Eataly L.A. Celebrates Spring With An Italian Food Festival
If you haven't ventured to the Westfield Century City Mall to explore Eataly L.A., now is a great time to give it a go. The marketplace is 67,000 square feet of Italian goodness, featuring multiple restaurants, food counters, and an authentic Italian market. For the next two weeks (March 18 -31) Eataly is hosting their Eataly Restaurant Fest - maki...
Authentic Italian trattoria, Cesarina, opens in Point Loma
Point Loma welcomes a new and delicioso authentic Italian pasta oasis, Cesarina. Owned and operated by restaurateurs Niccolò Angius, Giuseppe Scognamiglio and Giuseppe Capasso, the Italian trattoria embodies the atmosphere and cooking of legendary Italian “nonnas,” often referred to as the best cooks in the world. Named after Niccolò’s wife, Cesari...
Nancy Silverton Is Opening a Big Italian Steakhouse Inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Buried in yesterday’s news about Mario Batali’s sale of his ownership in his restaurant empire, Nancy Silverton, one of Batali’s former partners who’s retained primary ownership in her restaurants in Los Angeles (Osteria Mozza, Chi Spacca, and Pizzeria Mozza), was a hint about Silverton’s upcoming restaurant inside the Hollywood Roosevelt. Silverto...
Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Days at Eataly L.A.
Parmigiano Reggiano is one of the most ancient cheeses ever known. To honor this great formaggio, we're declaring Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Days on Saturday, March 9 and 16. Join us for a wheel opening and special tastings in the afternoon, then bring home our finest Parmigiano Reggiano with 30% off. Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, the “King of Cheeses,” ca...
Principe Foods Presents Italian-Style Meats
I know the saying is ‘a good man is hard to find,’ but I propose an alternative phrase,—‘a good meat is hard to find.’ It’s true; I love a good cured meat; from salami to prosciutto, they’re all winners in my book, but often the quality can be a little, shall we say, iffy. One company that is making a commitment to quality is Principe Foods, a Cali...
Pizza Star Fiorella Fires Up Polk Street Sequel
Richmond District hit (and current Eater 38 Essential SF restaurant) Fiorella is bringing its neighborhood Italian favorites to a new neighborhood: Russian Hill, where a second Fiorella opens on Thursday, March 7. The new location at 2238 Polk is in the former home of another pizzeria, Gioia, which closed in October to relocate to a smaller Hayes V...
First Vinitaly International Academy Ambassador Course Held in Los Angeles Proclaims Seven Italian Wine Ambassadors
The Vinitaly International Academy global community continues to grow steadily with 7 Italian Wine Ambassadors newly certified in Los Angeles. The overall count then raises to 177 accredited members (of which 13 are Experts and 164 Ambassadors), even if the broader alumni community reaches 500 wine professionals worldwide that have been through the...
Readers’ Choice 2019: Best Italian Restaurant: Evelyn’s Big Italian Pizzeria & Ristorante
Evelyn’s won the Daily Republic’s Readers’ Choice for best Italian restaurant, but gorgeous pie isn’t the only thing putting the restaurant on the map. If it’s food and it’s Italian, Piero “Peter” Tropeano and Evelyn’s has it. “If people come in here and they aren’t happy, I’m going to make them happy one way or another,” Tropeano said. “They alway...
“Seeds of disruption”: la IACCW apre una finestra sul futuro alla terza edizione di “Savor Italy” Los Angeles
Prosegue con “Seeds of Disruption” l’attività promozionale della Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West - Camera di Commercio italiana per la West Coast USA - a beneficio delle produzioni agroalimentari e vinicole italiane autentiche, nell’ambito della campagna “True Italiana Taste”, il progetto promosso e finanziato dal Ministero dello Sviluppo Ec...
Pizza: feminine, plural
Saturday, March 9, 10am-12.45pm. Bite Unite, 600 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA. Buy Tickets here. Italian Cultural Institute Members $ 35 | General Public $ 50. PROMO Become a member of the Institute and save! $ 70 (Lesson + membership fee). Culinary class in Italian contemporary pizza: flour, dough and toppings "Made in Italy" During th...
Jon & Vinny’s Started a “Club” and Brentwood Is Going Nuts
Since opening in late January, Jon & Vinny’s Brentwood has become one of the toughest reservations in town. This is unsurprising, perhaps, given the enduring crowds at the original Jon & Vinny’s on Fairfax (go ahead, try to book a table after 4 p.m. anytime in the next month) coupled with the endless appetite that Brentwood residents have for price...
Five Fantastic Veal Parmesan Dishes to Try in Los Angeles
First of all, veal parmigiana, or veal parmesan, is among the best comfort foods ever. Second, it was not created in Italy. Well, it kind of was. Eggplant parmigiana, lightly breaded with a smattering of cheese in a light tomato sauce, is a staple in southern Italy and is the ancestor of the veal and chicken parms Americans know and love today. Whe...