Expanding the View of Ancient Italy at UC Berkeley
by Catherine Accardi & Dr. Lisa Pieraccini On May 6, 2015, UC Berkeley's ambitious plan to establish a Center for the Study of Ancient Italy was officially launched with a reception at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco. It was a well attended event with supporting remarks from Italy's own representative, Mauro Battocchi, the...
Benvenuto, Joe Buscaino!
Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30pm | Locanda del Lago. Please join the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West in honoring Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino in occasion of naming him Honorary Chairman of the Board with a special dinner at Locanda del Lago. The elegant dinner will feature Lombardy tasting menu crafted from Michelin-starred Che...
Making the connection: Grass Valley genealogist helps trace ancestors
by Teresa Yinmeng Liu Hank DiPillo discovered a few fascinating facts while probing his family history. His grandmother, the woman whose maiden name was Luigi Castigia, broke away from the Catholic Church when she emigrated to the U.S. from Italy. She later became a Protestant. She became pregnant 16 times. DiPillo's res...
Aglianico: The Southern star - Wine Tasting Nov 9
Monday, November 9, 2015. 6 to 8 PM. Italian Cultural Institute - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - LA 90024. Fees: $45 ($40 for IIC & NASA members). To register please call 310-824-7408 or email to classes.iicla@esteri.it. Led by Diego Meraviglia, Gold-Pin Pro Sommelier, Master Taster, North American Sommelier...
Comic Sebastian Maniscalco recounts his road from the Four Seasons to the Comedy Store (and beyond)
This is crazy, man," says a black-clad Sebastian Maniscalco, settling into a booth at the posh restaurant inside the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. A massive light fixture evoking a cascade of bubbles hangs overhead amid the room's polished wood and air of assured California elegance. Maniscalco's incredulous expression is the sort of humb...
AIELLO GLOBAL FOODS, LLC has an immediate interest in importing pasta, condiments/sauces, and Olive Oil from Sicily
Paese: Stati Uniti Settore: Settore agro-alimentare, Prodotti dell'industria alimentare Prodotti: Non presenti Interessi di mercato: RICERCA PRODOTTI-IMPORTAZ. PER DISTRIBUZIONE O UTILIZZAZIONE DIRETTA Segnalato da: New York - newyork@ice.it Notizia n.: 1460002065 Azienda: AIELLO GLOBAL FOODS, LLC. Indirizzo: 13351-D Riverside Drive # 526 C...
Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Italy Raises $422,000 At San Francisco Ball of the Year
Boys' & Girls' Towns of Italy (BGTI), a nonprofit that empowers war refugee, migrant, and at-risk youth living on the streets, is excited to announce that it raised $422,000 at its Ball of the Year on Saturday, May 4 at The Westin Hotel St. Francis in San Francisco. BGTI honored Rick J. Martellaro, President of Lathrop Construction Associates I...
Napa Valley summer festival to toast Italian film star Sophia Loren
The Napa Valley may be California's little patch of Tuscany, so Sophia Loren should feel right at home during wine country's tribute to the Italian film actress of the 1960s and '70s. The event is part of the Napa Valley Festival del Sole, 10 days of music and dance -- such as festival opener Joshua Bell playing "The Four Seasons" at Caste...
Quel che resta delle Little Italy d'America, dal declino a New York alla rinascita a San Diego
Dall'ormai quasi inarrestabile declino a cui si assiste a New York, al clima depresso di Baltimora, alla rinascita di San Diego. E' un quadro con molte ombre e qualche luce quello che fotografa ciò che rimane delle tante 'Little Italy' d'America. Le 'Piccole Italie' che, in occasione del Columbus Day, "la nostra festa", come la chiamano gl...
La magia senza età del cinema di Bertolucci incanta il pubblico al Castro Theatre
Quattro capolavori in un solo giorno, per raccontare oltre quaranta anni di carriera cinematografica del celebre regista italiano Bernardo Bertolucci. Realizzata dall'organizzazione Cinema Italia SF, sotto la direzione della program director Amelia Antonucci, la rassegna cinematografica "BERTOLUCCI: A Film Series" al Castro Theatre ha risc...
Film screening: Human Capital
Date: Friday, January 09, 2015 - Thursday, January 22, 2015 Time: Human Capital: 7:50 PM. Location: Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael, CA 94901 Organized by: Smith Rafael Film Centre In collaboration with: IIC San Francisco Winner of all the top Italian film awards, Paolo Virzi's languid and stylish ensemble...
Ciccio is my new favorite place in the Napa Valley
by Michael bauer My dinner last week at Ciccio made me realize that Polly Lappetito is one of the most underappreciated chefs in the Bay Area. At least that's the case until you taste what comes out of the open kitchen at this Yountville restaurant. Once you have her food you realize how special she is. Lappetito was the chef at Greystone...