Hit Refresh: Italian American Imagery in Mass Media – Round Table (21 Feb, 4:30 pm)
This roundtable discussion by leading California scholars in Italian American cinema and culture will cover some of the following questions related to Italian American media, representation, and history. What is the role of film and mass media in the constant reconstruction or refreshing of Italian and Italian American iconic images? ...
Get that pasta fix Adamo’s Kitchen
By Ann Martin Rolke Sacramento has needed a casual but high-quality Italian restaurant for a long time. The kind you find in North Beach in San Francisco, a staple for that regular pasta fix. Turns out that Adamo's Kitchen quietly filled that niche when it opened in July 2014. John Adamo and his family own the building that also house...
De Marco’s New York Style Pizzeria, Restaurant Review: Dough the star at Seaside eatery
by Esme Noir The first time we stepped beneath the red-white-and-green Italian flag and through the door of De Marco's New York Style Pizzeria, we received a warm welcome. In less time than it takes to say "benvenuto," we felt — I know it sounds sappy, but it was true — as though we were family. De Marco's' décor exudes old-fashio...
Riscrivere la storia di Venezia con i Big Data: Diego Calaon archeologo di Ca’ Foscari a Stanford
di Roberto Bonzio E se uno strumento recente al servizio della conoscenza come i Big Data arrivasse a rivoluzionare pure quel che tutti crediamo di sapere del nostro passato remoto, costringendoci a riscrivere una pagina importante di storia? Forse sta già accadendo, con qualcosa che tutti sono convinti di conoscere: com'è nata Venezi...
Exploring the Remains of L.A.'s Little Italy
by Eric Brightwell Los Angeles and Orange Counties are home to many official and unofficial (but widely recognized) ethnic enclaves, including Cambodia Town, Chinatown, Historic Filipinotown, Koreatown, Little Armenia, Little Arabia, Little Bangladesh, Little Ethiopia, Little India, Little Osaka, Little Saigon, Little Seoul, Little Tokyo, Oaxacato...
Acquerello's Owners on Female Chefs, Changing Times, and the New Face of Italian Food in America
In 1989, Suzette Gresham and Giancarlo Paterlini decided to leave high-end Italian restaurant Donatello to open their own restaurant, Acquerello, in Nob Hill. With Gresham running the kitchen and Paterlini in charge of the front-of-house, Acquerello has become a local institution, earning a Michelin star annually since the guide debuted in the Bay...
Don’t Miss Italian Heritage Night at the Oakland A’s Coliseum
Join the Italian community in the East Bay for the A's Italian Heritage Night on Friday, August 7th at 7:05PM at the Oakland A's Coliseum. A ticket to the festivities includes a pregame event in the Eastside Club (a new perk this year), an Athletics branded Italian heritage scarf, complementary Italian food and a reserved ticket at Field Level. &n...
Award winning Italian short film about the Holocaust "Child K" screening in Los Angeles for Academy /Oscar qualification
The short film CHILD K, based on a little known page in history which was the first case of Genetic and Ethnic Cleansing in Germany, which lead the horrific stigma of what was to be the Holocaust, has met the preliminary requirement for the 2015 Best Live Action Short Film Oscar selection. Produced by Colorado Film, and Dinamo Film with the contri...
From Italy, SDSU men’s golf’s Riccardo Michelini now in the driver’s seat
by Cameron Salce After moving 6,000 miles away from home in Italy, it took only one visit to Southern California for senior Riccardo Michelini to realize that San Diego State was the right choice to start his collegiate golf career in 2012. It was a dream scenario. "SDSU was my first visit and even though I was in contact with other...
WWI centennial commemoration
Date: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 Hours: 6:30 PM Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Luce Cinecitta' and UC Santa Barbara On Italian National Unity and Armed Forces Day, the IIC commemorates WWI Centennial with the screening of Fango e Gloria (docufiction, 2014, 90') directed by Leonardo Tiberi. In Italian with English subtitl...
You’re Invited to the Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Italy Luncheon
On December 3rd, the Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy will present its Holiday Luncheon at the Olympic Club in San Francisco with modeling of Italian designer fashions from Centro39 and a performance by Ragazzi Boys Chorus, San Francisco's premier boys chorus. The reception and silent auction will kick off at 11AM. Contact 212-980-8770 or click he...
North Italia brings modern italian into Irvine
by John Chesler Among OC's hundreds of burger joints, bountiful Asian restaurants, and seemingly endless Mexican food options, Italian restaurants don't seem to get as much love from the hipster masses. But here comes North Italia in Irvine, as the Arizona-based mini-chain serves up some high-quality modern Italian grub. It ain't...