Jon & Vinny’s Started a “Club” and Brentwood Is Going Nuts
Since opening in late January, Jon & Vinny’s Brentwood has become one of the toughest reservations in town. This is unsurprising, perhaps, given the enduring crowds at the original Jon & Vinny’s on Fairfax (go ahead, try to book a table after 4 p.m. anytime in the next month) coupled with the endless appetite that Brentwood residents have for price...
Leo Politi's Los Angeles: works of love and protest
Fifty years ago, Los Angeles-based Italian American artist Leo Politiquestioned the the notion of "progress" "achieved" at the expense of the destruction of communities and history. Although primarily recognized as an award-winning children's book author and illustrator, Politi spent decades chronicling the city's diverse enclaves and captured its...
Five Fantastic Veal Parmesan Dishes to Try in Los Angeles
First of all, veal parmigiana, or veal parmesan, is among the best comfort foods ever. Second, it was not created in Italy. Well, it kind of was. Eggplant parmigiana, lightly breaded with a smattering of cheese in a light tomato sauce, is a staple in southern Italy and is the ancestor of the veal and chicken parms Americans know and love today. Whe...
MEET Italy: Meet Maurizio Vecchione, Global Good Fund
When: Thursday, March 07, 2019 From 6:00 pm To 8:30 pm - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Los Angeles Organized by : Istituto Italiano di Cultura Los Angeles and Meet Italy In collaboration with : Silicon Valley Italian Executive Council (SVIEC) - Entrance : Free MEET Italy is a network for Italian-American and Italian executives engaged in the...
Morto Mario Gerla, l’informatico italiano che ha realizzato il primo collegamento Internet della storia
È morto a Los Angeles, dove viveva da quarant’anni, il grande informatico italiano Mario Gerla: aveva 76 anni ed è stato stroncato da un tumore contro il quale aveva combattuto a lungo. Dopo la laurea al Politecnico di Milano, Gerla si era trasferito al dipartimento di Computer Science della University of California Los Angeles, Ucla, dove aveva pr...
All’IIC di Los Angeles appuntamento con la genealogia italiana
"Genealogia italiana: come fare ricerca genealogica in Italia e negli Stati Uniti" è titolo del seminario organizzato dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles e da Lingua Viva, che si terrà il 21 febbraio, dalle ore 18.00 alle 21.00, nella sede dell’Istituto. L’iniziativa intende offrire un approccio pratico per la ricerca e l’utilizzo di d...
Italian food has flavors to savor at Calvanico’s in Highland
One of the things that always made me look wistfully back to my east coast roots was the absence of family run Italian restaurants where everyone knows your name. When I lived there, you could pop in and find yourself immersed in friendly, if sometimes raucous, conversations with lots of vino and comfort foods which remind you of your childhood, be...
Out with the Old, in with da Vinci!
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, most commonly referred to as Leonardo da Vinci, embodied a true Italian Renaissance Man with interests in the arts, architecture, literature & writing, astronomy & anatomy, mathematics, engineering/invention, and many more. Widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time, da Vinci also made substantial dis...
L.A. Italia Fest to Honor Andy Garcia and Franco Nero With Legend Awards
The L.A. Italia Film, Fashion and Music Festival, which celebrates all things Italian and Italian-American, is set to honor actors Andy Garcia and Franco Nero with lifetime achievement awards. The two men will be given the fest’s Legend Awards, to acknowledge significant contributions made in global cinema. The event will pay tribute to the careers...
The Italian pizzeria from Eat Pray Love is coming to the US
The book and movie phenomenon that was Eat Pray Love had people dreaming of trips that would take them around the world in search of delicious food, spirituality and true love. However, if you’re one of the readers who would be happy enough to just stick to the “eat” portion of the story, but don’t have plans to head to Italy anytime soon, you’re s...
Rovere to get Filmmaker of Year at LA, Italia fest
Roman director Matteo Rovere will receive the Filmmaker of the Year award on February 21 at the awards ceremony of the Los Angeles, Italia film festival at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, for his ancient Rome epic "The First King". American director Adam McKay will also receive the award, for his film "Vice", about former US Vice President Dick C...
The University of San Francisco Mourns the Loss of Steve Negoesco
The University of San Francisco is mourning the loss of legendary head coach Steve Negoesco, who passed away Sunday evening at the age of 93. Negoesco was the architect of the USF Men's soccer dynasty that saw the Dons capture four national championships and 22 conference championships. "Steve Negoesco leaves a legacy with the influence he has had...