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S.Y. Kitchen and Luca Crestanelli, executive chef and partner, are hosting "Godfather Night," a special "Family" dinner Tuesday, April 1, inspired by his Italian-American immigrant tradition. Reservations start at 5 p.m.   For one night only, S.Y. Kitchen will be transformed into an Italian eatery of the past, complete with red checkered ta...

Thursday, July 17, 2014 7:00pmLecture by Dr. Vincent Fausone Jr. at the Museo Italo Americano.   Did you know that Amadeo Peter Giannini was the first banker to extend financial support to ordinary folks or that without his financial support, the Golden Gate Bridge would not have been built?  Did you know that he bankrolled the Hollywo...

The Italian Opera Festival is the first event of its kind, built around the masterpieces of the Italian Opera. During the 21st of November 2009 the IAOF was presented at the audience with the special participation of an Italian Star, the Baritone Bruno Pratico'. Their artistic superior level is sure to have posted Orange County and Southern Califor...

Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival took advantage of Columbus Day to announce the recipient of its 2014 Italian-American Icon Award. David O. Russell will be feted at the upcoming edition of the festival. The New York-born director is of Lucanian origin on his mother's side.   Last year, the festival presented him with the Capri Ma...

The Festa del Libro (Italian Children's Book Fair) will be held at Spazio Italiano (note the venue change!) on the second weekend of November (8-9 November). It will showcase more than 500 books for children (0-10 years of age) selected from some of the most distinguished Italian publishers such as Emme Edizioni, Dame, Giunti, Mondadori, Gallucci,...

by Mauro Battocchi   La Scuola Internazionale di San Francisco, the Bay's premier pre-K though 8th grade international Italian school, is set to hold their annual fundraiser gala called "La Dolce Vita" on March 14th at the Regency Center on 1270 Sutton Street in San Francisco.   Last year, over 400 people attended to show their suppor...

by Pete Allman   In Italy, people enjoy every moment of life. The pace of everyday living is much different than life in America. This style of life, encompassing good wine and authentic Italian cuisine is what Italy is known for. For the last 10 years Giorgio Pierangeli, Mario and Raffaele Sabatini, two brothers from the region of Abruzzi,...

In occasione della Festa della Donna, che si celebra in tutto il mondo l'8 marzo, l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura ospiterà la proiezione de "La Scelta di Catia - 80 miglia a sud di Lampedusa" (90', 2014).   La docufiction è diretta da Roberto Burchielli ed è dedicata a Catia Pellegrino, la prima donna italiana Comandante della Marina, coinvol...

by Janice Worthen   On the corner of Santa Clara Avenue and Fifth Street sits a little deli that's easy to miss, but its sandwiches — stuffed with a generous serving of meat on a wonderfully fragrant choice of breads — are hard to forget. Just take a step inside this classic corner eatery, and you'll see why Santoro's Italian Market & De...

Date: Monday, October 19, 2015 - Saturday, November 07, 2015 Hours: Mon thru Thur, 9am-1pm and 2pm- 5pm. Sat 10am-1pm Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Fondazione Arnoldo e Alberto Mondadori, and Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto Designed for visitors from afar but also for tourists going to Milan for Expo 2015, the exhib...

by Holly Erickson After last year's North Beach Christmas walk was rained out by the big storm and blackout of December 2014, North Beach Neighbors president Trish Herman and local merchants have decided to hedge their bets against another washout, especially given this winter's predicted El Niño rains. The result is the 2015 Festival of Light and...

by Mauro Battocchi   On June 9th, twenty one Italian American organizations came together to celebrate my four years as Italy's Consul General in San Francisco. This heartwarming event, held at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Association, was made possible by Alessandro Baccari, San Francisco's chief North Beach historian, who along with...