NEXXT second edition - The Biggest Made in Italy Trade Show in LA
The second annual Nexxt - Made in Italy Expo will take place Oct. 19-22 at CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles (112 East 22nd Street, Los Angeles, CA), featuring over 120 vendors, meticulously curated to offer an authentic and immersive Italian experience. Traveling from various regions across Italy, the vendors will showcase and sell the finest Ita...
Sicilian specialties: Chef Andrea Cavaleri shares home cooking at Napa Farmers Market
"That Enzo, he always has some food in his mouth,” Chef Andrea Cavaleri said. He was referring to an Italian boy devouring Cavaleri’s soft Sicilian almond cookies at a recent Farmers Market. Cavaleri sells these and a wide array of other Sicilian delicacies weekly at the Napa Farmers Market. His main gig, however, is cooking as a private event chef...
Little Italy in the Northstate: Paesano Days brings Italian culture, food and fun to Redding, CA
A little taste of Italy came to the Northstate with Paesano Days. It took place at South City Park in Redding on Friday and Saturday. Eventgoer Kent Eikanas explained to KRCR’s Tyler Van Dyke why he enjoyed the event so much. "The funness is really the comradery that everybody experiences together, everybody has fun everybody supports each other,”...
St. Helena's Italian heritage festival set for Oct. 7
St. Helena's Italian Heritage Month celebration, Festa Italiana, will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at Lyman Park, CA. The event will feature food, wine from local Italian-owned wineries, Italian music, the raising of the Italian flag, and the singing of the Italian national anthem by Katie Hopgood-Sculatti. Organizer Anthony Micheli...
Bella Vita transforms asphalt to art
Bella Vita Fest, produced by the ArtWalk San Diego team, has been at the drawing table since 2018. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend October 21st and 22nd, in San Diego's Little Italy. October is Italian Heritage month, and Bella Vita Fest celebrates the tradition of street painting which originated in 16th century Italy with wayfaring arti...
For the Love of Pasta: Uovo brings fresh Italian meals to South Lake Avenue
In Italian, the word for egg is “uovo.” It’s also the name of a new restaurant in town. Opening its doors on Aug. 11 in The Commons on South Lake Avenue, Uovo is a sophisticated Italian trattoria that specializes in handmade fresh pasta from Italy. When we say, “from Italy,” we mean fresh pasta made by hand and shipped fresh daily to Los Angeles fr...
Italian Opera in San Francisco, then & now
Saturday 10/14/2023. 10:15 am - 3:45 pm. Museo Italo Americano - 2 Marina Blvd, Building C - San Francisco, CA. Museo Italo Americano & Leonardo Da Vinci Society. In collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco present ITALIAN OPERA in SAN FRANCISCO, THEN & NOW. A ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM. RSVP By October 8, 2023 San Francisco was an “op...
Announcing the 155th San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade
The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade Committee is thrilled to announce the return of the parade to the streets of San Francisco on October 8, 2023. Renowned pizzaiolo and restaurateur Tony Gemignani and esteemed Judge Claude Perasso will be honored as the Grand Marshals for the highly anticipated event. Tony Gemignani, a world-class pizza acro...
Locanda Positano, Acclaimed Italian Restaurant, Wins Best of Los Angeles Award- Best Authentic Italian Restaurant - 2023
Locanda Positano, acclaimed Italian restaurant owned by Michelangelo Pinto and Patrizia Martiradonna, wins the Best of Los Angeles Award- "Best Authentic Italian Restaurant - 2023", according to Aurora DeRose, award coordinator for the Best of Los Angeles Award community. The "Best of Los Angeles Award" community was formed nine years ago and consi...
ICYMI, It’s Hot Focaccia Sandwich Summer in Los Angeles
Los Angeles has always been a sandwich town, with staples like Roma Market in Pasadena, Langer’s in Westlake, and Bay Cities in Santa Monica all worthy of decades of conversation — but there has never been a sandwich moment quite like this one before. It has unequivocally become the summer of focaccia sandwiches, with makers from Silver Lake to San...
Is midtown Sacramento still getting a new Italian bistro? Update on New York expansion
Construction is underway for the newest pizza joint in Sacramento, more than a year after the New York City restaurant announced its expansion. Pazza Notte Restaurant announced in 2022 that it would open a second location by last spring at 1801 L St. in midtown. As of Saturday, the inside of the storefront is covered with plastic wrap and paint can...
Giacomo Ceruti: A Compassionate Eye
September 25, 2023 | 6:00 PM. Italian Cultural Institute - 1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. Admission: Free. The event will be also streamed on Zoom for Guests who are not able to participate in person. RSVP here. Laborers, unhoused, and marginalized individuals are the protagonists of a striking series of paintings by Italian artist Giacomo C...