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Once home to more than 6,000 Italian families who worked to build San Diego's then-flourishing tuna fishing industry, Little Italy is now a quaint and lively neighborhood filled with patio cafés, unique restaurants, art galleries, shops, hotels, and the beautiful Amici Park.   Whether you frequent the area or are just paying a winter vacatio...

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Three dates, three movies at the beautiful La Paloma Theatre in downtown Encinitas! Don't miss any of these great films - all were tremendous hits at SDIFF's feStivale 2012. All films are in Italian with English subtitles. Forward this email to your North County friends! Saturday April 13: Si puo fare (We Can Do It)This hilarious film is based on...

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World touring Chef Varinia Cappelletti recently stopped in sunny San Diego before heading to her next stop in the chilly parts of Midwestern towns and New York. Commenting on the warm California climate, she dreaded the part of her tour that would take her to the colder states.   “The weather here is so beautiful,” said the chef, who is affe...

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"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the Italians," declared Holocaust survivor Lou Pechi, in his presentation at the House of Italy monthly board meeting on Sunday evening in Balboa Park's Mallorca Room.   Peschi told the harrowing story of his serendipitous fortune and experiences during and following the bombing of Yugoslavia by Nazi Germ...

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by Chris Jennewein   The ninth annual San Diego Italian Film Festival opens next Tuesday with 12 new films ranging from comedies to documentaries to dramas. All but one of films are San Diego premieres, and one is having its U.S. premiere.   Venues include the Museum of Photographic Arts, La Paloma Theatre and UltraStar at Hazard...

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Two things you'll notice right away about Bottega Americano, the long-awaited restaurant-marketplace in the East Village: it doesn't look like anywhere else in San Diego and — more importantly — it doesn't taste like anywhere else either. The 8,000-square-foot Italian food emporium opened barely a week ago and its kitchen is already cooking on all...

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by Robert Gallo   Established in 1996, The Little Italy Association (LIA) was formed to expedite the revitalization and beautification of one of the oldest, and most remarkable neighborhoods of downtown San Diego, Little Italy. Residents, businesses and property owners all work harmoniously with LIA.   This district management corpora...

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An estimated 75,000 participants attended the 20th Annual San Diego Sicilian Festival in Little Italy on Sunday, May 19. The event is considered to be the largest Sicilian-American festival in the United States.   The weather was beautiful with clear blue skies as the streets were lit up with sun, color, food, games for kids, street vendors,...

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Norma Bouchard, Ph.D., will join San Diego State University as dean of the College of Arts and Letters, following the retirement of Paul Wong, Ph.D., later this year. Bouchard is professor of Italian and comparative literary and cultural studies at the University of Connecticut.   She has served as interim associate dean for humanities,...

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The Italian Cultural Center proudly presents EVOO, a fabulous evening of extra virgin olive oil. During the event you will taste four different extra virgin olive oils from the regions of Trentino Alto Adige, Toscana, Calabria and Sicilia. You will learn how the varieties and different olive processes affect the final flavor and how to di...

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