A Sicilian serenade - A journey in gastronomy at Morgan Hill’s Sicilia in Bocca
In a small, converted 1930s house on Main Street in Morgan Hill, with just enough room for a few tables inside and an outdoor patio for al fresco dining, locals wait to be seated at Sicilia in Bocca. Once seated, I am greeted with a basket of sliced, crusty bread and complimentary bruschetta—fresh tomato, basil and garlic, gently tossed with olive...
Cross-border expansion from Italy into the US
Martedì 28 maggio 2013 - Dal 17.30 al 19.00 in PDT Acquista i biglietti Curious to know how Italian companies can expand their business in the US? Get your ticket to listen to the most successful Italian entrepreneurs who made that happen! BAIA will host a fireside chat event featuring a series of guests who will share with th...
Verdi at the Hollywood Bowl: Aida
Dudamel brings Verdi's story of ill-fated lovers in ancient Egypt to the Bowl stage, in a larger-than-life performance featuring the LA Phil, an internationally renowned cast and the L.A. Master Chorale. Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Julianna Di Giacomo, soprano Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano Vittorio Grigolo, tenor...
Scopa Italian Roots Review: New Venice Restaurant Is Gorgeous
by Besha Rodell There's no doubt about it: Scopa Italian Roots is quite the looker. If there's a checklist for modern-design elements that indicate a certain level of quality and chic in a restaurant, Scopa's designers ticked every box: brick walls, subway tile, giant mirrors, high ceilings, a vaguely industrial feel, even one of those tal...
Alberto Mesirca on classical guitar
This voyage through the world of the classical guitar, taking us from the discovery of a very important manuscript dating from 1565 found in the archive of the Cathedral of Castelfranco to Angelo Gilardino's contemporary music, sheds light on the many souls of the guitar. Among the most fascinating, mysterious and introspective of instrume...
Get Ready for the OC Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival
One of the largest events that draws people to the Jersey Shore during the shoulder season is the annual Ocean County Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival. Now in it's 23rd year, the event will run from October 10th to October 12th in Seaside Heights and is about so much more than just marching bands and food vendors. Organizers say it...
Fancy Food. Fiasconaro presenta le sue specialità a San Francisco
C'è già aria di Pasqua al 40esimo Fancy Food di San Francisco. L'evento, che punta i riflettori sul mondo del cibo, ha appena chiuso i battenti con numeri in crescita: 20 mila visitatori, 1500 espositori. Quindici paesi ospiti del padiglione internazionale con una particolare attenzione all'Italia, in vista dell'Expo che si inaugurerà a Maggio. No...
Andrea Morricone: cinematic visions - February 13, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Maestro Andrea Morricone will conduct the Amor Symphonic Orchestra and Choir. This evening concert will feature the Maestro's newest arrangements of some of the greatest films scores of all time, including The Godfather and a suite of themes from Cinema Paradiso. More at http://www.thebroadstage.com/andrea_morricone/ So...
MARIO MARAZZITI: 13 WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE DEATH PENALTY – 13 April
In these thirteen pieces, Mario Marazziti exposes the profound inhumanity and irrationality of the death penalty, and urges the U.S. to join virtually every other industrialized democracy in rendering capital punishment an abandoned practice belonging to a crueler time in human history. The talk will be moderated by Cesare Romano...
The 7 Greatest Cars at the 2015 Concorso Italiano
by Rory Jurnecka The annual Concorso Italiano show is the largest Italian-focused event during the entire Monterey Car Week. While you'll see Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeos and Maseratis at nearly every other event during the week, at Concorso Italiano, it's nothing but these cars and their Italian cousins. CI is also home to absolute e...
Italian Street Painting Marin hires executive director
Kevin Marlatt has been named executive director of Italian Street Painting Marin to head the organization's annual two-day festival in downtown San Rafael. Marlatt has been involved in arts education and nonprofit organizations for more than 25 years, most recently working as the arts program coordinator for the Mill Valley recreation depa...
Ask A San Francisco Native: On North Beach And Italian Food
Dear Rain, Best Italian restaurant in North Beach? Signed, Hungry Dear Hungry, Until you asked me that question I hadn't really realized that when I'm looking to get some Italian food, North Beach is never the first place I think of to go. And in fact, I'm having a hard time thinking if it ever was, because when I want Italian...