Navarro’s Italian Deli serves up sandwiches and more on 23rd St.
Daniel Navarro says the food prepared at his relatively new Italian-style deli in Richmond is the same way he prepares food at home for his family. “Everything is fresh,” he said, adding, “I treat making my food like art. It must be beautiful.” A Richmond resident who was raised in Mexico, Navarro decided to open Navarro’s Italian Deli at 987 23rd ...
Italy legend Giorgio Chiellini returning to LAFC as player development coach
Former Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini was hired as a player development coach by Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC on Tuesday, one month after his retirement as a player. The 39-year-old spent the previous 1 1/2 seasons with LA. He will work with coach Steve Cherundolo and his assistants. Chiellini made 117 appearances for Italy, playing in...
exhibition > FLORA
FLORA is a journey through the fantastical world created by Atelier Manferdini for the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles. The exhibition features design objects, physical models, sculptures and A.I. illustrations that re-interpret images of nature into contemporary design. In our current age of digital ephemera and computational imagery, na...
Golden Globe 2024, Italian-American Paul Giamatti wins Best Actor
After six nominations, Paul Giamatti has won the third Golden Globe of his career. During the 81st Golden Globes Awards ceremony held, as usual, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell presented Giamatti with the award for his performance in The Holdovers. In the film, Giamatti plays the role of a history professo...
Russo Brothers’ Italian American Filmmaker Forum Gives Inaugural Renaissance Award To Louis D’Esposito
AGBO announced today that Louis D’Esposito will be presented with the inaugural award at the Russo Brothers’ Italian American Filmmaker Forum Event on January 18. The Renaissance Award celebrates outstanding contributions to Italian American heritage and the entertainment industry. This is the first annual event for the Russo Brothers’ Italian Amer...
Sicilian-ish in Little Italy, or driving past it
I’m pretty sure there used to be a Subway franchise in this nonglamorous Little Italy location. Laurel Street marks the northern border of the neighborhood, where restaurants and piazzas give way to industrial zoning and backed up airport traffic. In fact, this storefront sits on the ground floor of a large, airport long term parking garage, and lo...
California International Reggio Center (CIRC): Uniting Education Globally
The Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco is glad to announce that La Scuola International School in San Francisco, a private Italian non-profit school supported by the Consulate, recently hosted a Ribbon Cutting ceremony to mark the launch of the California International Reggio Center (CIRC), a groundbreaking initiative fostering global educ...
Cipriani Makes Its California Debut With Beverly Hills Opening
Cipriani, the storied fourth-generation-family Italian restaurant and luxury hospitality brand that has locations in Venice, Milan, New York, Las Vegas and many other cities around the world, is opening its first California outpost in Beverly Hills today. Cipriani Beverly Hills, which will serve lunch and dinner seven days a week at 362 N. Camden...
What to Expect From Stella, West Hollywood’s Most Exciting New Italian Restaurant
Word is trickling out about the incoming Stella in West Hollywood from Rob Gentile, a veteran chef from Toronto who has relocated to Los Angeles for this two-story Italian restaurant in partnership with Janet Zuccarini. Zuccarini already has a successful empire of 11 restaurants in Canada and a massive hit at Felix in Venice with chef Evan Funke. N...
San Francisco-born Innovit strategic hub turns one year old
INNOVIT, the strategic hub established in San Francisco to support and promote the Italian economic, scientific and cultural ecosystem in the United States, is celebrating its first year of operation. The activities of the Italian Innovation and Culture Center were entrusted in October 2022 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ICE Agency to Fonda...
Women, Migrations, Italy
Thursday, January 18 - 6:30pm PST. House of Pacific Relations - Hall of Nations. 2191 Pan American West Road San Diego, CA. This presentation, by USD Italian Studies Professor Loredana Di Martino, will deal with women and migrations throughout some key moments in modern Italian history. A brief glimpse at female migrations from Italy will be follow...
New Fast-Casual Cafe and Pizzeria With Golden Gate Views Opening In the Presidio
It's called Il Parco (The Park), and it's an Italian-style cafe and pizzeria from the restaurant group behind nearby Mexican restaurant Colibri, and restaurateur Eduardo Rallo. It's a counter-service operation, like the former cafe called Transit that occupied the space until 2019, with a large adjacent patio full of seating that has views of the T...