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Steven Spielberg proclaimed “The Godfather” the “greatest American film ever made,” Robert De Niro teasingly bemoaned being cast in the sequel and not the original and Harrison Ford fought back tears reflecting on his role in the 1974 film, “The Conversation.” At the center of it all was Francis Ford Coppola, who on Saturday received the AFI Life A...

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Since opening Alba Los Angeles on Melrose Avenue Feb. 6, guests have been coming up to co-owner Cobi Levy and thanking him, noting, “We really needed it.” Which is perhaps a bit surprising, given the wealth of Italian restaurants in L.A. (and New York, for that matter — where he and Prince Street Hospitality partner Will Makris debuted their origin...

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Pianist Alessandro Martire spent years convincing local officials to let him play while floating on the glittering blue waters of Lake Como in northern Italy, but when the show — called “Floating Waves” — finally came to pass, the internationally famous resort town clearly was meant for such a spectacle. Pictures from the first concert look like so...

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Saturday, April 26. 3 - 4:30pm PDT. Doors at 2:40pm - Italian American Museum of Los Angeles - 644 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA. Get your ticket here. A whimsical inventor teams up with his quirky assistant, who hilariously misinterprets everything he says. Their mission? To bring his latest invention to life! But they can’t do it on their own...

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“This is not a restaurant,” says Daniele Uditi, addressing a crowd of 32 diners in a spacious warehouse in West Adams on a recent Sunday evening. “It might look like it, but it’s not.” Uditi wants to set the record straight, as soon as you sit down for a meal at Le Le Dinner Club. The warehouse is outfitted with tables facing a kitchen that looks l...

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Los Angeles still has bookstores. Not a lot of them, mind you, but they exist. On a recent visit home, I met a friend at The Last Bookstore in downtown L.A. (Yes, Los Angeles has a downtown, too) and spent some time browsing the shelves of new and used books about the city. I found some treasures—John Gregory Dunne’s Monster, Carey McWilliams’s Sou...

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On the occasion of Italian Research Day in the World (Giornata della Ricerca Italiana nel Mondo, or GRIM for short), the Embassy of Italy in Washington, together with the Italian consular network and the Italian Cultural Institutes in the United States, has promoted a series of initiatives to highlight the contribution of Italian research at the gl...

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In 2023, Jeremy Adler bought Beethoven Market, a former Mar Vista grocery staple that served the community for 75 years. The market was less than a mile from his home, and Adler hoped to turn this prominent corner into a breezy day-to-night restaurant and community gathering place. That journey takes a successful turn as Adler and chef Michael Leon...

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Venchi, an Italian gourmet chocolate manufacturer founded by chocolatier Silviano Venchi, is getting ready to expand its presence throughout California, including several sites planned for Southern California. Currently, the company only has two locations in the Golden State, with sites in Westfield Valley Fair and UTC San Diego. This is about to c...

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Sunday April 27th, 2025 Time: 6 pm. Barnsdall Gallery Theatre - 4800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Ticket Information here. Internationally acclaimed pianist and composer Alessandro Martire is set to return to LA, bringing his breathtaking new show, Soundscapes. For all the friends of We the Italians, there is a special 15% discount to use...

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