Silicon Valley, gli errori da evitare per le startup. Poi un tour fra luoghi storici…
Le startup italiane che sbarcano negli Usa? Commettono quasi sempre tutte gli stessi tre errori. Il primo: credere di avere un'idea unica, che non ci siano concorrenti nel loro settore. Non è vero, ci sono sempre, magari in spazi attigui. Il secondo: sottovalutare le differenze culturali, anche se i manager parlano benissimo l'inglese o hanno vis...
Italydesign.com Announces Their Spring Design Sale
Italydesign.com is an innovative and cutting edge factory direct importer of luxury modern and contemporary furniture offering many of Italy's most prestigious brand names coupled with the highest level of customer service. Italydesign.com's Emeryville, California showroom and warehouse located in the San Francisco Bay area is one of the l...
Guest Chef Shares Garden-To-Table Cooking with Lajollacooks4u
Lajollacooks4u welcomed Chef Mario Ascione of Caffe Macaroni into their kitchen for some chef-to-chef cooking. The result: a complete San Diego foodie tour and a cooking marathon with a garden-to-table focus. Chef Mario Ascione of San Francisco's Caffe Macaroni ventured down south for a three-day vacation to explore San Diego's food scene....
Gianni Vancini Releases ‘Get Your Groove On’ And Plans For The Future
Over the years Italian saxophonist Gianni Vancini has become something of a music luminary in the European jazz scene. With an unparalleled reputation as a musician whose extraordinary abilities allow him to play across multiple genres with ease and fascinating execution, Vancini's skills are now highly desired in the United States as well. ...
Piano Concert by Laura Magnani
Sunday, January 25, 2015 4:30pmWorld class pianist, Laura Magnani was born in Spoleto, Italy. She studied piano and graduated summa cum laude from the Conservatory of Music in Perugia and continued her studies, taking Masters classes with famous international pianists. She has received many awards during her intense international performan...
Silicon Valley + AgTech Means Opportunities Abound
Often in Silicon Valley we hear statistics like ”more data has been created in the last 2 years than in all previous human history.” And while the explosion of big data is momentous and meaningful, similar exponential models are applicable to food. Try this prediction made by Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug: “In the next 40 years, farmers wi...
Dante: life, work, legacy
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - Thursday, December 31, 2015 Hours: Mon thru Thur, 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. Sat 10am-1pm Venue: IIC Organized by: Societa' Dantesca Italiana In collaboration with: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and IIC An exhibition that explores the world of Dante's through the eyes of great ar...
Opera Provides Preview of Upcoming Production of 'The Italian Girl in Algiers'
Livermore Valley Opera will showcase talented opera singers who will appear in the upcoming production of Rossini's "The Italian Girl in Algiers" in two free OperaLIVE! events in the Tri-Valley. The presentations will take place on Sunday, February 28, 2:00 p.m. at the Pleasanton Library, 400 Old Bernal Avenue and on Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m. at...
Italian National Rugby Team Squares Off Against USA in San Jose
Did you know that Italy is joining the United States and other nations as appassionati of the sport of rugby? Indeed, the popularity of the sport has been on the rise in the bel paese recently as many Italians are tuning into the matches of the Italian National Team. Introduced from Britain to Genova just after the Italian reunification, r...
Italian and American Cars Highlight Pebble Beach 2016
Italian and American collectibles are dominating the sales at Gooding & Company and RM Sotheby's during the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance's motoring week. Among the headliners at Gooding & Co. on August 20-21 are a 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV with coachwork by Bertone, that is being offered publicly for the first time (est: $2.2-...
Hot Italian To Host Annual Italian Festival in CA
Hot Italian Pizza Bar, a pizzeria known for its healthy, quality food, community involvement, and modern-Italy-meets-urban-California sensibility, will host the seventh annual Moderno Italiano Festival on Friday, August 12 through Sunday, August 14 to coincide with the Italian mid-summer holiday Ferragosto. The festivities feature special programmi...
San Francisco to honor Tony Bennett with statue, festivities
by Kristin J. Bender For as long as anyone can remember, Tony Bennett has been giving to the city where he first sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" at the Fairmont Hotel in 1961. And now, the city is set to pay him back. In recognition of the internationally renowned singer, painter and civic treasure, the city will honor him wit...