What to have at this Italian fine-dining restaurant? Jonathan Gold recommends the $22 spaghetti
Is Scott Conant the chef of record at the Ponte? Then the pasta al pomodoro is the elephant in the room, a plate of spaghetti in tomato sauce with which the chef has always been identified. The spaghetti has been praised on television by Anthony Bourdain and Ted Allen, among others; its recipe has been discussed in almost every publication and webs...
Marisa Merz: The Sky is a Great Space
When: From Sunday, June 04, 2017 to Sunday, August 20, 2017 - Where: Free for Good, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024 - Organized by : Hammer Museum In collaboration with : Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Entrance : Free Bringing together five decades of work—from her early Arte Povera experiments, to the enigmatic heads and faces...
Celebrity chef Gino enjoys a 'fantastico' festival
THE People's Park is hosting a 'fantastico' celebration of all things Italian with the Viva Italia festival.The two-day event celebrates the cinema, cars, fashion and food of Italy and marks the first Italian festival in Jersey in two decades. Among the highlights across the weekend are three cooking demonstrations from celebrity chef and This Morn...
Display honoring Padre Pio in Oakland marks a kind of homecoming for Italian saint
It may have been a weekday noon Mass, but worshipers thronged St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland on Tuesday in numbers that could have rivaled an Easter service. The standing-room-only crowd of at least 1,500 converged on the cathedral for the one-day opportunity to be near a few bits of hair and cloth that would connect them with one of the most venera...
L’olio d’oliva italiano conquista la West Coast
L’olio extravergine d’oliva conquista la West Coast. In occasione della prima edizione del festival enogastronomico «LA Food Bowl» organizzato dal Los Angeles Times (al quale partecipa anche lo chef Massimo Bottura) e in anticipazione della seconda settimana della Cucina italiana nel mondo, l’Istituto italiano di Cultura della città californiana ha...
‘BlaxploItalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema’
The San Francisco Black Film Festival will be opening on June 15th and closing on June 18th. One of the dopest documentaries that will be screening is called “BlaxploItalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema,” which looks at the perception of Black people, born in Italy, in the their national media as well as the cultural currents that it t...
The J. Paul Getty Museum presents The Lure of Italy: Artists' Views
For centuries, Italy has fascinated travelers and artists alike. From the crumbling ruins of ancient Rome to the crystal-clear light of Venice, artists have found inspiration not only in the cities but also in the countryside and in Italy’s rich history and culture. The Lure of Italy: Artists’ Views, on view May 9 through July 30, 2017, explores th...
Piero Selvaggio: The Evolution of Italian Dining in LA
Piero Selvaggio, in English, would translate Peter Wild, and absolutely wild must have seemed to the local scene the changes he brought about not only to Italian dining in LA but also to the products used to make those recipes. Piero’s restaurant is such a landmark in Los Angeles that one letter suffices to identify this temple of wine and Italian...
The Five Most Memorable Giancarlo Esposito Roles
The majority of Hollywood actors are only successful at creating one or maybe two characters that are truly memorable over their entire careers, and that’s if they’re really lucky. However, Giancarlo Esposito is definitely the exception to that rule. He’s often been called a “chameleon”, which he actually likes hearing since it means that the roles...
Study in Italy
When: Wed, May 31, 2017 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM - Where: Italy-America Chamber of Commerce WEST, 925 N La Brea Avenue, 4th floor, Los Angeles, California 90038 The Consul General of Italy, Mr. Antonio Verde, is happy to extend the invitation to “Study in Italy”, a presentation about the Italian Higher Education system and opportunities for American...
Italian Renaissance Faire delights senses in Vallejo
While most people are occupied with what will happen in the future, hundreds of historical reenactors in Vallejo were happily living 500 years in the past. The Carnevale Fantastico, an Italian Renaissance and cultural festival, kicked off its weekend-long affair Saturday at the Blue Rock Springs Park in Vallejo. Speaking with thick Italian accents,...
Camilla Cormanni: “That’s How Luce Cinecittà Promotes Italian Cinema Around the Globe”
Cinema Italia celebrated its fifth anniversary on April 22, bringing the best of Dino Risi to San Francisco. Once again, for one entire day, the Castro Theatre welcomed Italian cinema lovers, who watched four movies and enjoyed the Commedia all'Italiana Party at the Mezzanine. Thanks to the collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and Luce...