Eataly Realizes Angelenos Love Nothing More Than a Good Coastal Italian Menu
Maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the year-old Capri inside Eataly has decided it wants to stay. When Eataly first opened in 2017, the food emporium’s on-site dining area felt a bit like a food hall serving classics like pizza and pasta. Providence chef Michael Cimarusti had a seafood menu called Il Pesce Cucina while eventually, Terra ope...
Aromi brings ‘authentic’ Italian cuisine to La Mesa
Aromi held its grand opening in La Mesa on May 22. A new Italian restaurant, Aromi combines the rich traditions of Italian cuisine with a modern twist. One of Aromi’s highlights is its tableside presentations of selected dishes, adding an interactive element to the dining experience. “At Aromi, we are passionate about bringing the essence of Italy...
Kick Off Summer With Little Italy’s Annual Culinary Event, Taste Of Little Italy
Prepare you tastebuds and Taste Passport for a day full of fresh, authentic Italian cuisine at the annual Taste of Little Italy on June 20th and 21st. Foodies will eat, sip and stroll their way through the neighborhood sampling culinary delights from more than 30 of San Diego’s top chefs and restaurants. “Taste of Little Italy has drawn hundreds o...
Family of Fresno restaurateurs honored for Italian restaurants. ‘Let no one outwork you’
Think about some of the best Italian restaurants in town and chances are, the LaRocca family had something to do with them. The family will be honored Monday with a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the Best of the Valley Restaurant Awards. The event is hosted by the Fresno chapter of the California Restaurant Association. While all sorts of re...
Carlo Ponti receives the “Officer of the order of the star of Italy” honor in Los Angeles
Maestro Carlo Ponti received the “Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy” honor, presented to him by Consul General Raffaella Valentini. At the end of the last concert of the season for the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra last May 12 at the Raymond Kabbaz Theater, conductor Ponti was awarded the honor by President of the Republic Sergio Mattarell...
Little Italy Historic District
Cities as diverse and far-flung as San Francisco, London and Melbourne have a neighborhood they call Little Italy. Now, Sacramento has one, too. In late 2021, the city council adopted a resolution designating a portion of East Sacrament —the area bounded by Folsom Boulevard and 48th, 59th and J streets—as Little Italy, in recognition of the role It...
SMAU | Italy RestartsUp in San Francisco
The week of May 22nd, San Francisco welcomed SMAU | Italy RestartsUp, an event dedicated to innovation between Italy and the Bay Area Ecosystem, organized by SMAU in collaboration with ICE, the agency for the internationalization and promotion abroad of Italian companies. Innovation and excellence of “Made In Italy” were at the center of the conve...
I Madonnari bring Italian chalk art back to the Santa Barbara Mission
The 37th I Madonnari Italian street painting festival is coming alive at the Santa Barbara Mission. It's referred to as a romantic Italian festival in line with a sister festival in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy. The event takes place for three days beginning Saturday and through the end of the Memorial Day weekend. Some of the artists have already be...
Italian Festival Coming Back to San Francisco’s North Beach in June
Music history has long been shrouded in myth—from the lore around Delta bluesman Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil to become a guitar master to the tall tale that Jimi Hendrix lived in Haight-Ashbury (he didn’t). Similarly, the story of how the accordion became the official instrument of San Francisco may sound legendary. But in this c...
San Francisco Opera's Italian Roots Celebrated in New Museo Italo Americano Exhibition
The Museo Italo Americano celebrates the 100th anniversary of San Francisco Opera with a new exhibition: BRAVO—Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy. Presented in partnership with San Francisco Opera and Museum of Performance + Design, the exhibition runs through October 22, 2023 at the Museo Italo Americano located at Fort...
An Italian Cowboy: The remarkable story of 1960 Olympian Battista “Tita” Pordon
For Battista “Tita Pito” Pordon, being named to the 1960 Italian Olympic Team was a dream come true. As one of Europe’s top young ski racers, it was a golden opportunity to make his mark on the world’s grandest sporting stage. The allure of skiing on an unknown mountain, nearly 6,000 miles away in Northern California, added to the prestige of the...
A.P. Giannini grew his bank by serving the little fellow, and put down roots in Palm Springs
Amadeo Pietro Giannini had seen disaster before. He’d survived an earthquake, the stock market crash and world war. And he’d done so with remarkable aplomb and grace. His childhood had been marked by struggle due to the violent death of his father. When his mother remarried, Giannini, who was known as “A.P.,” left school and worked furiously to bui...