December Nights a Balboa Park: le prelibatezze della House of Italy
Venerdi 7 e sabato 8 dicembre Balboa Park e' stato illuminato per la 35ima volta consecutiva dalle mille luci e colori del Festival December Nights. Piu' di 300.000 visitatori per una delle feste piu' amate dell'anno. Un'esperienza multiculturale all'insegna delle tradizioni natalizie di tutti i popoli del mondo. Intrattenimenti vari come balli a c...
Solare Ristorante Named 2014 Best Italian Restaurant and Chef Accursio Lotà is Best Chef in San Diego
Solare Ristorante is named Best Italian Restaurant in the 2014 restaurant issue of San Diego Magazine. Additionally in the same issue, Solare's Executive Chef Accursio Lotà was named Best Chef in San Diego. Both awards were in the readers' pick category, making the recognition that much more significant. "We are a family-run, farm-to-table...
L’America premia il made in Cilento: c’è la doppia medaglia per gli oli dop
Doppio riconoscimento per l'olio dop salernitano al "Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition'" premio internazionale che vede competere, ogni anno, centinaia di oli provenienti da Argentina, Australia, Cile, Francia, Grecia, Italia, Giappone, Marocco, Nuova Zelanda, Perù, Portogallo, Arabia Saudita, Slovenia, Sud Africa, Spagna...
Barneys Revamps Its Resto; Culina Highlights Different Italian Regions
This month in LA dining news: Freds at Barneys New York lets shoppers enjoy farm-to-table twists on American classics in an artfully rendered setting, Culina gets inspired by a new region of Italy every month, and more. The closing of Barney Greengrass earlier this year marked the end of an era, but the power lunch lives on at the new Freds at Bar...
The Finale Italian Nights at Giracci Vineyards
Come join us at Giracci Vineyards & Farms for our annual summer Italian Nights. We will be offering dinner and music on September 4th. Time: 6pm-9pm Enjoy an Italian buffet including appetizers, a delectable entrée, salad, dessert and a glass of wine. Michael Cipolla will be singing the songs from an era dominated by great It...
Piad'Amore, la piadina italiana che fa innamorare l'America
Dietro un grande progetto c'è sempre un sogno altrettanto grande. E un team affiatato, appassionato. Complementare. È la storia di Piad'Amore. Una storia che è un viaggio, quello che ha portato Antonio Pagano, avvocato salernitano con anni di esperienza nel marketing e nella comunicazione, in California. Con un obiettivo dal sapore di un s...
Riverside gets Italian flatbreads, second Lift Coffee
by Laurie Lucas Antonio Pagano is hooked on Riverside and hopes residents will return his affection. The Salerno, Italy native picked this city in which to open Piad'Amore on Feb. 20 in University Village. That's a rough Italian translation of "flatbread love," Pagano's homage to his homeland's favorite street food. Think crispy, savory sa...
Joe's of Westlake closing Jan. 26
By Jane Northrop Many Pacificans have their favorite memories about Joe's of Westlake in Daly City. Some recall big family gatherings at the Italian-American eatery. Others recall small but frequent family dinners, where Joe's was the place to go for all occasions or just because. Colleagues often gathered at Joe's for social breaks o...
Rita's Italian Ice Awards Largest Area Franchise Development Ever
Rita's Italian Ice®, the world's largest Italian Ice concept with over 600 stores, has awarded its largest area franchise development agreement ever to Rita's GP, LLC, a business unit of a diverse business development group based in Old Town San Diego. Like so many others in San Diego, one of the partners is a transplant from the Philadelphia area,...
Sicilian Son Follows Father’s Footsteps
by Robert Gallo Taking on a bold and daring adventure, Pietro Busalacchi and wife Cristina immigrated to San Diego with their 7 children, Anna, Tony, Sal, Frank and Joe in 1966, leaving their hometown of Porticello, Sicily and came to settle in San Diego's Little Italy. They worked hard to instill the Sicilian tradition and...
Italian Street Food Fest - West Berkeley
When: Sun, December 11, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM PSTWhere: 2323 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710, United States Come join us for a full day of REAL Italian food, live music, and fun! EVENT INFO- Entry is free- Menu tickets are limited and price will raise the day of the event!- All event proceeds will be donated to Food Shift, an Oa...
Antonia Lofaso: Scopa and Black Market chef, and 'Busy Mom'
Antonia Lofaso is chef and partner at Scopa Italian Roots in Venice and at Black Market Liquor Bar in Studio City, but she started her culinary career making corn dogs at Hot Dog on a Stick in the Sherman Oaks Galleria and as a host at Chin Chin in Studio City. Before graduating from the French Culinary Institute in New York City, she was also a ma...