San Francisco

2014 has been a long and full year for the Italian community in the Bay Area. As moments and people marked the last twelve months, the end of the year is the time when people look back to find what …

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 …

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” …

Si è concluso con un omaggio musicale all’Italia il calendario annuale degli eventi organizzato dalla Leonardo Da Vinci Society, una delle storiche organizzazioni italo-americane a San Francisco.   Ospite speciale per questa edizione della Festa di Natale e di fine …

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 …

Night Out In North Beach – Benefiting the Joe DiMaggio Playground This year, the season of giving will continue into January 2015 at the historic Bimbo’s 365 Club. On Wednesday, January 14, enjoy a memorable evening – A Night Out …

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 …

“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 …