Eataly, as many of you know, is Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich, and Lidia Bastianich's Italian megastore/restaurant hub/Nutella haven that started in Torino, spread to New York's Flatiron District, and later opened in Chicago. Well, now that apotheosis of Italian cuisine is coming to the West Coast. Although it's not set in stone, it's likel...
READ MORE"Le donne sono state sedute in queste stanze per milioni di anni, cosicché ormai perfino le pareti sono pervase dalla loro forza creativa, che infatti soverchia talmente la capacità dei mattoni e della malta, che per forza deve attaccarsi alle penne, ai pennelli, agli affari e alla politica. Ma questa forza creativa è molto diversa da quella degli...
READ MOREMs. Irene Virbila is a sommelier and restaurant reviewer at The Los Angeles Times, and her word is highly valued among wine-lovers and food-enthusiasts. A few days ago, she decided to award an Italian wine the title of "Wine of the Week", regularly granted by the influential Californian newspaper upon her advice. The honour went to Brancai...
READ MORELast June 1st, the Federated Italo-Americans of Southern California celebrated one of the most important recurrences of the year, the Italian Republic Day. They met at Casa Italiana for a gala dinner that brought together over a hundred guests, evidently proud of reuniting for such an important occasion. A cocktail hour welcomed the guests before...
READ MOREHit Week, the world's only festival showcasing Italy's music scene on the global stage, heads to Los Angeles for its 6th edition with Prog Rock legends Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) on Friday November, 13th at the Whisky a Go Go. The first Italian group to achieve international acclaim, between 1973 and 1977 PFM charted 5 English language albums...
READ MOREIn conjunction with Caravaggio and His Legacy, and with the special support of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and of the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, LACMA is screening five features that show how the Italian painter's groundbreaking style resonates with filmmakers. Though the films in this series span thirty years a...
READ MOREIstituto Italiano di Cultura a Los Angeles - Avviso per l'assunzione di un impiegato a contratto da adibire ai servizi di assistente amministrativo nel settore segreteria/archivio-Avviso di Assunzione di n. 1 Impiegato a Contratto da adibire ai servizi di Assistente Amministrativo a Contratto nel settore Segreteria-Archivio presso l'Istituto Italia...
READ MOREAnche in questo primo scorcio di 214 l'Italia resta al centro dell'attenzione degli operatori turistici americani. Sulla scia del successo ottenuto nel 2013, Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Usa, si protrae anche nei primi mesi del 2014 l'attività di co-marketing già pianificata dall'Enit in collaborazione con l'ITPC (Italian Travel Promotion Coun...
READ MOREby Rick Schultz The day after a sold-out Hollywood Bowl concert this week, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli arrived at the chilly library of a Beverly Hills hotel wearing shorts, a dark blue polo shirt and sunglasses. At 58, Bocelli looks trim and fit. But today he's slightly agitated. The room was too cold. "No, no, this is unsa...
READ MOREHe's her husband... she's his wife ... the other girl is the lover ... but whose lover?! "The Perfect Lover" (L'Amante Perfetto), playing at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June, brings new meaning to the phrase "all's fair in love and war". Fabulous Dreams Production (FDP) was founded in 2013 to promote Italian culture through theater,...
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