Stalla offers excellent Italian dining
It takes only one trip to Italy. When you return you realize quickly that what you thought was Italian food is in fact Italian-American food. Not that there is anything wrong with that. It is hearty, bold and delicious but just not strictly Italian. Meatballs and spaghetti? No way that's Italian. That's an Italian-American creati...
Fat Ox Modern Italian: Chef behind Zinc Bistro bringing Italian restaurant to Scottsdale; opens Nov.
The chef behind Scottsdale restaurants Zinc Bistro, The Mission and The House Brassier is opening a new restaurant this week. Chef Matthew's latest project is Fat Ox, a 7,000-square-feet modern Italian restaurant named after the long-standing cattle showcase and food festival in Piedmont, Italy. It will be located within the Lincoln P...
Start-up, le cinque lezioni di Decisyon
C'è una notizia che circola da qualche settimana nell'ecosistema "innovazione" ma che non è rimasta sottotraccia, forse perché i protagonisti non fanno parte dell'establishment né dell'economia "tradizionale" o perché il fatto è stato rubricato nella categoria "startup e digital business", che tanto fa parlare quando si tratta di fare proclami ma p...
Italy through the five senses: new travel and culinary experience
Italy through the five senses. A new travel and culinary experience for families Beautiful landscapes, art and history, local traditions, the sound and the rhythm of nature, and delicious, healthy homemade food... Have you ever dreamed of having all this at once? Well, now you can!Two California based companies have put together their "philosophie...
Tastes of Italy: A Food Tasting to Benefit the Istituto Italiano Scuola
Tastes of Italy: A Food Tasting to Benefit San Francisco's Official Italian Language School The Istituto Italiano Scuola is proud to present a fundraising event to promote and increase awareness of its mission of providing excellent quality teaching of the Italian language in the Bay Area. The completely self-financed, non-profit school was found...
A tribute to Vincenzo Cerami
Vincenzo Cerami, who died this July, was a novelist, an associate of Pier Paolo Pasolini, and the screenwriter for over 40 Italian films, including several starring Roberto Benigni. Among these are La Vita è Bella, Il Mostro, and La Tigre e la Neve. This is our tribute to him. Please join us for screenings of these three films, and see for...
Joseph Gatto's shooting death stuns neighbors, artistic community
By Kate Mather and Ari Bloomekatz Joseph Gatto was a fixture in the quiet Silver Lake neighborhood he had long called home. Friends knew the 78-year-old father of state Assemblyman Mike Gatto as an easy person to talk to, a well-liked artist who spent decades teaching at schools across Los Angeles. He was a patriarch — not ju...
Personal Factory Back in L.A. to Learn the UCLA-GAP Project Key Findings
It is with great pride and enthusiasm that we introduce the first Southern Italian company participating in the UCLA Global Access Program: Personal Factory, founded in Calabria in 2004 by the Tassone brothers, is one of the most remarkable Italian STARTUP success stories of recent times. In fact, Personal Factory has created a revolutiona...
The Pisan Romanesque: art contest with prizes - February 25, 2015 at 5:30 PM
The Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Institute will present an art competition for high-school pupils. The Società Storica Pisana (Pisa's History Society, Italy) invites classes in grades 9 to 12 from high schools in San Francisco and New York to submit original artwork inspired (in terms of similitude o...
Selland group opening Italian restaurant in East Sacramento
Selland Family Restaurants is opening an Italian restaurant in East Sacramento, and a former executive chef from Ella Dining Room and Bar is involved in the project. The local, family-operated restaurant group said it will open OBO' Italian toward the end of this year at 3145 Folsom Blvd., the former site of Andiamo Restaurant & Bar....
Andrea Bocelli Tickets Up For Grab
by Mauro Battocchi Donating to the Italian Center of Northern California has the double impact of not only supporting an institution with a legacy of Italian cultural and heritage, but also could put two tickets in your hands to see Andrea Bocelli in Sacramento on Wednesday June 10, 2015 at 7:30pm. Promoters expect droves of fans...
Latest Renderings Show Eataly's Placement Inside the Westfield Century City
The wait for Eataly in Century City continues, with these latest renderings showing the popular Italian grocery and food court hovering above the upcoming Macy's department store. Mario Batali has already confirmed a 2017 opening, which means Angelenos will have to wait nearly two years for a taste of Italy's finest. It's unclear at this p...