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Mama’s Boy at Winston House is a modern, red sauce Italian restaurant with a Southern accent. Situated inside Winston House – a popular community hub with live music and DJ sets – Mama’s Boy offers a vibrant, evocative menu that embodies Chef Wes’ Texan roots and love of Mom’s home-cooked Italian food. The program blends a dining adventure with the...

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Nicola Mastronardi, the former chef of the now-closed Vincenti restaurant, is back in Brentwood with a new Italian restaurant called Osteria Vera, which opened on May 20 in the former Pecorino space on San Vicente Boulevard. In addition to a mostly new menu, the interior has been majorly refreshed, with hardwood floors replacing carpet and varnishe...

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Mark your calendar: from July 3-8, 2024, experience an extraordinary celebration of the uniqueness and beauty of “Made in Italy” in Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the iconic training ship of the Italian Navy, Amerigo Vespucci, will arrive at the Port of Los Angeles. This historic visit will be accompanied by a special air show featuring the...

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If you hadn’t realized, the 2024 Fiat 500e is already arriving at dealers here in the United States, with the first ones all being painted bright red. Keeping in the brands plans to release special editions like shoe drops, the brand has “dropped” a new special edition. The latest 500e is called the Fiat 500e Inspired By Los Angeles, and it’s... gr...

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This past weekend at Warner Bros. Studios, the Consulate General of Italy alongside members and friends of the Italian community in Los Angeles came together to Celebrate Italian National Day. With a bit of movie magic in the air, guests enjoyed a taste of the dolce vita with an evening aperitivo showcasing the best of Made in Italy with support fr...

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It’s a Wednesday night in Beverly Hills, and Cipriani’s latest outpost — and debut California restaurant — is packed. Attractive couples perched on stools and well-heeled women decked in black are sipping drinks from a grand bar at the entrance, while the main dining room — replete with signature reddish-brown wood, black and white portraits and ro...

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This week marked the opening of Fashion Panorama—The Italian New Wave at the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles. Curated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vogue Italia, the traveling exhibition explores contemporary Italian fashion through the lens of 10 boundary pushing, emerging designers. On the global stage Italy may very we...

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Watching Lidia Bastianich cook on her PBS show, “Lidia’s Kitchen,” makes you wish you were in the kitchen alongside her. Filmed in her own home in Queens, N.Y., Bastianich is calm and reassuring, sharing tips, wisdom, and stories about her grandmother, giving viewers the confidence to cook Italian cuisine. Her dishes look simple but they offer comp...

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LA’s longtime old-school favorite Andre’s Italian Restaurant reopened in Mid-Wilshire. For 59 years, the family-operated eatery was located across the street from the Original Farmers Market. As of April 11, it now resides inside the historic Dominguez-Wilshire Building on Wilshire Boulevard and Cloverdale. Andre’s owners were forced to close in 20...

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Sogno Toscano, a New York-based Italian speciality food store, is opening a second L.A. market and cafe in The Grove, according to the shopping center’s website. The cafe’s menu will feature an array of soups, salads, Tuscan schiacciate, pinsa Romana, pastas, plus a wine bar and espresso bar.  On the market side, Sogno Toscano, which translates to...

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