Piero Selvaggio, the native of Modica who wrote the history of Italian cuisine in the USA
Piero Selvaggio, born and raised in Modica, relocated with his family to the USA at the age of 18. He is considered the ambassador of Italian cuisine in the US and the best restaurateur of all times. Selvaggio believes his success is tightly linked to his origins and his sicilianness. With great pride he tells us how he started at the lowe...
Taste of Italy October 1st 2016 - Food and Wine event in Downtown LA to Benefit IAMLA
The eighth-annual Taste of Italy, an evening of authentic Italian food and wine to benefit the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA), will take place on October 1st in downtown Los Angeles. Taste of Italy showcases over 35 of the region's best restaurants, Italian and California-Italian wineries, as well as live entertainment, chef de...
Topo Gigio conquista l'America
In molti Paesi del mondo è tra i personaggi dello spettacolo più amati, è stato protagonista di centinaia di show in tv, ha fatto decine di dischi e Michael Jackson è stato uno dei suoi più grandi fan. Come testimonial poi è richiestissimo: il suo ultimo contratto è di qualche giorno fa, per promuovere un formaggino in Brasile. È stato arruolato ne...
New life for San Jose's Little Italy
by Nathan Donato-Weinstein After decades of plans that went precisely nowhere, San Jose's Little Italy is finally on its way toward becoming a bellisimo villaggio. The nonprofit Little Italy Foundation and Los Gatos-based SV Home in recent weeks have acquired five historic – if dilapidated – homes, along with a 10,000-square-foot lot, in...
Study Tour Silicon Valley 2014
AmCham è lieta di segnalare un'iniziativa progettata e gestita del Professor Marco Astuti, dell'Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC, che aveva guidato gli incontri in occasione della nostra Mission svolta in Silicon Valley a gennaio. Il Professor Astuti ha una lunga esperienza imprenditoriale nel settore ICT e da una ventina di anni guida delegazioni di...
Star Bright Montessori Opens in Orange Country Providing Montessori Education to Children Up to 6
Star Bright Montessori is happy to announce that they are now welcoming young students to their newly opened school in Orange County. Star Bright Montessori provides Montessori education to children ages 18 months to 6 years of age. The school has three available programs, Toddler, Primary and Parent-Child program. The Toddler program is d...
Tie the Knot in Style at the Italian Consulate General in San Francisco
By Mauro Battocchi What better way to celebrate that most special day than to surround yourself with the elegance of the Italian Consulate General in SF, perched atop the hills with gleaming views of the Bay? Many don't know, but the Consulate is a popular place for couples to bond themselves in official matrimony. It's also the f...
Immerse Yourself In Bach and the Italians in Carmel
The annual Carmel Bach Festival is in full swing this summer featuring world-class performances of classical compositions that span the spectrum from soloist to quartet to chorus. The Festival's mission is to celebrate the works, inspiration and ongoing influence of Johann Sebastian Bach worldwide by immersing audiences in a festival exper...
Would you like a direct flight between Italy and San Francisco? Sign now!
Italy is the only major country without a direct flight from and to San Francisco. We, the business community of the Bay Area and Italy, believe that the lack of a direct flight is an anomaly that damages the economy of both Italy and California. Therefore we petition Alitalia and other airline companies to act fast in order to re-est...
“Spaghetti Smiles” at Andersen Elementary
Former Harbor Day teacher and local author, Margo Sorenson has done it again. To celebrate the release of her new picture book, "Spaghetti Smiles," Sorenson paid a special visit to a group of lucky students at Andersen Elementary School this week. Although I am just a few years north of the target demographic, I was able to tag along, and...
2015 La Festa di Ferragosto
Ciao, Amici – Why go on vacation like most Italians do to celebrate Ferragosto? We've got a better way to celebrate this popular Italian summer holiday. Just join us for a great Italian Festa at the Montecito's beautiful Lower Manning Park! It will be a FABULOUS, "FUNTASTIC" FESTA DI FERRAGOSTO! And, better still, it will benefit our...
Preserving a Vanishing Art in the Italian American Community with Local Filmmaker Michael LoVaglia
The Italiano Villaggio Culturale at the Italian Family Festa was proud to be hosting the world premiere of the documentary film, "Pomodoro", by local filmmaker Michael LoVaglia. The film is a tribute to three generations of his family, and is a glimpse into a vanishing culinary art in the Italian American community, the making and canning of homema...