San Francisco

Who says the world is shrinking?  Just about everyone!  However, a tape measured placed precisely at the equator would reveal that no actual shrinkage has occurred over the past thousand years. So, why is it that most of us “feel” …

“Family Owned and Operated Since 1931”, è con questo slogan che il rinomato locale di intrattenimento “Bimbo’s 365” a San Francisco si presenta al suo pubblico.   Lo scorso 14 gennaio è stato scritto ancora un frammento di storia della …

If you meet Michelle for the first time, you can’t help but be impressed from her beautiful brown eyes as well as her big smile. Michelle is only 8 years old, but the way she introduces herself makes of her …

On February 4th, 2015 Lorenzo Scarpone will enter the Wines of Italy Hall of Fame, but who exactly is Lorenzo Scarpone?  Lorenzo is many things:  a leading advocate of Slow Food, a wine and food specialist extraordinaire, and an import/export …

Fino al prossimo mese di febbraio, sarà possibile osservare proprio nel cuore della Città sulla Baia la riproduzione di uno dei simboli più noti della storia e dell’arte italiana, la celebre Torre di Pisa.   L’opera magistrale “La Torre Pendente …

Have you ever heard the Italian language praised as one of the great romance languages in the world?  Of course you have!  I like to call it La Dolce Lingua.  It is both beautiful to hear and even more charming …

Fra le centinaia di ristoranti italiani presenti nella Baia di San Francisco, ce n’è uno che negli ultimi mesi ha fatto parlare molto di sè per un’iniziativa davvero originale.   Al contrario della prassi assai diffusa ormai fra quasi tutti …

Italian film “noir” is coming to San Francisco’s historic Castro Theater.  The Noir City-San Francisco Noir Film Festival 2015 began its 13th year on January 15th and will continue through January 25th.  Twenty-five classic films are included in the line-up …

Making an Italian coffee is considered an art. But what about having a real espresso and enjoying that moment as most Italians do? While the ability of preparing a good coffee has been improving since Italians came to America, the …

From Tuscany to the United States, with some special events in San Francisco: the celebrations for the 950th anniversary since the first stone of the Pisa Cathedral was laid and the 450th anniversary of the birth of Galileo Galilei got …