make its Monterey Car Week public debut at The Quail on 16 August 2019. As part of a series of exclusive prese...
Gelato shop owner shares his past life as a professional cyclist in Italy
The owner of Gelato 101 in Encinitas is dishing out more than frosty treats -- he also had a first helping of a totally different life on two wheels. It's a life not talked about much anymore. "The only other job I had was a professional cyclist. I was collecting the miles in Italy for several years until I was 22, when I got injured -- hence the c...
Sebastian Maniscalco Celebrates 20 Years in Comedy
Developing a rapport with hotel staff members is not uncommon for celebrities, especially those who travel frequently enough because of work or press opportunities to have multiple encounters with folks who carry their luggage, make up their rooms and serve them food. But when comedian Sebastian Maniscalco warmly greets the Four Seasons Los Angeles...
2019 Pebble Beach Auction to Feature Rare Ferrari
Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, will soon host the Pebble Beach Auctions. This auction is among the most attended and anticipated collector car events of all Pebble Beach Automotive Week. This year’s Gooding & Company Pebble Beach auctions will see a stunning 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Ser...
Oil, vinegar store brings new flavors to Glendale
In New York, near Skaneateles Lake, Marcia Cosentino found herself in an olive oil and vinegar shop for the first time. “It was like walking into a wine barrel,” Cosentino said of the small store. After tasting the olive oils and balsamic vinegars, Cosentino realized her love for them. “Now every city I go to, I visit the olive oil store,” she sa...
I live in Los Angeles because I love Florence, Italian manager in the States says
Lorenzo Lisi is an Italian manager who has chosen to move to the American West Coast to help Italian companies enter the American market. No rhetoric ... simply and pragmatically an Italian who moved to the States because he deeply loves his country and his beautiful Florence. Interviewed by Soft Power, the Italian blog of institutional relations,...
Marin nonprofit aims to revive street painting festival
San Rafael’s revered Italian street painting festival took a hiatus this year, but a new nonprofit has announced plans to revive the event, making it bigger than before. “Street painting is always going to be the focal point,” said Kevin Marlatt, executive director of the festival. “But we want to expand upon it and do some other things within the...
Splurge on Italian food at these top Sacramento eateries
Looking for a mouthwatering Italian meal near you? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best high-end Italian restaurants around Sacramento, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fill the bill. 1. The Waterboy Topping the list is The Waterboy, located at 2000 Capitol Ave. in Midtown. The wine bar, F...
Neighbors help Neighbors in Little Italy!
Get ready to party and benefit your Neighborhood all at the same time! It is that time of the year again! Ferragosto's final event: "Pirates Invade Sicily" is heading to Little Italy on Saturday, August 17, 2019. There will be pirates, shipwrecks, dancing, food, and giving for Little Italy's deserving charities. Reserve your seat and party and bene...
Patriarch & American Wine Legend, Stefano Riboli Passes at 97
With heavy hearts we are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Riboli, Stefano Giuseppe–a founding member of the historic San Antonio Winery in downtown Los Angeles, CA. A pioneer of the American wine industry, Riboli, Stefano Giuseppe passed away peacefully surrounded by four generations of the family on July 3rd, 2019 at the tender age of 97...
Classic Italian-American Restaurant Takes Its Beloved Red Sauce Menu to Canoga Park
Nearly one year ago, the 56-year-old Andre’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria in Beverly Grove announced its final days were coming. The restaurant said its lease would end on December 31, and operate month-to-month as developers planned a new high-rise in its place. And while the beloved Andre’s is still in operation, the owners opened a restaurant i...