Historical Plaques Celebrate North Beach's Cultural Identity
Last week, the Top of Broadway Community Benefit District (ToBCBD) celebrated the unveiling of ten bronze commemorative plaques that highlight "prominent landmarked and historic businesses" that shaped North Beach's cultural identity. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at North Beach tavern Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Café (12 William Saroyan Pl.)...
SF Italian Americans still sore about losing Columbus Day
Just weeks after scrubbing Columbus Day from the calendar, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will consider designating a new “Italian American Heritage Day.” The proposal, which will be introduced Tuesday, is being sponsored by newly sworn-in District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani and Supervisor Malia Cohen — who authored the measure replacin...
Roma e Italia - Then, Since Then, & Now
Lecture at SFPL Main Library, Koret Auditorium - 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, 94102. Co-presented by Type@Cooper West. Tuesday, March 6, 2018. 6:00pm–7:30pm. An unbalanced view of two millennia of lettering traditions on the Italian Peninsula and around the Roman Empire featuring calligraphy, signs, a tattoo or two, and inscriptions, inscriptions,...
DELINEO: Italia Bellissima meets Valerio Berruti
From Friday, March 02, 2018 to Thursday, May 31, 2018. IIC Los Angeles - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90024. Entrance: Free. Delineo: Italia Bellissima meets Valerio Berruti. Featuring works by regional ceramic and textile artisans selected by architect Andrea Capellino and site specific art created by Berruti. The show brings to Los Angel...
Talent Garden va in America. Davide Dattoli: “L’Hub di San Francisco sarà una piattaforma aperta a università, imprese, istituzioni e tutti i player dell’innovazione”
Una notizia che fa il giro del mondo, letteralmente. Talent Garden, in partnership con Cassa depositi e prestiti, si appresta ad aprire un nuovo Italian Innovation Hub a San Francisco. Un’occasione per portare l’impresa italiana, riconosciuta in tutto il mondo per la qualità e la quantità dell’innovazione capace di generare in moltissimi settori, d...
Danny De Vito to get top Italian honour
Italian-American actor and producer Danny De Vito will get a top Italian honour at the L.A., Italia 2018 festival on March 2, organisers said Sunday. De Vito will become a 'Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic', one of Italy's highest civic honours. The award will be presented to De Vito by Italian Consul Antonio Verde, who s...
Chef Massimo Bottura on the Gucci Connection, His New Book and Staying Fresh
“It’s like ‘Game of Thrones, no?” jokes Massimo Bottura of his wolf motif T-shirt. The animalia was courtesy of Gucci, which is run by his old grade school chum Marco Bizzarri. The two, along with Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele, have collaborated on a range of projects, the latest of which is the Osteria at Gucci Garden in Florence, ope...
Danilo Gallinari Talks Clippers, Battling Injuries and More
Danilo Gallinari—all 6-10 of him—is sitting on a small couch in a makeshift green room at the Nordstrom Century City in Los Angeles. It is All-Star Weekend, and the veteran is making an appearance on behalf of Tissot. Teammates describe Gallo as laid-back and unbothered, and that’s exactly how he looks today. The Clippers forward is lounging comfor...
Angelo’s Italian Deli in Long Beach is a throwback to old-school New York delis
Not to get all tangled up in nostalgia, but I grew up in a world of Italian delis, truly great Italian delis that would transport you to Naples with the first whiff. The sprawling covered Italian market on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx was my culinary playground, interspersed with journey’s to New York’s iconic Little Italy, which was back then at lea...
Italian Design Day 2018: Aldo Cibic | Designing Sustainability
The Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in collaboration with DZINE, are pleased to present architect and designer Aldo Cibic, a co-founder of the Memphis movement, who has developed over the years a number of research projects that investigate different levels of the meaning of sustainability. Find out m...
Italian Design Day - March 1, 2018 at 6:30 PM
ITALIAN DESIGN DAY, this year in its second edition, is a worldwide initiative created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as part of "Vivere ALL'Italiana" a campaign that promotes Italy's culture and economy. The 2018 edition highlights the relationship between Design and Sustainability, investigating the contribution...
2018 food trends put Italian taste in the spotlight
The Extraordinary Italian Taste made its way to San Francisco kicking off a year that sees - once again - Italy as one of the leading countries in the food industry. The winter edition of the Fancy Food Show came back to the West Coast and became an opportunity for companies from almost all regions of Italy to both launch their new products and sho...