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...

By Jeff Pack Anyone up for some Italian? If so, the California Chamber Orchestra invites you to partake of the group's season opener, "Italian Lyricism," on Saturday night.   The concert is a part of the Temecula Presents Classical Series at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater and will feature Jeremy Kurtz-Harris, the Principal Double B...

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...

She's back! Cherished for her smooth, expressive voice, Marsha Bartenetti will return to sing at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Thursday, July 10, with her Gentlemen of Jazz.   Marsha did not achieve success in the music industry the typical way. Pure serendipity and her beautiful voice guided her inspirational journey from San Franc...

Special Events InternThe Italian American Museum of Los Angeles seeks qualified undergraduate or graduate students in the fields of Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, Event Management/Planning, Hospitality Management, and other relevant areas of study to serve as a Special Events Intern. Course credit is available. http://www.italian...

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...

Operatic Tenor, mentor & entrepreneur Mario Anthony Lalli passed away peacefully at his home in Sierra Madre, CA on October 8th, 2015 at the age of 92. Mario was predeceased by his wife of 44 years, Edalyn Doris Lalli. Mario was born in Springfield, MA in 1923 to Italian immigrants Antonio Lalli and Giacinta Lalli. He was the youngest of four c...

di Eva Elisabetta Zuccari   Da Roma alla California. Tra i nomi premiati nel corso dell'ultima Los Angeles Horror Competition spicca quello di Daniele Pace, giovane regista romano alle prese con l'opera prima Beyond Us. La sua è la scommessa vinta di un cinema indipendente girato "a casa di un amico" e oggi proiettato sugli schermi di alcuni...

The Louis Vuitton Cup finals have been more about survival than sailing.   Emirates Team New Zealand fell out of the second race of the series because of a mechanical problem Sunday, handing Italy's Luna Rossa a victory that evened the finals at one apiece.   Read more   Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com  

by Mauro Battocchi   In four years, the Mind the Bridge (MTB) accelerator and startup school in San Francisco has nurtured over 2000 startups and graduated over 250 aspiring entrepreneurs with a real impact on the Italian startup scene. The startup school is also expanding into the international scene and hosting entrepreneurs from Israel, K...