A so-called destination restaurant is an unfamiliar concept to those of us living in the culinary districts of Los Angeles. The thought of vehicular travel to some distant locale for dinner is a foreign notion, something reserved for chain restaurant-dining suburbanites. But the fact of the matter is that we all journey to other parts of town to v...
READ MOREPiù di quattrocento colorati e pronti alla sfida. Tanti erano i ciclisti che domenica mattina si sono dati appuntamento a Pasadena per la prima Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia, organizzata in collaborazione con la Gazzetta dello Sport e l'ICE di Los Angeles. Un giro inaugurale, non strettamente competitivo, ma ugualmente strutturato come gara, che ha vis...
READ MOREby Michele Pluss Frank Mangio loves his job. First of all, he describes his office as a "cozy wine bar," complete with overstuffed furniture, walls covered with photographs and several coolers housing more than one hundred bottles of wine. Not a bad place to come in to work five days a week. Second, the work he does combines...
READ MOREPasadena is the home of Contessa Chocolate Collection where you can have a cup of espresso while you savor some Italian cuisine. The "Contessa" of Pasadena is Maria Luisa Fabbri who has been delighting customers for the past 15 years with her food and charm. She also owns Contessa Italian Home Collection which is a gift shop. At her places...
READ MOREArtemusica, con la direzione del Maestro Ermanno Zotti, è stato protagonista di due esibizioni molto apprezzate dal folto pubblico accorso alla Saint Monica Church, Santa Monica venerdì 15, ed il giorno successivo alla St. Peter the Apostle Church a Pasadena. Fondato nel 2011, il coro è composto esclusivamente da cantanti non-professionist...
READ MOREPasadena Mayor, Bill Bogaard takls about Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia:"We are very pleased to welcome the Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia back to Pasadena. Last year's inaugural event was a huge success, and we expect the 2013 ride to attract even more participants. Cycling is a vital component of Pasadena's transportation plan. Named the most bike-friendly c...
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