10 Italian Wine Ambassadors and 1 Expert of High Calibre Certified at VIA’s San Francisco Edition
Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) forges ahead its Certification Course in San Francisco, USA, and welcomes 10 new Italian Wine Ambassadors and 1 Expert (the higher title). With an overall of 116 Italian Wine Ambassadors and 8 Italian Wine Experts to date, the San Francisco edition, held from October 16th to 20th, closes the third year of worldw...
Without Papers documents one Italian American family’s immigration journey
Artist Jim Dessicino's grandmother, whose parents had immigrated to the U.S. from the Adriatic Coast of Italy, had always told him she didn't speak Italian. So he was understandably confused when he moved into her old house in New Jersey in 2016 and found heaps of old family documents, including letters addressed to his grandmother written in Itali...
The right side of the road
This article is a preview of a video documentary. View it online at www.hmbreview.com/immigrant-project. Growing up, Bruno Giusti didn’t really think of himself as “American,” “Italian,” or “Italian-American.” However, he’s always identified strongly as a Coastsider. Giusti has deep roots here. His family farmed the land as early as the 1930s, a...
New Version of ‘Sing & Cook with Andy LoRusso The Singing Chef’
It’s been 25 years since Andy “The Singing Chef” LoRusso — a onetime R&B singer who moved to Santa Barbara in 1977 — first published Sing & Cook Italian, thereby launching a full-fledged career as a chef/performer who’s since sang and sizzled at food events around the world. This edition dusts off and updates some of those original recipes — such a...
Second Week of Italian Cuisine in San Francisco
With the goal of promoting Italian culinary traditions and food-and-wine connoisseurship as a distinctive trait of Italian identity and culture, the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World reaches its second edition, which will take place in San Francisco and the Bay Area November 13-19, 2017. The concept of the initiative is based on a few key points...
Eataly Finally Debuts at Westfield Century City
Eataly, the missing piece of the shopping center revamp at Westfield Century City, is taking a bow on Nov. 3. This array of restaurants that highlights the Italian eating experience will be the first such food complex on the West Coast. There are already U.S. locations in New York City, Boston, Chicago and soon Las Vegas. The 60,000-square-foot spa...
Film & Food Stories
When: From Thursday, November 16, 2017 to Friday, January 26, 2018 - Location: IIC - Organized by : IIC, Istituto Luce Cinecitta', Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Cineteca Nazionale - Entrance : Free On the occasion of Cinema Italian Style 2017 and of the 2nd Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, an exhibition that narrates the cultural...
If, Italiani di Frontiera alla conquista dell’America
If è una sigla. Per noi vale come Instant Future. Per Roberto Bonzio, giornalista- che si è regalato e ancor più ci ha regalato una nuova visione quando si è affidato completamente a una intuizione, facendo diventare questa la sua missione e il suo mestiere - significa Italiani di Frontiera. Perché l'intuizione di partenza era una domanda aperta co...
New Italian Cinema, Nov 8-12, 2017 | Tickets Now On Sale!
Get a front row seat to contemporary Italian culture at New Italian Cinema 2017, bringing Italy's newest directors, veteran actors and filmmakers to the Bay Area! For five days we invite you to join us at the Castro & Vogue Theatres for a dynamic film festival showcasing the best new films from Italy, the country that has won the highest number of...
Eataly Set To Open Its Doors In L.A. Next Week
The time has finally arrived: long-awaited Eataly will open its Century City emporium on November 3. Angelenos first heard word the New York-based market would come to L.A. back in 2014, and the wait is finally over. The market will take up three floors of space and feature four restaurants, butcher and cheese counters, as well as walk-up options f...
Little Italy Street Festival was a huge success!
On Sunday October 1st, Little Italy San Jose welcomed close to 20,000 people to our 2nd Annual Little Italy San Jose Street Festival. After a lot of hard work, close to 100 volunteers, some great sponsors and a great lineup of Headline Entertainers and Food vendors, we feel that Little Italy put on a quite a show for the community. Here are some...
Eagle Rock’s Posto Giusto is just the place for a casual evening out
Posto Giusto is an Instagrammer’s dream. Rustic Italian pastas, salads and braises look gorgeous on handmade ceramic dishes. Deep reds and yellows of bruschetta slices contrast handsomely against wooden planks. And beautiful young people surrounded by aged brick walls and large vintage windows could be photographed for Bon Apetit magazine. Such is...