By Roberto Natalini The proud son of Italian immigrants from the Friuli region, Lido Cantarutti was born in Santa Cruz, California, where he and his brother grew up helping their father harvest Brussels sprouts along the central coast of California. Lido relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and eventually attended the University of California a...

Santa Monica FIAT is proud to announce it was the number one FIAT store in the country in 2013. The dealership just had its grand opening in May 2012, making 2013 the first full calendar year for the store. In spite of that, the dealer sold a record-breaking 813 new cars since January 1st. That's the highest number posted by a FIAT studio sinc...

We are looking for Italian interpreters for upcoming business trips of Italian entrepreneurs to the SF Bay Area. If interested and you are based in the Bay Area please contact me. We will need interpreters as early as the week of June 23rd.   Thank you. Stefano Caccia Project4U San Francisco, CA [email protected]    ...

This panel welcomes papers exploring the cultural, philosophic, and aesthetic ramifications of the puppet image and metaphor in Italian literature and film (including possible connections to other media such as theater, animation, visual arts, and video games). Please send 150-300 word abstract and short bio by December 1st to panel organizer at pa...

Two events to celebrate the role of food in Italian cinema Movie 'n' Food: Sapore di CinemaDinner: 29 April, 7 PM, Ristobar, 2300 Chestnut Street, SF. Costume, book & photo show: 30 April, 6:30 PM, IIC. The dinner on the 29th of April, with menus by renowned chefs Viola Buitoni and Michele Belotti, will serve food which appears in Italian fi...

June 13, 2015, Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (daily for 2 times)Washington Square Park - 600 Columbus Avenue -  San Francisco, California 94133. San Francisco's oldest street fair, the 61st Annual North Beach Festival, will return to the City's own "Little Italy" on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14 from 10am to 6pm. The histo...

By Andy Wang   One thing Los Angeles might not fully understand about chef Stephen Kalt, who just opened up modern Italian restaurant Spartina on Melrose Avenue, is how much of an OG New York culinary cat he really was. He cooked under Daniel Boulud and alongside a team including Jacques Torres atLe Cirque.   He went on to develo...

Venerdi 7 e sabato 8 dicembre Balboa Park e' stato illuminato per la 35ima volta consecutiva dalle mille luci e colori del Festival December Nights. Piu' di 300.000 visitatori per una delle feste piu' amate dell'anno. Un'esperienza multiculturale all'insegna delle tradizioni natalizie di tutti i popoli del mondo. Intrattenimenti vari come balli a c...

As significant milestone of the celebration of "2013 Year of the Italian Culture in the US" in San Francisco, the festivities to bring the San Carlo Theater of Naples to the Bay Area will start early this month, reaching their peak in June. Starting next Tuesday, the Consul General of Italy in San Francisco, Mauro Battocchi, in collaboration with...

by Matthew Breen Fashion fans will be in for a treat this fall when the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will present The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950 – 1990, an exhibition of approximately 150 pieces created by the renowned Italian jeweler over four decades.   This exclusive exhibition will highlight jewelry that defi...