Ferrari says 60th US anniversary would be celebrated with “special” model
Ferrari has been keeping this fact very low profile, slipping it inside the release that focuses on the financial results for the first six months of 2014. It's no wonder they're trying to be mysterious, since this week the brand has been surrounded by the implications of the huge change at top – its Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo, left the...
The Pasta Sisters: la pasta fresca come quella della nonna adesso anche a Los Angeles
«Ma Giorgia, non posso mica fare gnocchi per tutti ristoranti di Los Angeles!». «Vabbé mamma, vorrà dire che ti aiuterò io». Per fare impresa, così come nella preparazione di una ricetta, ci vanno ingredienti e metodo. Prendete una buona dose di coraggio, aggiungeteci un po' d'incoscienza per affrontare il rischio, quindi armatevi di pazie...
Easy Cioppino is a traditional San Francisco seafood stew
I once went with a friend to San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf — for lunch. I grew up as the daughter of a commercial airline pilot, which made it easy to taste the world on a whim. My children did not inherit the same travel benefits, but I like to think that my own job as a food editor and restaurant critic has shown them that worthwhile...
Italian Female directors make their voices heard at Cinema Italian Style
by Valerio Viale Cinema Italian Style (from November 12 through 16), yearly celebration of Italian cinematic art - co-presented by the American Cinematheque and Luce Cinecittà - turned eleven years old, with the 2015 edition. After an introduction from the Consul General of Italy, Antonio Verde, the artistic director, Laura Delli Colli, acting as...
Il console Battocchi visita i padiglioni del Fancy Food Show
La 38.ma edizione del Fancy Food Show ha abbassato il sipario ieri all'insegna della soddisfazione generale da parte della maggioranza delle 49 aziende italiane che hanno confermato la propria presenza con prodotti alimentari e bevande in un mercato a stelle e strisce decisamente in fermento.Ieri ha fatto visita alla vetrina internazionale della ta...
Los Angeles, Italia – Italian-American icons to the stage
Big names this year at the Los Angeles Italia, the festival that celebrates films, fashion and art made in Italy. The event gathered Italian and American icons such as directors Quentin Tarantino, David O. Russel and Michele Placido, musician Zucchero Fornaciari, actors Christoph Waltz, Giuliano Gemma and Franco Nero, producers Harvey Weinstein and...
La Startup School che ti cambia la vita
di Elena Lavezzi Ci sono concorsi e concorsi. Quelli che nascono per permettere all'associazione di turno di farsi bella inserendo da qualche parte la parola "startup" e quelli che a qualcosa servono davvero. A mio avviso un buon modo per riconoscere le iniziative serie è vedere quelle che sono nate per prime, che hanno preceduto ques...
Italy of the Future Opens Friday at the Italian Cultural Institute
di Mauro Battocchi San Francisco will soon have an opportunity to meet the best of recent Italian technological and scientific innovations, and familiarize themselves with a country on that is on the move again. "Italy of the Future" is an exploration of Italy's most recent scientific discoveries and includes twenty interactive exhibits th...
Cox: Warm and welcoming dining
Of all the fine restaurants in Healdsburg, the one with the warmest, most welcoming vibe is undoubtedly Baci Café & Wine Bar. The husband and wife owners are the source of this affability. Executive Chef Shari Sarabi is originally from Iran and Lisbeth Holmefjord, who runs the front of the house, is originally from Norway. They met in...
This Place Looks Familiar
When the man swayed into Tosca Cafe with the distant yet determined expression of a bar-stool poet 50 years late for a drink with Jack Kerouac, I thought he had to be a ringer. When he listed past the gleaming, monumental espresso machine and produced a bottle of off-brand tequila from his jacket, I was sure of it. Ken Friedman and April B...
Italian Flourishes at Marin Catholic, Most Recently Thanks to the Cristoforo Colombo Club of Marin
By Mauro Battocchi I would like to applaud the Cristoforo Colombo Club of Marin for their generous support of the Italian Scholarship program at Marin Catholic High School. For over 30 years, this scholarship program has enabled Marin Catholic to attract students to the study of Italian by offering them reduced tuition. Especially given o...
On the Journey: Nel mezzo del cammin...
When: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 Presentation of ON THE JOURNEY... nel mezzo del cammin, a short film by Maria Luisa Forenza. Followed by a roundtable discussion on the figure of Frank V. de Bellis, his Collection at SFSU and the intellectual legacy of the new Italians in the Bay Area. An Italian woman and an American girl meet by chance at...