Abruzzesi & Molisani di California - 23rd Anniversary
Abruzzesi & Molisani di California Celebrated their 23rd Anniversary On Sunday, January 27, 2013 approximately 70 members and relatives of the Abruzzesi & Molisani di California gathered in the beautiful Verdugo hall of the elegant Castaway Restaurant in Burbank to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the club. The event was organized extrem...
Sexy molto prima di Apple. Tracce italiane nella Valley
SAN FRANCISCO - Prima di Apple, Dell, Google e Facebook, c'era Olivetti e c'era un nutrito drappello di ricercatori Italiani. Trasferendosi negli Stati Uniti finirono per giocare un ruolo fondamentale negli eventi che hanno fatto della Silicon Valley il centro planetario dell'innovazione tecnologica e sociale. La "love story" tra gli italiani e que...
International Boccaccio Conference Kicks Off at University of Berkeley
Just across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco — and 700 years into the past — distinguished professors from all over the world are lecturing on the work of 14th century Florentine poet and humanist Giovanni Boccaccio, renown for works such as Decameron and On Famous Women. Recently, San Franciscans enjoyed Pier Paolo Pasolini's Decameron at the Cas...
Commission decides against moving on Strip news rack ban
By Conor Shine The Clark County Commission has put off a ban on news racks along the Strip and instead will work with owners of the racks to come up with a compromise that limits obstructions for pedestrians.The issue: Commissioners considered an ordinance that would have banned all news racks along Las Vegas Boulevard from Russell Road to Sahara...
Stare in Silicon Valley è un master continuo. La Nuova Italia che Avanza: Hyperfair
Oggi parliamo di Hyperfair, startup che realizza fiere virtuali online sfruttando la tecnologia 3D. La startup, fondata da Marco Campanari e Max Bonfanti, è in questi giorni sugli scudi per avere appena annunciato un round di finanziamento di 1,2 milioni di dollari. L'investimento (cui hanno partecipato anche Atlante Ventures, il fondo di...
Zibibbo restaurant shutters after 17 years in downtown Palo Alto
Longtime Palo Alto restaurant Zibibbo has shuttered after 17 years, owner Rowena Wu confirmed Wednesday. "Zibibbo has closed for good," she said, refusing to comment further. Jose Sandoval, a San Jose resident who's been a cook at the restaurant for five years, said he was told last Friday that the restaurant was closing. He said the rest...
Matthew Accarrino among Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs
Chef Matthew Accarrino has just been named one of the Food & Wine's Best New Chefs of 2014. Born in St. Louis and raised in New Jersey, this American celebrity with undeniable Italian origins is used to say that when he was a child, his dream was becoming a professional cyclist. However, when a tumour in his leg forced him to change hi...
Un Fogolâr nella Silicon Valley: 14 ingegneri fondano il Fogolâr Furlan del Nord California
C'è un cuore friulano che pulsa nella Silicon Valley. Si chiama Fogolâr Furlan del Nord California e ha sede a Sunnyvale. La rete americana dei cervelli friulani si sta compattando grazie al ruolo strategico dell'Ente Friuli nel Mondo che con i friulani all'estero ambisce a realizzare una piattaforma di relazioni orientata al futuro, dove far conve...
Prophecy. Pasolini's Africa (2013, 77')
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015 Hours: 6:30 PM Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC In collaboration with: Department of French and Italian at USC In conjunction with the exhibit Massimiliano Gatti. Passages and on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini's death, the IIC remembers the director, poet, writer and intellect...
Fancy A Fig? California's Growers Desperately Hope You Do
by Ezra David Romero For many Americans, their only association with figs comes in the form of a Fig Newton. And indeed, once upon a time, most of the figs grown in California ended up in fig pastes and cookies like those familiar chewy squares. But tastes change, and the fig industry has gone through tough times. Lack of demand a...
Lillian’s Italian Kitchen, Restaurant Review: Bravissima! Popular Midtown eatery makes its move
When word first went out that Lillian's Italian Kitchen, one of Santa Cruz's most popular, and coziest, restaurants, was moving to a vast space just down the street, I heard some worried muttering. Would the Moreno family be able to maintain the homey, intimate atmosphere developed at their little eatery over the last nine years? Relax. "Va be...
Comedy, romance on the bill opening night at the Sacramento Italian Film Festival
by Willie Clark Those looking for a little comic relief during this caustic election season would do well to check out opening night at the Sacramento Italian Film Festival. The 34th installment of the festival, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Society of Sacramento, kicks off at 8 p.m. Friday with a screening of the 2015 Italian com...