Get Ready for a One Day Bertolucci Marathon at the Castro Theater
The Bay Area is being graced by a jam-packed day of Bertolucci films to be played at the Castro Theater (429 Castro Street) on October 18th. Entitled, BERTOLUCCI - A FILM SERIES, the event will encompass four of the legendary Italian director's films from the 70's, 80' and 90's. The series will also feature the exclusive Northern Californi...
'Miele' is a standout at San Diego Italian Film Festival
Italian cinema has achieved something of a renaissance in the past few years, thanks to high-profile award wins at the Venice Film Festival (the documentary Sacro Gra) and talents like Paolo Sorrentino and Matteo Garone showcasing new works on the international stage. But focusing on these highlights threatens to diminish the impact of sma...
Kiton Opening San Francisco Store
Kiton’s retail rollout is continuing. The upscale Italian brand will open a 2,500-square-foot store in San Francisco by the end of the month. The store, at Post Street and Grant Avenue, is located one block away from Union Square and will be housed in the Shreve Building, which was built in 1905 and survived the 1906 earthquake because of its then-...
Mario Batali Launches Organic Line of Cured Meats with Belcampo
Celebrity chef and Daily Meal Council member Mario Batali has partnered with California's Belcampo Meat Co. for a special line of organic, slow-cured salumi products, featuring both traditional Italian and Italian-American curing techniques. Using Belcampo Farms' free-range heritage pork, Belcampo by Mario Batali features traditional salami, s...
Oakland's Genova Delicatessen Closing After 90 Years
Sad news for fans of one of the cornerstone businesses of Oakland's Temescal neighborhood: Genova Delicatessen is packing it in and closing up shop later this week, on April 30. The Italian deli is, as the Mercury-News tells it, one of the last reminders of Temescal's long-ago identity as an Italian-American enclave, and the same family, the DeVinc...
San Diego’s Little Italy Builds An Urban Vision
Marco Li Mandri approaches a card table on the sidewalk of India Street in Little Italy where men interrupt their game to greet him with smiles and kisses on the cheek. He introduces me to "the famous" Frank and Joe Busalacchi. They're restaurant owners in the neighborhood. This weekend, Little Italy celebrates its annual Festa, complete w...
Oriana Fallaci: "a life of glory" at the Berkeley Rep
Known around the world for his essays in The New Yorker and his bestselling books about al Qaeda and Scientology, Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright also pens provocative plays. What begins as a discussion of journalism ends with two women exchanging life-changing lessons about destiny and empathy. Don't miss this sizzling new play staged by ren...
Puccini’s most controversial opera – Tosca to open at the LA Opera
This is definitely the most discussed and most loved opera by Giacomo Puccini. A fiery protagonist finds herself trapped between her allegiance to her rebel lover and the scheming of a treacherous police chief who will stop at nothing in his lust for her. The unbearable situation leads to intense drama and an unexpected, quite bloody grand final....
Toscana Café & Wine Bar is the perfect convention dining spot in San Diego, CA
by Chelsea Madren Sean Shoja, proprietor of ASAN Restaurant Concepts, is a great restaurateur of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. In 2007, he purchased a coffee shop on the corner of 5th and K Streets and renovated it into Toscana Café & Wine Bar. Within very short walking distance from the San Diego Convention Center, it's the perfect set...
Mediterranean music talent to take the stage soon at Casa Italiana in Los Angeles
By Maria Bruno On September 13, 2013 a group of six talented youths from Italy will perform at Casa Italiana in a music concert under the artistic MED MUSIC TALENT STUDIO direction of renowned Vocal Coach maestro and soprano Ida Decenvirale of Bari, Italy. The young singers, between the ages of 12 and 18, have already performed in some ma...
Ermenegildo Zegna Toasts New Store, Couture Collection
Ermenegildo Zegna, long a mainstay in the Italian luxury fashion world, got a high-wattage boost when it appointed visionary Stefano Pilati earlier this year as creative director of Agnona, the women's collection, and as head of design for Ermenegildo Zegna. Zegna's tradition of tailoring and leadership in fabrics, combined with Pilati's vision, wi...
Patrons of Italian Culture VIP Getty Tour - “Tiberius”
Continuing their long standing collaboration with the Getty Villa, the Patrons held their annual Spring 'Members Only' visit on Sunday Feb. 2, to experience the magnificent "Tiberius" exhibition. Prior to their exclusive tour a café luncheon was enjoyed by all members and the Patrons were honored with the presence of Dr. David Saunders, Ph...