2024 Remodeling of the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco – Revealing the New Image of Italy
We are eager to present the 2024 Remodeling of the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco. The Remodeling was aimed at restructuring some elements of the beautiful 1920 building that is owned by the Italian Republic and hosts the Consulate General since 1952. The concept is also focused on promoting the talent, the creativeness of our Country,...
How Alba Los Angeles Turned a Parking Lot Into WeHo's Trendiest New Restaurant
Since opening Alba Los Angeles on Melrose Avenue Feb. 6, guests have been coming up to co-owner Cobi Levy and thanking him, noting, “We really needed it.” Which is perhaps a bit surprising, given the wealth of Italian restaurants in L.A. (and New York, for that matter — where he and Prince Street Hospitality partner Will Makris debuted their origin...
This Italian made waves with a floating piano on Lake Como. Now he’s coming to L.A.
Pianist Alessandro Martire spent years convincing local officials to let him play while floating on the glittering blue waters of Lake Como in northern Italy, but when the show — called “Floating Waves” — finally came to pass, the internationally famous resort town clearly was meant for such a spectacle. Pictures from the first concert look like so...
Eureka! A whimsical inventor needs your help. Be ready for a fun adventure!
Saturday, April 26. 3 - 4:30pm PDT. Doors at 2:40pm - Italian American Museum of Los Angeles - 644 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA. Get your ticket here. A whimsical inventor teams up with his quirky assistant, who hilariously misinterprets everything he says. Their mission? To bring his latest invention to life! But they can’t do it on their own...
L.A.’s hardest reservation is this new Italian supper club in West Adams
“This is not a restaurant,” says Daniele Uditi, addressing a crowd of 32 diners in a spacious warehouse in West Adams on a recent Sunday evening. “It might look like it, but it’s not.” Uditi wants to set the record straight, as soon as you sit down for a meal at Le Le Dinner Club. The warehouse is outfitted with tables facing a kitchen that looks l...
Sonoma’s Italian History Is in Every Bite of Canevari’s Ravioli
Sonoma County was built on red wine and ravioli. As the chosen home of thousands of Italian immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the simple food and wine of their homeland became the basis for a flourishing economy, and family names like Bacigalupi, Bastoni, Pedroncelli, Seghesio, Traverso and Martinelli have continued to power tha...
John Fante: the almost-forgotten scribe of Los Angeles
Los Angeles still has bookstores. Not a lot of them, mind you, but they exist. On a recent visit home, I met a friend at The Last Bookstore in downtown L.A. (Yes, Los Angeles has a downtown, too) and spent some time browsing the shelves of new and used books about the city. I found some treasures—John Gregory Dunne’s Monster, Carey McWilliams’s Sou...
A Marina Mainstay Italian Restaurant Will Expand with a Splashy Cocktail Bar
The team at luxe Marina Italian restaurant Norcina is opening a moody artisanal bar with lime-washed walls and a huge oven in the middle of the space. Frankie’s will open later this year in early June at 3219 Pierce Street. Chef-owner Kaitlinn Bauman says she has always felt the need for an upscale, sexy cocktail bar in the area. Seating about 30,...
Sonoma Valley Women’s Club Plans to Beautify Italian Fountain and Garden in Sonoma Plaza
The Sonoma Valley Woman’s Club will be celebrating their 125th year in 2026. As a lead up to this very exciting anniversary the club’s foundation has reinstated the clubs first project, The Plaza Fund, now renamed the “Plaza Beautification Fund”. The project will start with the Italian Fountain and surrounding garden. Plans are well underway in...
Domenico’s Delicatessen and Cafe Coming to Pleasanton
According to a recently submitted alcohol license application, Danville-based concept Domenico’s Delicatessen and Cafe plans to debut a new outpost in Pleasanton. Coming to 201 Main Street, the eatery will land near establishments such as McKay’s Taphouse & Beer Garden, Noland’s Cake Shop, and Papa’s Dumpling. What Now San Francisco spoke briefly w...
Lauded SF Italian restaurant doubles down on new neighborhood
After a recent expansion into the Mission Bay neighborhood, the team behind Che Fico is doubling down on the burgeoning area and opening a new Italian restaurant just blocks from its Che Fico Pizzeria at Thrive City. Back Home Hospitality, helmed by chef David Nayfeld and Matt Brewer, announced it is bringing a new Tuscan restaurant, Via Aurelia...
Bacio di Latte Preparing for San Diego Debut
Beloved Italian gelato brand Bacio di Latte is bringing its signature scoops to San Diego for the first time with a new location coming to La Jolla at 8867 Villa La Jolla Dr. The company’s 15th location is expected to open at The Shops at La Jolla Village, according to documentation submitted to the San Diego Department of Environmental Health and...