Donato Enoteca Hosts Enoteca 100 Grand Italian Wine & Food Tasting
Donato Enoteca will host on Saturday, December 6, the Enoteca 100 Grand Italian Wine and Food Tasting Celebration from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., with a VIP preview beginning at noon. The tasting will feature 100+ wines from Italy, including Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello, Franciacorta, Amarone, Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli, Toscana, S...
Family and hard work: the foundations of San Antonio Winery’s 100-year old history
Hidden in the heart of Los Angeles, which decades ago was home to Little Italy, an authentic Italian family business has been thriving, growing in both size and reputation, since its foundation in 1917. San Antonio Winery was established by Mr. Santo Cambianica, a native of Berzo San Fermo in Lombardy region, Italy, and at that time it would fit in...
A bit of Little Italy in Huntington Beach
Hubby and I went to Capone's Italian Cucina with a friend visiting Huntington Beach from New York. I had no idea the bar had recently undergone a major expansion and remodel. Our guest said this restaurant reminded him of fine dining establishments he's enjoyed in New York's Little Italy. Now, 20 guests can chat and enjoy libations at the...
Art&Taste: An Italian breakfast with art in Los Angeles
January 3, 2015 - Saturday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PMItalian Tramer Art Lounge - 8248 Beverly Blvd - Los Angeles, California 90048 Art&Taste: an Italian breakfast with art is a new event hosted by Italian Tramer Art Lounge (8248 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90048, cross street: Sweetzer Ave, between the Beverly Center and The Grove), eve...
The Renaissance of California Extra Virgin Olive Oil
by Silvia Donati California olive oil producers are hard at work these days, with the olive harvest season currently under way. An unprecedented production of 4 million gallons of extra virgin olive oil is estimated for this year's harvest, almost double what was produced last year. A sign that the California olive oil industry is...
Cucina's little sister finally grows up
By Michele Parente Tracy Borkum was in a panic. "No, it's too soon!" the owner of Cucina Sorella cried out when she saw me come in to the restaurant. Borkum's long-awaited high-profile Kensington eatery had opened only a few days before, so yes, it was too soon to review it. I assured her that I was there more as an excited civi...
"Italians in California Agriculture: the Case of the Artichoke"
In the 1920's, a group of Italian American farmers in the San Francisco Bay area ventured south to the little town of Castroville (near Monterey) to plant a crop that was then regarded as a rare exotic - the artichoke. Today, still more than 85% of all artichokes grown in the United States come from these same plantings. Why artichokes and why Cast...
Taci e sorridi, a Brooklyn si festeggiano le bilance
I "bilancini" si ritrovano a Brooklyn per celebrarsi: Ago Magochef (Giuseppe Agostaro) e Leopoldo Mucci, entrambi nati nel segno della bilancia, anche quest'anno hanno organizzato "The Libra Party" per festeggiare gli "anta" di Ago e Leopoldo e di tutti i nati sotto il segno della bilancia che frequentano da 19 anni il Caffè Taci. La cena è stata r...
Italian Wines, American Style
The Italians brought an amazing gastronomic culture to the States but where is all the Italian wine? As it happens, there is actually a number of vineyards dedicated to Italian wines, but due to the popularity of French wines like Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir, we never hear about them. Let's take stock of the Italo-American wines and...
Foodie Empire: Romano's brings rock to downtown Riverside -- starting with Eagles tribute band
By Laurie Lucas It was only a matter of time before the man of many restaurants, Gary Romano, alighted in downtown Riverside.Except for his namesake Italian joint in downtown Redlands, Romano's six other eating places are in Riverside: one in Mission Grove and the other five in Canyon Crest, although his pizza place, Canyon Crust, is temporarily c...
La nuova cucina italiana al Colosseo di North Beach
di Roberto Natalini L'esperienza di un importante chef italiano e il talento emergente di due giovani apprendisti chef si sono uniti per due settimane, collaborando in cucina nel ristorante Colosseo, al centro del quartiere italiano di North Beach. Andrea Fortuni e Gaia Mancini sono due studenti al terzo anno dell'Istituto Professiona...
Taste of Italy at Zia Lina
In Italy, the words ristorante, trattoria or osteria have specific meanings. In America, we use them as if they all meant simply: restaurant. However, in Italy a ristorante is more up-market and formal. The term describes sophisticated, elegant dining establishments where bankers, politicians and movie stars eat. They feature expensive foods and de...