Little Italy San Jose has purchased a building for an Italian Cultural center & Museum. We are looking for donations for Italian programs.
Little Italy San Jose is a 501c3 organization that is revitilizing San Jose's original Italian settlement dating back to the 1880's. We have successfully raised funds and In Kind contributions to install a 31 foot Arch to anchor our developing Italian cultural district http://www.littleitalysj.com/archway.html This signature Arch for the L...
San Juan Capistrano and its Italian “Sister City”
Thousands of miles apart, the city of San Juan Capistrano in southern Orange Country, California, and the small town of Capestrano in the Abruzzi region, Italy, became "Sister Cities" in the year 2000. This international, non-profit Sister Cities network was created with the aim of strengthening relationships between communities in the U.S...
Finding Our Immigrant Ancestry: Butcher, Baker, Basket Maker
by Angelo Coniglio Today, most Western names consist of one or more given names combined with a family name, or surname. Surnames are a relatively recent phenomenon in human history. Nobility and landowners may have had identifying names besides their given names, but ordinary residents of most countries didn't use surnames until they were...
John Olcese, Merced’s first Italian American mayor
From Giuseppe Casaretto settling in Merced Falls in 1857 to Pasquale Marano renting a piece of land from Miller and Lux in 1874, Italians were among the first settlers in Merced County. As trailblazers, these brave immigrants crossed the continent, settled in a strange land and built a better life for their children and grandchildren who,...
Chef Mario Batali Entertains Audience in Pasadena
By Valerio Viale In the evening of October 26th, multi-awarded celebrity chef Mario Batali presented and signed copies of his just released cookbook, Big American Cookbook. 250 favorite recipes from across the USA. At first blush, the venue - a meeting room in Pasadena Presbyterian Church - didn't seem fit for an event that explicitly en...
Panettone season comes to Sacramento
By Allen Pierleoni It's panettone time once again. The sweet and airy bread studded with various fruits (cherries, raisins, bits of glazed glazed orange and lemon, for instance) is a seasonal treat (originally from Milan) is a centuries-old Italian tradition and time-consumptive to make. It's shaped pretty much like a chef's toque. ...
Festa in the Foothills in Penn Valley
A festival showcasing Italy's best – that's what founders of the Nevada County Italian Festival sought when they started back in 2010. This weekend, the festa brings a rich helping of Italian music, food, wine, crafts and sport to this family event from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Sunday at Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley. Pop sin...
Boccali’s offers Italian that's worth the drive to the Ojai Valley
An hour and a half drive northwest of Los Angeles might seem a long way to go for some Italian, especially given the great modern and traditional, Southern and Northern Italian cuisine within the city, but I'm going to try to make the case that Boccali's Pizza and Pasta in the Ojai Valley is worth the trek.First of all, 90 minutes is 90 minutes whe...
ITALIA at 2014 Winter International Fancy Food and Confection Show Authentic Made in Italy food and wine
The 2014 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco will welcome, as in every winter, Area ITALIA, by far the largest international participation at the show. ITALIA has become synonymous with the best in gastronomy and wine. The 62 display booths occupied by the Italian exhibitors will showcase authentic Italian products, all distinguished by their...
Select Italy Unveiled Five Never-Before-Seen Wine Tour Experiences at the Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show
Both divisions of the Select Italy group, Select Italy and Select Croatia, will be at the LA Travel and Adventure Show. In addition to the wide-ranging portfolio of travel services in Italy and Croatia, Select Italy and Select Croatia will place at the forefront their new Wine Roads Experiences, novel itineraries created from strategic par...
Dive Into the Sorrentino/Servillo Experience at the Italian Cultural Institute
Italian cinema had a real shot to the arm recently with the triumphant Oscar win of Sorrentino's La Grande Bellezza, a beautiful and bittersweet portrait of the lives of the Roman upper crust. This film, however, is not the first time that Director Sorrentino and Actor Servillo have worked together. In honor of their magical partnership, t...
L'Europa incontra la Bay Area, verso un futuro con città tecnologiche ed ecosostenibili
San Francisco è universalmente considerata la più europea delle città americane.Un'ulteriore prova al riguardo si è avuta con la conferenza "Toward Green-Tech Cities", la quale ha evidenziato come California e Europa siano precursori sulla scena globale nel campo di tecnologie ambientali e sviluppo urbano. L'evento organizzato dal Consolat...