David O. Russell to Receive Italian-American Icon Award
Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival took advantage of Columbus Day to announce the recipient of its 2014 Italian-American Icon Award. David O. Russell will be feted at the upcoming edition of the festival. The New York-born director is of Lucanian origin on his mother's side. Last year, the festival presented him with the Capri Ma...
Festa del Libro (Italian Children’s Book Fair) - Saturday, November 08, 2014 - Sunday, November 09, 2014
The Festa del Libro (Italian Children's Book Fair) will be held at Spazio Italiano (note the venue change!) on the second weekend of November (8-9 November). It will showcase more than 500 books for children (0-10 years of age) selected from some of the most distinguished Italian publishers such as Emme Edizioni, Dame, Giunti, Mondadori, Gallucci,...
Dive into La Dolce Vita with La Scuola on March 14
by Mauro Battocchi La Scuola Internazionale di San Francisco, the Bay's premier pre-K though 8th grade international Italian school, is set to hold their annual fundraiser gala called "La Dolce Vita" on March 14th at the Regency Center on 1270 Sutton Street in San Francisco. Last year, over 400 people attended to show their suppor...
Pecorino Italian Bistro Showcases Italian Cooking With Passion
by Pete Allman In Italy, people enjoy every moment of life. The pace of everyday living is much different than life in America. This style of life, encompassing good wine and authentic Italian cuisine is what Italy is known for. For the last 10 years Giorgio Pierangeli, Mario and Raffaele Sabatini, two brothers from the region of Abruzzi,...
8 marzo/ l’iic di los angeles celebra La festa della donna con "La scelta di Catia - 80 miglia a sud di Lampedusa"
In occasione della Festa della Donna, che si celebra in tutto il mondo l'8 marzo, l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura ospiterà la proiezione de "La Scelta di Catia - 80 miglia a sud di Lampedusa" (90', 2014). La docufiction è diretta da Roberto Burchielli ed è dedicata a Catia Pellegrino, la prima donna italiana Comandante della Marina, coinvol...
Alameda Business Buzz: Santoro's Italian Market & Deli
by Janice Worthen On the corner of Santa Clara Avenue and Fifth Street sits a little deli that's easy to miss, but its sandwiches — stuffed with a generous serving of meat on a wonderfully fragrant choice of breads — are hard to forget. Just take a step inside this classic corner eatery, and you'll see why Santoro's Italian Market & De...
Milan, a place to read
Date: Monday, October 19, 2015 - Saturday, November 07, 2015 Hours: Mon thru Thur, 9am-1pm and 2pm- 5pm. Sat 10am-1pm Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Fondazione Arnoldo e Alberto Mondadori, and Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto Designed for visitors from afar but also for tourists going to Milan for Expo 2015, the exhib...
New Buon Natale, Festival Of Light Bring Twinkle To North Beach
by Holly Erickson After last year's North Beach Christmas walk was rained out by the big storm and blackout of December 2014, North Beach Neighbors president Trish Herman and local merchants have decided to hedge their bets against another washout, especially given this winter's predicted El Niño rains. The result is the 2015 Festival of Light and...
My Parting Message to Italian Americans in the Bay Area
by Mauro Battocchi On June 9th, twenty one Italian American organizations came together to celebrate my four years as Italy's Consul General in San Francisco. This heartwarming event, held at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Association, was made possible by Alessandro Baccari, San Francisco's chief North Beach historian, who along with...
No secrets to making Italian meatballs
Though you could hardly label me an Italian chef with a name like Wolfgang Puck, I can't deny that some of my early fame was sparked by the gourmet California-style pizzas I began serving when I opened my first Spago back in 1982. Still, it surprises me even today when guests sing the praises of a recipe I never could have imagined would be associa...
LOS ANGELES - Sbarca mostra "Transparency" di Emblema
E' in arrivo all'Istituto italiano di cultura di Los Angeles la mostra 'Trasparency' di Salvatore Emblema. La retrospettiva, curata dal critico americano Peter Frank, traccia una panoramica della cinquantennale carriera dell'artista italiano tra una varietà di forme e stili grazie a ventuno opere d'arte che illustrano l'interazione tra la pittura e...
Italy’s less known destinations. An alternative vacation for American travelers
Marche, Calabria, Veneto; three of the regions of Italy introduced themselves to Californian tour operators and potential travelers, bringing a little of their atmosphere to Los Angeles. Marche and Calabria were the special guests of this year's edition of the COMITEL workshop at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, created to introduce local tour...