“Little Italy San Jose” Not just an organization, but an official destination
Little Italy San Jose is a Non Profit Organization dedicated to the revival of the original Italian Settlement in San Jose dating back to the 1880's. For the past 5 years, Little Italy has moved in authentic Italian businesses such as Paesano Ristorante, Bel Bacio Italian Café, and La Piccola Scuola nel Parco, honored 30 prominent Italian...
Don’t Miss Pasquale Esposito in Carmel this Month
By Mauro Battocchi When I asked Italian Tenor Pasquale Esposito the question "Che cosa può fare per l'Italia nel 2014?" he replied, "Essere sempre e comunque fiero di essere Italiano." Translated that means, "to be always and in any case proud to be Italian." Pasquale's pride of Italianitá and the timeless music that accompanies it will b...
Italian Feast of San Gennaro
Set the date for September 26 through 28 and prepare yourself for the best of Italian food, fun and charity in L.A. Taking place off Highland Avenue about three miles from Farmer's Daughter, the 13th Annual Galbani Cheese Italian Feast of San Gennaro is just a quick drive north. Inspired by the almost one-century-old celebration in New Yor...
Her Flock of Fiats: A Little Italy in the Backyard
Kristy Duncan Johnson, 46, a senior product manager at software company Adobe from Los Gatos, Calif., on her Fiat 500s, as told to A.J. Baime: Since my grandparents took me to see the Harrah car collection in Reno, Nev., when I was a kid, I have always loved automobiles. Today, my husband, Grady, and I have nearly 50 cars in our backyard....
Feast and play this weekend at 30th annual Festa Italiana
by Allen Pierleoni Get your hunger on for a cornucopia of Italian fare from area restaurants and savvy home cooks at the 30th annual Festa Italiana. Heap your plates with Italian sausage and meatballs, pasta, chicken Parmesan, calamari, cannoli, gelato and much more. The festival of all-things-Italian goes still further, with singers,...
The 19th edition of NICE brings master directors and new talents to San Francisco
by Serena Perfetto The New Italian Cinema is back to the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco starting November 11 for a five days of screening. The 19th edition will put together the most interesting movies made by well known directors as Paolo Sorrentino and Nanni Moretti, as well as those from a generation of young filmmakers. Tradit...
Italy and documentaries: journeys in space and time
Date: Friday, January 15, 2016 - Saturday, January 16, 2016 Hours: www.italian.ucla.edu Venue: UCLA Organized by: UCLA Department of Italian and Italian Graduate Student Association In collaboration with: IIC; www.italian.ucla.edu This conference investigates how documentaries have represented and constructed or reconstructed Italy, Ital...
App brings Little Italy’s dynamic past to life
By Michele Parente Little Italy is one of San Diego's most lively and ever-changing communities, with new restaurants going in and new buildings going up seemingly every week. Now, its past will be equally as dynamic. A new app being launched today, uses augmented reality (AR) to bring Little Italy's history to life on mobile devices....
Revel in Old-School, Red-Sauce Italian at Pina's Bistro
It's getting much more difficult to find old-school Italian-American restaurants, coast to coast. Sadly, over the past few decades, even Mulberry Street in New York's iconic Little Italy has devolved into a saccharine tourist trap for unwitting visitors. When two up-and-coming chefs, Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone, opened Torrisi Italian S...
L’intervista: Perrone, made in Italy in California non è solo cibo e moda
Cibo, auto di lusso e moda? Il made in Italy in California non è soltanto questo, ma viene "percepito in tutte le sue articolazioni". Lo assicura il Console Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles Giuseppe Perrone, in un'intervista alla rubrica del Tg3 "Persone". Tra le due sponde, spiega il diplomatico italiano, c'è una "rete continua di rapporti ad esemp...
Festa coloniale Italiana 2013 in San Francisco
The historic San Francisco Italian Athletic Club proudly presents: Festa Coloniale Italiana! Celebrating their 95th Anniversary and 2013 the year of Italian Culture in America. Continuous live music, tasty food, Italian arts and crafts (shop Italian style) Tarantella dancers, wine tasting, Italian heritage displays, special guests, Grand Ballroom t...
Italian team to boycott America's Cup opening
The skipper of Luna Rossa on Friday said the Italian team would boycott the America's Cup race until a jury rules on its protest against a last-minute change to a rudder design rule. Max Sirena said Luna Rossa will not take to the San Francisco Bay on Sunday for the first scheduled race, against Emirates Team New Zealand, if the internatio...