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Chestnut Ravioli With Brown Butter Sage Sauce I toasted the chestnuts in the oven, then peeled and chopped them. You could however simply use chestnuts from a can or jar which would eliminate that step for you. I combined the …

What happens when families leave behind their Italian roots to arrive in a new country? And how do children live in a bicultural environment? The Italian American Academy of San Diego produced a documentary with the intent of exploring this …

“Italy is a Cultural Superpower” – An interview with the Consul General of Italy in San Francisco   The Honorable Mauro Battocchi is the newly-appointed Consul General of Italy in San Francisco; he succeeded the Honorable Fabrizio Marcelli in September 2012. …

Il clima elettorale che ha preceduto a San Francisco le Elezioni Presidenziali 2012, è stato allo stesso tempo di grande impegno politico e grande senso di civiltà.   Le elezioni sono per il popolo americano un avvenimento molto sentito e …

I’m a long-time member of a worldwide organization dedicated to preserving the culture and life-style of Italy, and attend meetings and events at the North San Diego County Lodge of the Sons of Italy.   Among the adventures some of …

Dear Readers, November is the month that begins with All Saints Day (Nov. 1), a feast which had its beginnings in the Christian churches of the fifth and sixth centuries where we celebrate and remember all saints canonized or not …

Dalla pittura scandinava alla riscoperta, dopo un secolo di oblio, di Civita d’Antino e del suo cimitero napoleonico   Grazie a studi recenti sulla presenza dei pittori scandinavi della scuola italiana del maestro Kristian Zahrtmann, sta riemergendo l’interesse per Civita …

La solitudine della vita moderna: dopo 9 anni Bertolucci torna sugli schermi per studiare i sentimenti con ‘Io e te’ Bernardo Bertolucci, il maestro del Novecento, il regista che ha smascherato il conformismo di ogni epoca vissuta, l’autore di uno …

It seems that the opera William Tell by Gioachino Antonio Rossini is intrinsically linked to the William Tell Overture or, as some might put it, “the music of the Lone Ranger.”    Rossini was born in February 29, 1792 in …

November means Italian cinema in SF The month of November has just started, and it is sure to be one of the most interesting ever for San Franciscans who love Italian film. Following a three-day “Cinema by the Bay” event, …