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The story of the Italian American community in the founding of the San Francisco Opera is front and center in “Bravo  — Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy” at the Museo Italo Americano at Fort Mason. As the company celebrates its 2022-2023 centennial season, the life and career of Neapolitan conductor Gaetano Merola, the...

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San Francisco's favorite pizzaiolo, Tony Gemignani, is launching a new festival this summer, and it features all the hits: pizza, bagels and beer. The aptly named Pizza, Bagel & Beer Festival is slotted to take place on Aug. 19 in North Beach, with over 45 participating local pizzerias, bagel-makers and breweries.  “For the last eight years, there’...

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In the sometimes snobbish, often ostentatious world of gourmet food, there are seared foie gras with rhubarb tart, hamachi with sea urchin vinaigrette, and kumamoto oysters with mango sorbet.  And then there’s Italian salami. Italian salami? How does this processed meat with a gnarly chub, fermented tang, and winelike aroma belong in the élite comp...

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Cecilia Casarini still remembers the long line that formed outside Ilary Biondo’s gelato store in Sicily when the couple first met in the summer of 2021. “The line was from the door to two blocks away every single day,” Casarini, Biondo’s wife, recalled. “She was just doing everything, making the gelato, serving people.” Now, Biondo, 36, the Italia...

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Several fairs took over San Francisco streets this weekend. But perhaps none was more vibrant than the Festa Italiana, put on by the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club. The event was held on Stockton Street, between Union and Filbert. The festival featured live music, including a symphony of accordions and multiple appearances by well-known musici...

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The week of May 22nd, San Francisco welcomed SMAU | Italy RestartsUp, an event dedicated to innovation between Italy and the Bay Area Ecosystem, organized by SMAU in collaboration with ICE, the agency for the internationalization and promotion abroad of Italian companies.  Innovation and excellence of “Made In Italy” were at the center of the conve...

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Music history has long been shrouded in myth—from the lore around Delta bluesman Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil to become a guitar master to the tall tale that Jimi Hendrix lived in Haight-Ashbury (he didn’t). Similarly, the story of how the accordion became the official instrument of San Francisco may sound legendary. But in this c...

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The Museo Italo Americano celebrates the 100th anniversary of San Francisco Opera with a new exhibition: BRAVO—Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy. Presented in partnership with San Francisco Opera and Museum of Performance + Design, the exhibition runs through October 22, 2023 at the Museo Italo Americano located at Fort...

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Next summer, Milan and Juventus will participate in a tour of the U.S., the "New U.S. Summer Series" organized by the "Soccer Champions Tour," along with other top clubs such as Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United.Milan and Juventus will play each other on Thursday, July 27 at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA. Milan will als...

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Every day, nearly half of Americans eat a sandwich for lunch. And it makes sense—slap some ingredients between two slices of bread and you’ve got a meal without too much thought. And, granted, the results are typically acceptable. But a good sandwich? Hoo-boy, that’s a whole different story. TikTok creator Jack’s Dining Room might have found one of...

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