Locanda Veneta is one of the best Italian Restaurants in Los Angeles
Locanda Veneta, a fabulous Italian Restaurant, located in the 3rd Street, Los Angeles has a romantic setting with amazing food and services with a 'celebrity setting' or two, is one of the city's little gems. The restaurant aims at transforming the diners to Venice, Italy; the chefs here deceptively combine basic recipe and simplest ingredients to...
Sarahills Vineyards Wine Tasting and Pairing Fundraiser
Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Spend a few hours with us as we raise funds for the Italian American Heritage Foundation and their college scholarship fund. Experience the incredible views from the private estate of Sarahills Vineyard in Saratoga while stimulating your palate with some of the best local wines in the area. ...
Discovering Ca' Momi - Old-World Style, New World Techniques
My first experience with a wine from Ca'Momi was the Ca' Secco sparkling wine offered by the glass at Uncorked in the Sovereign North Plaza. Ca' Secco is a fun, simple, refreshing, light sparkling wine that is made in California with the same method as Prosecco made in Italy. While I have seen other wines on the shelf made by Ca' Momi, I t...
A new connection between Tuscany and the Bay Area promotes the beauty of Italian art and history in America
From Tuscany to the United States, with some special events in San Francisco: the celebrations for the 950th anniversary since the first stone of the Pisa Cathedral was laid and the 450th anniversary of the birth of Galileo Galilei got just big. In fact, starting from this occurrence, a cultural exchange is taking place between the town of...
La Masseria Is NYC's Theater District's Best Italian Restaurant
by John Mariani One peek into the dining room of La Masseria--or now, in good weather, just a glance at the outdoor tables on West 48th Street--shows that after eleven years it is still one of the most popular and eminent restaurants of any stripe in the Theater District. And, after my recent dinner there, I find its culinary exce...
First Impressions: Hot Italian arrives in Davis
by Chris Macias But of course pizza proliferates in Davis, home of the Aggies and stamping grounds for more than 35,000 students at the University of California, Davis – a population sustained by a quick slice after class or a pie in the dorms to satiate those Friday night munchies. Right about now, the pizza competition in Davi...
Trattoria Da Vittorio worthy of trip to West Portal
By Alex Hochman At 6 p.m. on a recent freezing cold Tuesday in perhaps The City's foggiest neighborhood, one restaurant was already quoting a 45-minute wait and the buzz inside was palpable. An extraverted, well-dressed host with a thick Italian accent greeted patrons with shouts of "buono sera!" that sounded so genuine one might think he...
Best Cioppino in the United States and healthy Italian cuisine
I've found the best Cioppino in the United States and it's not in San Francisco, New York or Boston, its served at Il Piccolo Verde restaurant in Brentwood Village, three miles from the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. It has all the elements of a great fish stew, a combination of crab, clams, and mussels in the shell and other seafoo...
Chef Fabio Viviani will be performing in Boise, Idaho, on May 28 as part of the Yahoo! On the Road tour
Fabio Viviani's charming Italian accent and refreshing candor on Top Chef's fifth season won the hearts of viewers and he was voted "Top Chef Fan Favorite." Now Viviani is the host of the popular Yahoo! original series "Chow Ciao" he uses fresh ingredients to prepare easy-to-follow recipes, simple comfort food dishes, and flavorful Italian...
South End: Mario Vollera’s pizza and wine winning formula
Pizza and wine are easily associated with Italy, but rarely found together. This original combination has been conceived by Mario Vollera, owner and manager of South End restaurant in Venice Beach. Native of a small town near Rome, Mario has been traveling the world and making pizza since when he was a teenager, inspired by a family tradit...
Q&A with Bruno Serato: Feeding the poor is 'absolutely necessary'
By Kathleen Luppi Bruno Serato, the owner of Anaheim White House restaurant, has served 1 million meals to hungry children over 10 years. The restaurateur's mission of serving pasta dinners to Orange County's neediest families paid homage to his humble beginnings in his homeland of Italy and led to him founding the service organizati...
San Francisco Wine Exchange Appoints Diego Lo Prete as General Manager, Executive Vice President
The San Francisco Wine Exchange (SFWE), America's oldest independent wine marketing agency and a leading importer of fine wine, announced today the appointment of Diego Lo Prete to the position of General Manager, Executive Vice President. Lo Prete's new position was effective January 20, 2014. Lo Prete will report to Hugh Thacher, President of SFW...