Ferrari fanatic selling 8 cars to make room for more
For anyone who has ever had to clean out an overflowing garage, consider the problem faced by Tony Shooshani: He has too many Ferraris. Shooshani, of Beverly Hills, is putting eight of his prized, rare Ferraris up for sale to make room for a bevy of new ones. The sleek cars, headed for the block at the Gooding and Company auction in Scottsda...
A Conversation with KCRW’s President, Jennifer Ferro
KCRW (89.9 MHz FM) is a National Public Radio station – founded at the conclusion of WWII - broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College, in the beachfront city of the same name. Its soundwaves traverse the ether across a big portion of Southern California. We have to thank in large part Jennifer Ferro, President of KCRW, for...
A perfect stage for a Sicilian Festival
di Alessandra Mastroianni San Diego's Sicilian American community invites everyone to "Eat, Drink & Be Sicilian" for a day as part of the 19th Annual SICILIAN FESTIVAL celebration in Little Italy, on Sunday, May 20, 2012, from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm. The highly popular FREE family event features authentic Sicilian food and entertainme...
San Diego Italian Community Section Returns
Benvenuto San Diego e ben tornato! Welcome San Diego and welcome back to the L'Italo-Americano Italian Community section where we are particularly excited to have your dedicated section back in print. Community is a vital and important value to Italians. With the addition of San Diego, the Golden State is now complete with the trifecta of major ci...
Festa della Repubblica 2013 – Gli italiani festeggiano dove sorgeva Little Italy
by Alessandra Mastroianni 2 giugno. È festa anche oltreoceano e anche qui a Los Angeles, dove la comunità italiana è particolarmente numerosa. Anche quest'anno Istituzioni e cittadini hanno voluto ricordare quel giorno del 1946 in cui con un referendum gli italiani scelsero la Repubblica. Festa quindi a Pico House, una delle strutture più...
Bertazzoni Showcases Product Lineup at West Edge Design Show 2013
Bertazzoni, the world's oldest family-owned manufacturer of ovens and ranges, presented its full suite of cooking appliances at the West Edge™ Design Show in Santa Monica, California on October 3-6, 2013. The 131-year old company also announced today a new Speed Oven, which combines a European Convection oven with advanced microwave cooking in the...
Programma BEST
Il Programma BEST (Business Exchange and Student Training) è promosso da Invitalia - agenzia nazionale per l'attrazione degli investimenti e lo sviluppo d'impresa - e dallo Steering Committee, entità composta da soggetti che condividendo le finalità istituzionali degli scambi culturali fra l'Italia e gli Stati Uniti, intendono favorire la crescita...
Italian exhibit opens this weekend
The Tulare County Museum is set to celebrate its newest exhibit at the Tulare County Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum. The Tulare County Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum, located in Mooney Grove Park, will host the reception in honor of the opening of the new exhibit: Passion Produces Excellence: Commemorating Italian Experiences in Tula...
The D.I.V.E. of Los Angeles welcomed Consul General Antonio Verde
A group of smart, beautiful, and socially active women, the D.I.V.E. of Los Angeles invited a guest of honor to their November meeting: Consul General of Italy Antonio Verde. His mandate in the U.S. has just begun, and all of the most influential associations of the local Italian-American community are eager to know him better. The extreme...
At Winter Fancy Food Italy dominates, showcases robust growth in F&B exports
By Mauro Battocchi This week I had a much-needed transfusion of optimism. News on how Italy's recession still drags on keeps on coming from my country. Yet Italian F&B exporters at the Winter Fancy Food fair in San Francisco were buoyant - relishing as they were in the figures of their sales to the US. According to the statist...
Olive Oil Seminar & Tasting - IIC, May 4
The Excellence of Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oils from North to South Led by Orietta GianjorioSommelier, Certified Olive Oil, Chocolate and Honey TasterDelegate for the Accademia Italiana della CucinaAuthor and International Judge Celebrate the excellence of Italian extra virgin olive oils as our expert unveils the secrets of high qu...
Ancient Italian Pasta Technology Reborn in California
The ravioli pin or mattarello per i ravioli is an old Italian ravioli making device whereby a pastaiolo can lay out pasta and filling, run the roller over and – eccoli! – raviolis are born. As with many interactions between Italy and California, innovation has crept into the picture and the ravioli pin has been completely redesigned by Italian Amer...