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Who is this world-renowned pizzaiolo?  None other than Tony Gemignani. What exactly is a pizzaiolo? That would be a person who makes pizzas in an official pizzeria. Recently, L’Italo-Americano interviewed Bay Area native, Tony Gemignani and he shared the story …

Jojo Capece is an artist and the author of three books, All Roads Lead to Rome (2011), Bella Figura (2013) and most recently, Portofino Souvenir (2015).  Titles like these prompted L’Italo-Americano to interview Capece about her work as an author, …

Earlier this year, our own San Francisco Italian Consul General, Mauro Battocchi, posted an important observation in his blog at San Francisco, Italy, www.sanfranciscoitaly.com.   Consul General Battocchi noticed an increase in interest of all things Italian in the San …

Mauro Battocchi’s last day as San Francisco’s beloved Consul General will be July 8, 2016. He has been Italy’s Consul General in San Francisco since September, 2012.  For the past four years, Battocchi has presided over countless events with a …

How does the striking city of Orvieto, Italy, a comune populated since Etruscan times, connect to San Francisco? The connection is easier than it might seem.  Both are known world-wide for their iconic topography, hilly terrain, quaint charm, and, as …

San Francisco was honored by the recent visit of Ambassador of Italy His Excellency Armando Varricchio, who spent several days visiting with leading, local Italian businessmen and meeting with City and Italian community leaders. Stops included a ribbon cutting for …

The San Francisco Bay Area is the location of the Berkeley campus of the University of California.  As such, residents, students and visitors have access to educational and cultural programs and events offered by this world-renowned institution.  Among the University’s …

On May 31, 2016 the San Francisco Bay Area’s Italian community celebrated Italy’s Republic Day with an elegant event at San Francisco’s St. Francis Yacht Club.   The event’s host was our very own San Francisco Italian Consul General, Mauro …

Eating Pasta Off the Floor is such an intriguing title for a play that it demanded L’Italo-Americano  interview the play’s creator and solo performer, Maria Grazia Affinito. Affinito had the idea to create this solo theater piece when she joined …

The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco recently welcomed Italian author Michele Cecchini who presented his acclaimed novel, “Per Il Bene Chi Ti Voglio” to a Bay Area audience.  The novel, now in its fourth printing, speaks of the bittersweet …