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There’s a surprising new sandwich shop landing along Melrose soon, taking up residence inside the shuttered Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese. The place is called Pirolo’s Panino, and it should open in a matter of weeks. Pirolo’s is in part the work of namesake chef Michael Pirolo, a 2016 James Beard Foundation Award semi-finalist in the Best Chef South c...

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Un percorso difficile che conduce, dopo tempo, alla gioia e a numerosi motivi di orgoglio. Si può riassumere così la storia di Nick Di Brizzi, 36enne figlio di sassanesi emigrati anni fa negli States, in California, che è tornato a vivere dopo un doppio trapianto reso necessario dalla grave fibrosi cistica con cui è stato costretto a convivere per...

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From March 19 - 23, LMU School of Film and Television (SFTV) will present their fifth annual Il Cinema Ritrovato On Tour film festival on campus with screenings in Mayer Theater. The satellite festival is an offshoot of the original Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival that takes place in Bologna, Italy. It is being brought to LMU in conjunction with...

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When: Tuesday, April 17 at 7:00 pm - Where: West Hollywood Council Chambers (library building), 625 N. San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069- What: SEEfest is thrilled to host the super-quintet of Trieste aficionados sharing their stories, anecdotes and insights about the cosmopolitan region in northern Adriatic. Trieste presides at the inters...

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March 21st is Tiramisu Day. To celebrate Tiramisu Day Italian singer Giada Valenti gives away her new single Gracias A La Vida and a mini cookbook with 5 recipes for delicious Tiramisu. Fans can get the song and the recipe booklet by signing up on a special page: http://www.giadavalenti.com/tiramisuday. The campaign will run for week, from March 18...

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When: Monday, March 26, 2018 From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 1023 Hilgard Avenue - LA 90024 - Entrance : Free Part of the new series Wine and Dine – Wine and Food Tasting Parties in partnership with Vinomatica.com Wine Agency and its Founder and CEO, Master Taster and Wine Educator, Giammario Villa. An interactive wine...

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Like a nice bottle of Italian wine, Eataly L.A. has had time to breathe since it opened. The crowds that greeted the November opening of the Italian food emporium’s first West Coast location at the Westfield Century City had wait times of up to four hours, proving that, even in Los Angeles, gluten is far from shunned, Matija Blazic, the communicati...

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Digital content creation studio yU+co has added Robert Checchi, the award-winning former sr. exhibition designer for the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, as its new director of museum and special projects. Checchi joins yU+co following 12 years at The Getty where he oversaw both temporary and permanent collection exhibition development, design, f...

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When it comes to the evangelization of California, Father Junípero Serra certainly gets his fair share of attention for founding nine Spanish missions across California in the 1700s, winning over Native American converts, and leaving a legacy of faith that’s lasted more than two centuries. Thus it came as no surprise that Pope Francis granted the F...

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Actor-producer-director, Danny DeVito is the recipient of the 2018 Jack Valenti - Los Angels Italian Legend Award, in memory of long-time MPAA president Jack Valenti. It is the festival’s highest honor and is given annually to an outstanding Italian-American who has made major contributions to the global motion picture industry. Al Pacino, Anjelica...

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