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Among all the artists performing at the Fourth International Piano Duo Festival, the Italian duo Pianistico di Firenze—composed of Sara Bartolucci and Rodolfo Alessandrini—is sure to be the standout performance of the program of renowned duet performers from Europe and …

In principio erano una parentesi e un punto e virgola, e se ne stavano ognuno per conto suo esercitando anonimamente la propria missione nei perimetri della punteggiatura internazionale.   Le parentesi spezzavano i periodi senza particolari meriti, facendo da sentinelle …

The Grand Lodge of California of the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) held its 76th annual convention at the Peppermill Hotel in Reno, Nevada this past week, on June 28th, 29th and 30th.  With delegates from the Grand …

Buffalo Mozzarella With Roasted Tomatoes & Peppers I like dishes such as this one that I can prep ahead and simply assemble when needed, particularly when I’m entertaining in the heat of the summer. Just as I usually say, any …

Fotografa, attrice, presentatrice, modella, reporter: una vita sempre di corsa. Due genitori intriganti e misteriosi: soprattutto bellissimi, Roberto Rossellini e Ingrid Bergman. L’Oceano varcato centinaia di volte, Roma, New York e la costa West nel cuore. Spesso protagonista delle copertine …

Among all the food themed events in the Los Angeles area, the Calabasas Malibu Wine & Food Festival is for sure one of the best we have visited. It must be because of the perfect combination of quality, variety, and …

San Francisco’s premiere Italian cultural club, Il Cenacolo, held its annual business meeting on June 28th, where the membership elected new leadership to continue the oversight of the eighty-four year old organization.  Don Lewis, a member of the club since …

Dear Readers,   June jottings with an Italian connection: Barilla, the world’s biggest pasta maker, recently invested 400 million euros to develop new types of pasta and boost sales in North America.   ***   Bologna University, in 1776, hired …

St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church, Los Angeles – Located in the old section of Los Angeles, formerly Little Italy, St. Peter’s is a beacon of hope for Italians and those in need of help.   It’s hard to believe that …

The first coffee house in Europe opened in Venice, Italy in 1647 and, so far as anyone can tell, it took over a century to get there from its place of origin. To explain, we need to go back to …