If your idea of a good time is drinking and eating in a wine vault for three hours, Solare Ristorante should be at the top of the list. Our group was willingly sucked into a red wine vortex with no reference of time and no care to know. And oh God, was it good. A trifecta of perfection, Solare was recently named Best Italian Restaurant in San Diego...

Our region continues to exemplify the best in arts and culture programs, and this spring, a multitude of social and cultural opportunities with an added Italian flair abound for our community and visitors to embrace and to help in promoting San Diego’s arts and culture scene. Amici House in Little Italy was privileged this past weekend to be a part...

Vincent DePhilippis was born in New York, but spent his youth in Naples, Italy. After returning to New York at 18, Vincent met Madeleine Manfredi. They settled in Westchester, Pa. after marrying in 1925. In 1947, the two moved to San Diego, and three years later, the pair opened Cash & Carry Italian Foods on India Street. Cash & Carry Italian Foods...

Liam Caruana, che nel circuito junior giocava con accanto la bandierina americana, è un ragazzo ancora poco conosciuto dalla maggior parte degli appassionati di tennis. Liam e la sua famiglia, in realtà, sono italiani anche se vivono negli Stati Uniti. Ora, italiano a tutti gli effetti anche per ITF e ATP, sta scalando molto velocemente la classifi...

A fixture in Liberty Station for its seasonal Southern Italian cuisine, Solare Ristorante has received a coveted honor from Italy’s prestigious food and wine rating group Gambero Rosso. After spending almost two years visiting and examining the restaurant’s service and food, judges have bestowed the prized Tre Gamberi award to the local eatery and...

Cristina Mariani-May is the CEO of Banfi, Italy’s most honored winery and one of the leading vintners in all the world, offering acclaimed wine from many of the noted global properties including America. She is the third generation of her family to be in the wine business dating back to her grandfather in the early 1900s in New York with an Italian...

The Little Italy Association will be partnering with other Italian cultural groups, Convivio and the Italian Cultural Center, to celebrate Italian heritage through the sport of baseball in San Diego this spring. On Thursday, May 31, the organizations will come together to celebrate America’s favorite pastime — baseball — at the San Diego Padres “It...

The Buzz: The life, passions, and accomplishments of San Diego’s Ann Navarra will take center stage at a dinner recognizing her as the 2018 recipient of the Convivio Communitas Award for Leadership.  The annual award honors San Diego’s Italian-American community leaders who have transformed our region through their academic, business and civic achi...

The story of the Italians in the US, and in particular the story of their contribution to the greatness of America, can be told by several different angles, as we know very well here at We the Italians.   One of these points of view is sport: and when we talk about sport in the US, Baseball is probably the first choice. That is why we are very ple...

The Little Italy Association, Convivio and the Italian Cultural Center are proud to partner with the San Diego Padres for the 2018 Italian Heritage Night on Thursday, May 31. Come celebrate with us for an evening of special guests and programming. Purchase your ticket today to have a chance to receive a limited edition, commemorative San Diego Padr...