Vincenti Restaurant's formula to overcome a pandemic
At Vincenti Restaurant in Brentwood, they had to make rapid and impactful changes in order to adjust to the Covid-19 new reality. And if, in time of a pandemic, wearing a mask, a face shield, and setting up tables at the right social-distance have been pretty much a no-brainer, some other aspects of ournew-normal life have hit at more deeper level....
8 Can't-Miss Los Angeles Delis for Italian Sandwiches
The Los Angeles food scene sprawls across enclaves that offer spectacular Japanese and Chinese cuisine along with tantalizing Mexican, spicy Korean, flavorful Ethiopian, and so much more. Amid all these options, one of LA's most enduring and entertaining culinary traditions is the delicatessen, where you can order craveable sandwiches built from It...
LA's Best Italian Restaurants for Valentine's Day 2021
If there was ever a time to take singer Jackie DeShannon’s advice to “put a little love in your heart,” it’s after this tumultuous past year. Luckily, with Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s the perfect excuse to forget the craziness and focus on a loved one. In Los Angeles, restaurants are rising to the occasion with Italian dishes and specials that...
Longtime Oakland coffee roaster Mr. Espresso burned by pandemic, but holding steady
In the Bay Area, innovation is constant — sometimes to a fault — and it’s no different in the coffee scene. But at Mr. Espresso, a family-owned, Oakland-based coffee roasting company and wholesaler in its 43rd year, they’ve shown you can have success by continually improving on something while keeping tradition as a guiding force. The company was f...
Los Angeles Italian Restaurants Re-open for Outdoor Dining
Last week brought some good news for Italian restaurants in California, but especially in Los Angeles, where the Mediterranean-like climate is perfect for outdoor dining. (Mask on, of course.) On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom lifted the state-wide stay at home order, allowing restaurants to open for outdoor dining again starting Friday, January 29....
Aperitivo’s Pasta Club Puts Italy on Your Table
The generic concept that many Americans have of Italian food — pizza, pasta, parmesan, prosciutto — is instantly shattered by a visit to the Mediterranean country. So long as you’re curious about cuisine, it doesn’t take long to realize that almost every little village — sometimes, even just a big-city neighborhood — claims a special sauce, or nood...
The Anchovy Bar: Super-Fresh Seafood Appetizers in San Francisco
The Anchovy Bar—a new and noteworthy San Francisco restaurant (with both takeout and delivery available) —is capitalizing on a new trend. Deviled eggs, littleneck clams, and broiled oysters, to name a few. Small gourmet snacks are having their moment this autumn and winter season. And since most of us are still stuck at home due to the virus, it’s...
Review: Family-Owned Centro Storico in Old Town Tustin
Old Town Tustin isn’t having any of that faux vintage created by redevelopers eager to erase crumbly curbs and oddball storefronts. A venerable heart of a settlement born in 1927, the intersection of Main Street and El Camino Real remains a mishmash of small businesses run by locals. Centro Storico is the new kid on the old block, re-animating a ve...
Dalla Terra Winery Direct Adds Sardinian Producer Vigne Surrau to Its Portfolio of Family-Owned Italian Wineries
Dalla Terra Winery Direct® announced today that Vigne Surrau has joined its group of family-owned Italian estates, making it the first Sardinian winery to be added to the company’s import portfolio since being founded in 1990. Established in 2004 by the Demuro family, Surrau is located just fifteen minutes from the stunning Costa Smeralda in the no...
The South Coast Chef Bringing Italian Family Cooking Home During The Pandemic
A South Coast restaurant is giving residents the chance to take-out a flavor of Italy. The Rosewood Miramar Beach in Montecito has introduced to-go dining, featuring executive chef Massimo Falsini’s favourite recipes from his Italian grandmother’s cookbook. Any dreams of a once in a lifetime Italian vacation may have gone up in flames this year, a...
Pizza Bella: best pizza in America
Happy Fonso bongos away to a recorded song coming out of his car. “Working for tips,” his cardboard signs says. “Your help is needed and appreciated. Thanks!” Except, since the lockdown, Old Town is pretty-much deserted. In the silence, you can hear his two-note bongos up and down San Diego Avenue. A couple of dollar bills sit in his tips bucket. “...
Inaugural Little Italy San Jose Wine Club
Little Italy San Jose in collaboration with Enoteca La Storia are proud to announce our 1st Wine Club shipment in February. We chose Tuscany (Toscana) as our theme for our inaugural shipment to acknowledge the County of Santa Clara/Florence, Italy Sister County relationship. Click here to join our Wine Club that is sommelier curated and a percentag...