Study abroad in Rome
St. Stephen's School is international non-denominational high school for boarding and day students that has built its academic program and reputation on the classical heritage of its host country, Italy, and the rigor of two prestigious educational models: the American, independent college-preparatory curriculum, and the International Baccalaureate...
Amici House Opening
Saturday, November 11. 11 AM - 5 PM. Amici Park, Date and Union, Little Italy (250 Date St.) - San Diego. Stop by and enjoy some treats, visit with friends, and learn about our programs and events at our Amici House Open House! Working in conjunction with the Little Italy Association, Convivio, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing Italia...
Italian scenarios
The 2017 edition of New Italian Cinema continues Thurs.-Sun., Nov. 9-12, at San Francisco's Vogue Theatre. The film culture that pioneered what we now call art-house films – Mastroianni, Loren, Fellini, Antonioni, De Sica, Gerini – returns with compelling dramas presented by a new generation of actors and filmmakers. "Indivisible" (2016) In Edoardo...
Lyons life was family, friends, community and baseball
With the recent Major League Baseball postseason and World Series playing out, mine and so many others’ thoughts gravitate to the loss of a vital member of our Valley community. Don Lyons, who strongly battled, but finally succumbed to cancer at age of 63 on Oct. 20, touched the lives of many in the two communities he cared so much for – the Sonoma...
Figli d-Italia carries on longtime traditions
Figli d’Italia, which means “Children of Italy,” will meet Nov. 10 for dinner and celebration of birthdays and anniversaries. Figli d’Italia is a social dinner club for area residents who are at least one-eighth Italian, but anyone is invited to attend. Once a month, the group gathers at the Sonora Elks Lodge to feast on Italian food, dance and soc...
Caravaggio: Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese
When: Upcoming, November 21, 2017 - February 18, 2018 - Where: East Pavilion, Upper Level - Free | No ticket required Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio (Italian, 1571–1610), is unquestionably one of the greatest painters of all time. His bold, naturalistic style, which emphasized the common humanity of the protagonists in his works, w...
Chef Gino: a role model for American children
Many successful chefs have a secret ingredient. Chef Gino’s is a really great one: l’fun. Fun, excitement, and a little chaos. It’s always around: when he’s mixing eggs and flour to make pastry, putting a pan on the stove to cook a sauce, or spinning pizza dough around his head. All this explains why Chef Gino, real name Gino Campagna, has won over...
Mario Batali on Why America—and Now L.A.—Was Ready for Eataly
For all the economic dynamism of the United States in the post-WWII era, America’s food wasn’t so dynamic. It was an era where modernism made processed food prized. TV dinners made meal prep easy and Tang sent astronauts to the moon, parents would remind their children. And you can’t argue with an astronaut. But, eventually, the spell was broken an...
An Italian November made of cinema and good food
We’ve just left behind this year’s celebrations - and controversies - of the Italian Heritage Month and only started thinking about our Thanksgiving menu, when Italy takes flamboyantly center stage again. November happens to be the chosen month to bring to the fore two incredibly important realities of Italian culture and creativity, food and cinem...
From Penniless Immigrant to Wine King: Secondo Guasti
Long before Napa became California’s wine center, Secondo Guasti, an immigrant from Piedmont, Italy, established himself as the state’s wine king. Guasti’s vineyard and town, located approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles, was synonymous with Southern California wine, and served as a catalyst for Italian chain migration. In search of a better l...
He went from penniless to super rich. Is he about to bring Major League Soccer to Sacramento?
Kevin Nagle, chairman and CEO of Republic FC, works out of an El Dorado Hills office filled with high-end sports art and memorabilia, the highlight of which has to be a large mural reproducing the famous image of Muhammad Ali standing over a vanquished Sonny Liston in their fabled “Phantom punch” title fight of 1965. It’s quite a sight in the waiti...
Gallotti&Radice Brings Italian Furniture Fantasies to Los Angeles
Gallotti & Radice, the Italian furniture brand famously described as a laboratory for the imagination, launched their newest collection in the U.S. at the Mass Beverly showroom with a cocktail party on Tuesday, Oct. 17, in honor of the company’s second generation of leadership, Silvia Gallotti. Gallotti & Radice was the first company in Italy to ex...