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One culinary area where the West Coast can’t compete with the East Coast is the Italian deli and market. Just the smells emanating from Salumeria Italiano in Boston’s North End and Di Palo’s Fine Foods in Little Italy in New York along with their prodigious number of Italian food products for sale make it difficult for even San Francisco, San Diego...

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After two weeks of Spring Training in Arizona and California under the watchful eye of Team Italy manager Federico Pizzolini and special advisor Mike Candrea, the Azzurre women's softball team returns home a winner after defeating College of the Desert by a score of 10-0 under the lights on Saturday, February 26, 2022. After eight days in Tucson, A...

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Creative Engagements with the Venice Ghetto A Zoom panel discussion featuring Marjorie Agosín and Margaux Fitoussi, moderated by Katharine Trostel and Amanda Sharick Sunday, March 6, 11 AM PST Click here to register Click here to purchase a copy of The Venice Ghetto: A Memory Space That Travels The Venice Ghetto: A Memory Space that Travels asks im...

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Italian contemporary label Forte Forte has opened its first U.S. store on Melrose Place in Los Angeles. Located at 8424 Melrose Place, the boutique was designed by co-founder Giada Forte and Robert Vattilana, art director and Giada’s life partner, on the ground floor of a 1930s building, characterized by two shop windows that open onto the street a...

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The Southern Question has been a major topic in Italian political, economic, and cultural life for a century and more. The South remains a resonant theme in Italian literature and cinema. What consequences has the Question had in controlling the imaginations and actions of intellectuals and those with political and other forms of power? In this lec...

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Get ready, LA – our signature dining event is back! From March 4 - 20, 2022 experience Eataly Los Angeles like you never have before with Restaurant Fest.  Join us for a Restaurant Fest unlike any other! This March 4-20, you can enjoy restaurant menus starting at $22, Italian wine & cocktail flights starting at $19, and events and festivities at ou...

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The latest addition in downtown Burlingame, Caffe Stellato serves morning espresso, sandwiches made with imported Italian ingredients and over 40 flavors of gelato. Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily (11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays), the deli and dessert shop aims to welcome a variety of customers. "It's your one-stop shop … A lot of people eat t...

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On Friday, February 11, two Los Angeles restaurant veterans opened Angelini Ristorante & Bar at Palisades Village in Pacific Palisades. The new effort hails from LA chef Gino Angelini of Angelini Osteria and Tancredi DeLuca of Amici Brentwood. Both Angelini and DeLuca have a longstanding imprint on Los Angeles. Angelini started in 2001 with Angelin...

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Mark the 25th of March on your calendar, and get ready to enjoy an amazing evening. The Nexxt Foundation Inc. is organizing its first Annual Gala Event at the Ovation Center in Long Beach and we are all invited. The Gala will offer delicious Italian food by the winner of two Michelin stars, Chef Erik De Marchi, executive chef and owner at Oliver’s...

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In the upper righthand corner of the menu at Bacetti, floating just above descriptions of seasonal salads and the focaccia with olives and currants seen on nearly every table, take note of the centuries-old saying: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” It’s been adopted as a tongue-in-cheek slogan, referring not only to the cuisine that informs the restaur...

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