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Italy

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Garofalo: The Italian Pasta in Woody's New Film, To Rome with Love

    There are movies where food has a starring role. And then there are times when eating is just another extra in the background. But when detail-minded Woody Allen shot his newest film To Rome with Love, no morsel was left to chance. As with any Italian-based film, eating looms large (that's what peo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Q & A with Drew Barrymore: L.A. Cravings, Dying Art Forms & Barrymore Wines

    Drew Barrymore perks up when we start talking about Baja's wine country -- a topic that seems to be on everyone's lips since Anthony Bourdain declared it the new Tuscany. "That sounds so cool!" she says excitedly on the other end of the phone. "All I do is sit around and research what food adventure ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Italian Wine Pairings for Thanksgiving

    Why not try an Italian wine with Thanksgiving dinner? Consider that most L.A. Thanksgiving dinners break away from the traditional heavier dishes of the East Coast and Midwest. It's highly doubtful that the cousins in Kansas are serving anything akin to Ammo's take home menu, featuring charcuterie p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Sotto's Porcetto: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 6)

    Guzzle & NoshSotto's porcetto sandwich.​You say "porchetta," I say "porcetto," let's call the whole thing off. Actually, let's not. In the delectable and sometimes delicate matter of roasted pork, let's keep the whole thing on, even with the tricky issue of pronunciation. The first term, or so ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    October 13, 2011

    Neo-Realism at UCLA

    ... and the birth of the docu-fiction aesthetic

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    The Italian American Museum's 3rd Annual Taste of Italy

    A. Trachta​ For carb-lovers in Los Angeles, a great day is nearing. On October 1st, the Italian American Museum will host its 3rd Annual Taste of Italy at the 1869 Pico House and its cobblestone plaza. More than 50 restaurants will invade a tiny portion of L.A. for a day, but should pack big, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Creminelli's "Full Muscle" Meats: Picnic, Sandwich Sure, Muscle Beach-Worthy

    JgarbeeCreminelli's Latest Assortment​This time of year, those Farmers Market Santa Rosas and lemon cucumbers get all of the attention. Well deserved, but some of us also have the same veneration for really great picnic meats. Not your average deli-counter glazed ham affairs, but fresh, authen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Il Fico: Pugliese Cooking Comes to L.A.

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​ Puglia, the sliver of Southern Italy often described as the heel of the boot, is home to some of the most distinctive cooking in Italy, a plain, solid, vegetable-intensive cuisine thrumming with the strong flavors of olives and garlic, rapini and favas, wild greens. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Exclusive Interview: Sublime with Rome Talks New Album Yours Truly, Tour and a Slice of Humble Pie

    Jena ArdellChilling with Rome, Eric and Bud of Sublime with Rome.​ We caught up with Sublime with Rome before they embarked on their summer tour with 311 to talk about their new album Yours Truly, which drops July 12. Here's what the laid-back trio had to say about their new album, their first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Cookbook Review: The Glorious Pasta of Italy, Including This Fettuccine Recipe

    ​Sure, we probably don't need another pasta cookbook. But The Glorious Pasta of Italy by Domenica Marchetti is pretty hard to pass up -- and we have a lot of Italian cookbooks in our library. Marchetti grew up in New Jersey on handmade ravioli (her mother is from Abruzzo). And so she spends ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Viva Vino LA: Italian Wines Flood Los Angeles

    Lisa MattsonChianti, Italy's Castello de Volpaia is one of 130 wineries pouring at Viva Vino LA​There's much more to Italian wine than Pinot Grigio. The number one U.S. import is only one of the 3,000 kinds of grape varieties that grow on the Italian peninsula. Learn about the many others this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    'Fame is Love': Mark Kostabi Premieres Con Artist, Waxes About Italian Living and Infamy

    Having pushed a bevy of buttons back in the late '80s, earning himself fame, fortune and fans, all of which came at a price, the self-proclaimed 'World's Biggest Con Artist' is back and coming to a theater near you, whether you like it or not. Directed by Michael Sladek, Con Artist reveals an intima ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Book Review: Eataly L.A. May Still Be Iffy But Joe Bastianich's Grandi Vini Is Solid

    ​With all the rumors about Joe Bastianich and Eataly L.A. last week, we thought it a fine time to check in on Bastianich's latest book, Grandi Vini: An Opinionated Tour of Italy's 89 Finest Wines. Bastianich is, as the book's press release reminds us, "co-owner of twenty [mostly Italian] rest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    A Recipe From The Chef: Lidia Bastianich's Genovese Style Stuffed Vegetables

    Lidia Cooks From The Heart Of ItalyStuffed Vegetables​If you've been following our 2-part interview with Lidia Bastianich -- a car chase, rather, as she dialed us up from a cab right after landing at LAX -- you've already heard the high priestess of Italian cuisine bless Sunday family suppers, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Book Review: Italy Dish by Dish, Airfare Not Required

    ​How often do we pre-order books these days? Hardly ever, as the book market is so flooded with new and "gently used" copies today we aren't exactly worried that Italy Dish By Dish: A Comprehensive Guide To Eating in Italy is going to sell out as quickly as LudoBites reservations when it is re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Q & A With John Pankow: Showtime's "Episodes," Illicit Guanciale and A Proper English Fry-Up

    Eleanore PankowJohn Pankow​ You may remember John Pankow from his role as Paul Reiser's everpresent cousin Ira Buchman on the nineties' sit-com "Mad About You" or perhaps you've been watching him steal scenes as Merc Lapidus, the power-obsessed, manipulative and wholly oblivious television ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Saveur Foodie Giveaway 2011: Did You Forget?

