Welcome to the the Global Start Up Program, organized by the Italian Trade Agency Los Angeles Office
An incredible evening with 10 cutting edge startups pitching in front of our academic and scientific community at the Plug and Play Tech Center. Above and beyond the Hollywood starts, Los Angeles is a global hub for innovation and technology. With the Global Start Up Program, the Italian Trade Agency Los Angeles Office is supporting a group of moti...
Farewell to Ale Gambini, the Queen in the kitchen
Ale Gambini was one of those people who convey happiness, enthusiasm, competence, courtesy. They are increasingly rare people, and because of that, increasingly valuable. Unfortunately, Ale left us, absolutely too young, and the community of those who appreciate and know Italy in the United States mourns and remembers her with love and great sorrow...
New Book by Retired State Assemblyman Mike Gatto Chronicles His Father’s Unsolved Murder
A book has been published about the murder of Joseph Gatto, a beloved Italian American artist from Los Angeles. At the urging of friends of his in the media, former California State Assemblyman Mike Gatto wrote the book. It’s entitled, “Noir by Necessity: How My Father’s Murder Took Me to Dark Places,” and it is available from Amazon and other boo...
Annalisa: from Sanremo to Los Angeles to pick up Global Force award in event organized by Billboard
Thanks to the overwhelming success of “Sinceramente” at Sanremo 2024, Annalisa is about to cross national borders and conquer the international stage. On March 6, the talented Italian singer will be in Los Angeles to attend the "Women in Music" event, organized by Billboard, where she will be honored with the prestigious Global Force award. This oc...
Swing into Spring: Louis Prima Party
Fri. Mar 22, 2024 at 6:00pm PDT. Garibaldina MB Society, 4533 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA. Swing into Spring with an unforgettable live concert featuring the Luke Carlson Quintet, enchanting the evening with Louis Prima's greatest hits. Join us at 6 pm for delightful cocktails and a lively swing dance lesson at 7 pm to get you into the r...
Puccini’s Opera. Women’s Voices
March 12, 2024 | 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm). Club Fugazi, 678 Green Str., San Francisco (CA). REGISTER HERE. Artemis Danza Company dedicates Monica Casadei‘s new artistic project to the representation, investigation and contemporary interpretation of four fascinating heroines immortalized by the composer from Lucca: Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Mimì...
Busalacchi Restaurant Group Opens Lala In San Diego's Little Italy
A founding family behind San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood, the Busalacchis have opened Lala Italian gastropub next door to sister restaurant Barbusa. A Sicilian immigrant who moved to San Diego as a young boy, Joe Busalacchi took a leap of faith on Little Italy's then-desolate India Street in 1984 when he opened Trattoria Fantastica. Now, 40 y...
Goldoni, Verdi, and the Myth of Venice
When: Starts on Friday, March 22 · 6:30pm PDT - Where: House of Pacific Relations - Hall of Nations, 2191 Pan American West Road San Diego, CA 92101 United States Through the works of 18th-century playwright Carlo Goldoni, and 19th-century composer Giuseppe Verdi, Professor Franca Barricelli will explore how the "Myth of Venice" -- the facts and fi...
A Taste of Italy in Napa: Local Nonprofit's Fundraiser A Culinary Success for Community and Education
Imagine the rich aromas of Italian cuisine filling the air, the sounds of lively conversations, and the warm, vibrant atmosphere of a community coming together for a cause. This was the scene at the Napa Elks Lodge, where the Napa Sons and Daughters of Italy in America hosted their sell-out annual fundraiser, Boot to Fork: Festa Italiana a Napa. A...
9th Annual ‘Filming Italy Los Angeles' Set To Showcase The Best of Italian Cinema From February 26-29, 2024
The 9th edition of Filming Italy Los Angeles Festival, honoring the absolute best of Italian cinema and furthering the collaborative relationship between Hollywood and Italy, has set its kick-off event for Monday, February 26th at Aero Theater in Santa Monica with a special screening of Django, starring legendary actor Franco Nero, who will be in a...
A.O.C. in Brentwood Presents La Festa Della Donna in Celebration of the Italian Festival of Women
In celebration of the Italian Festival of Women in March, Restaurateur Caroline Styne and Chef Suzanne Goin present La Festa della Donna on Monday, March 11, 2024, at A.O.C. in Brentwood. Caroline has invited her special guests Mariarita Grasso of Azienda Agricola Filippo Grasso and Alice Bonaccorsi of Azienda Agricola Alice Bonaccorsi, Italy. Also...
This secret Italian family recipe has fed San Francisco for 113 years
One chilly, hazy December morning, a group gathered at the corner of Filbert and Stockton streets in San Francisco as the clock struck 3 a.m. It would be another four hours until Liguria Bakery opened for business, but the crowd didn’t budge. They had fresh focaccia on their minds. Michael Soracco, Liguria Bakery’s third-generation family owner,...