ORTO (“vegetable garden”)
What? Another Santa Monica corner taken up by an Italian restaurant? When Elon Musk finally gets to Mars no doubt he will find an Italian restaurant on the nearest corner and a Starbucks nearby. But wait! This one is a step ahead of the others, run by a real Italian restauranteur, and with a superior menu to most of the others. You’ll have no troub...
Chamber to hold ribbon-cutting for new Italian restaurant
Paula Calvanico’s Italian eatery is a family affair. After two months in business in the Highland Village Center, home of Albertsons, she says everything is bellíssimo. “It’s been a wonderful experience,” she told the Highland Community News last week. The Highland Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30,...
Gerald Colucci Sings The Italian Connection
Vocalist, Gerald Colucci will sing live with Joel Baker on piano, some of the many songs made famous by Italian Singers past and present and from genres including, Popular Standards, Broadway, Great American Songbook and Opera. Gerald Colucci personifies the passion of the great Italian singers. He toured with Frankie Randall's "That's Italian", wi...
Metropolitan Angels | Giovanni Pulze
The individualism of our society, favored by modern social networks and technological devices, and by the every-day stress of a life made of noises, commotion and distractions, prevents people from interrelating and communicating with each other, and from experiencing the positive energy concealed in each of us. This is the main message of Giovanni...
Fundraising Dinner tickets are available now!
The fundraising dinner for the 150th San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade will occur Friday, September 7, 2018, at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club, 1630 Stockton St. Join us starting at 6:00 PM in North Beach for an opportunity to support this 150-year tradition. Queen Isabella and her court for the 2018 parade will be in attendance along...
Kaboom! Storie di eroi insoliti raccontate dai fumetti di Putignano
Non solo supereroi. A partire dal racconto dei terribili eventi dell’eccidio di Pian d’Albero, nelle colline figlinesi, per arrivare al viaggio di Shackleton, passando per le strisce settimanali per sorridere e pensare alla vita quotidiana, l’artista e disegnatore Pierpaolo Putignano si avvale del fumetto per raccontare storie di persone normali, c...
Exploring the Work of Photographer Phil Stern
Sunday, July 8th. 3:30PM to 5:30 PDT. Italian American Museum of Los Angeles - 644 North Main Street, Los Angeles 90012. To Mark the 75th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Sicily the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles cordially invites you to a special presentation Exploring the Work of Photographer Phil Stern. Space limited: RSVP by July 5...
Queen Isabella and Her Court Named for the 150th San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade!
The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade announces Queen Isabella and her Court for the upcoming parade on October 7, 2018, in San Francisco. Mia Torracca has been named Queen Isabella for the 150th San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade. Her family roots go back to La Spezia and Genoa but she grew up in North Beach and currently resided in San Fra...
Viàle Pizza & Kitchen is an Unexpected Italian Gem on Colorado Boulevard
Handmade dough, elevated cocktails made with house tinctures and produce sourced from local farms, all at an approachable price — these qualities embody Viàle on Colorado Boulevard. And the location is just as unexpected as the flavors that this petite family-owned Italian eatery is serving up. You may have driven down one of Denver’s largest stree...
Rita’s Ice now scooping in Alameda; next up: Santa Clara
Rita’s Ice, a sweet institution since 1984, has expanded to Alameda with a shop at the South Shore Center. Coming soon is a Santa Clara location at 1807 Pruneridge Ave. The chain’s specialties include the East Coast-born Italian ices, legendary in New York and New Jersey for decades (mango is the top seller) and the frozen custard that’s wildly pop...
Italian roots at historic Bacchi’s
I walk through the thick floor-to-ceiling, double wooden doors into a dimly lit restaurant. In the foyer is a pool table and some bar tables in a space that used to host a dance floor. It feels like a throwback to the 1940s with its burgundy carpet and a dining room with tables covered in white-and-red checkered tablecloths. This is the place where...
Modern Italian takes to the wheels at Maestoso
For all the Italian restaurants in town, it’s remarkable how few are dedicated to distinct regional cuisines. Now, with Maestoso (1040 University Ave.) in Hillcrest, we have one dedicated to “anti-cultural” (read: contemporary) Roman food with much of it served from roving dim sum-style carts. While cooking at various New York restaurants Chef Marc...