    Saveur​ We hate decreasing our odds of winning a Wüsthof cleaver or a Le Creuset baking dish, but we'd be remiss if we didn't remind you that Saveur is in the midst of its annual Foodie Giveaway. The contest, which kicked off on January 1st and runs through the end of February, features a g ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    September 23, 2010

    Obika: When Not in Rome ...

    Bringing the mozzarella bar to L.A.

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Here's Heaven: A Five-Hour Italian Food Tasting

    Taste of Italy​ What could be closer to paradise than five hours straight of tasting all the Italian food you ever dreamed of? And sipping a little (or a lot of) Italian wine? This isn't a dream. It's the program for A Taste of Italy October 16th at the historic Italian Hall in downtown Los ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    First Bite: Okiba's Mozzarella Bar, or When Not In Rome

    Christie BishopJonagold apple, portions removed​In Rome, Obika is a mozzarella bar on Piazza di Firenze, an oddly modern place not far from the Pantheon that reluctantly serves as a tourist canteen during the day and then as a frosty, rather exclusive wine bar late at night. There has always b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Mushroom Fatalities Hit Northern Italy

    A. ScattergoodMaitake mushrooms at Clearwater Farms​ If you want to find mushrooms in this town, your best bet is probably to keep your foraging to Clearwater Farms' farmers market stall rather than look for them yourself. And if you're foraging for wild mushrooms in Italy, you might want to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Food Labelling: The End of Nutella?

    A. ScattergoodNutella at Super King in Altadena​ The cult of Nutella is a large, insanely devoted and extraordinarily loyal group. Imagine a chocoholic crossed with an AC Milan fan. Maybe journalists eat more of the stuff than most people (possible), because when the European Parliament voted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Q & A With Rustic Canyon Chef Evan Funke, Part 2: Duct Tape as Kitchen Tool, Pasta-making in Italy Home Again

    Yesterday we left off the first part of our interview with Rustic Canyon executive chef Evan Funke when he was still at Spago, where he worked his way up the ranks during and after culinary school, and he'd just started telling us about not being able to walk anymore when we stopped. Sorry. Consider ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Hello Kitty Wine: Cat People and Alcoholics Rejoice!

    The kitty wines range from $19.99 to $29.99.​Will you see Hello Kitty at your next AA meeting? Well, she does have a wine now. Fortunately for us, Drew Hibbert, CEO of Innovation Spirits (which will be marketing the wine here in the United States) took the time to answer some of our pressing ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Aztec Art Exhibit

    The kitty wines range from $19.99 to $29.99.​Will you see Hello Kitty at your next AA meeting? Well, she does have a wine now. Fortunately for us, Drew Hibbert, CEO of Innovation Spirits (which will be marketing the wine here in the United States) took the time to answer some of our pressing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Getty Italian Cooperation

    GettyStatue of a Victorious Youth.​At the same time the J. Paul Getty Trust is fighting Italy over ownership of a great, 2,000-year-old bronze statue, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced that it will present exhibitions in cooperation with the Sicilian cultural ministry. According to the Assoc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Getty States It Will Continue To Fight For Great Bronze Statue

    Getty MuseumStatue of the Victorious Youth.​The J. Paul Getty Trust stated Thursday it will appeal an Italian court's order to return the 2,000-year-old bronze Statue of the Victorious Youth. The ancient Greek statue, which once belonged to Italian owners, is on view at the Getty Villa Malibu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Get Ready For World Nutella Day & Our Top 10 List of Nutella Restaurant Dishes

    Tomorrow, drumroll please, is World Nutella Day. Okay, this is one of those holidays (Arbor Day, National Cream Puff Day) that may seem arbitrary and slightly ridiculous at first, when in fact it is a serious vindication for some of us. In 2007, two American ex-pat writers living in Italy, Sara Ros ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Nothing But Truffle: The Truffle Brothers, LA's Italian Truffle Connection

    Some people grow up around sports, academics, or the arts. For Michael and Marco Pietroiacovo--two brothers from Campobosso, Italy--their upbringing was around truffles. As children, their grandfather showed them how to forage for the elusive tuber in the hills around Abruzzo, Italy. As teens they s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2009

    The Need to Know

    Some people grow up around sports, academics, or the arts. For Michael and Marco Pietroiacovo--two brothers from Campobosso, Italy--their upbringing was around truffles. As children, their grandfather showed them how to forage for the elusive tuber in the hills around Abruzzo, Italy. As teens they s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    20-20-20 Vison: Cube Offering 20 Wines from 20 Regions of Italy for 20 Days

    Barbara HansenMany Italian wines will be offered at Cube in the month of September.​Get ready to armchair travel, wine glass in hand, at Cube Café and Marketplace on La Brea Avenue. Starting September 8, Cube will pour 20 wines from 20 regions of Italy in 20 days. It's to celebrate winning ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 13, 2009

    Riva: Stuzzichini This, Stuzzichini That

    Barbara HansenMany Italian wines will be offered at Cube in the month of September.​Get ready to armchair travel, wine glass in hand, at Cube Café and Marketplace on La Brea Avenue. Starting September 8, Cube will pour 20 wines from 20 regions of Italy in 20 days. It's to celebrate winning ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2009

    For Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah

    Barbara HansenMany Italian wines will be offered at Cube in the month of September.​Get ready to armchair travel, wine glass in hand, at Cube Café and Marketplace on La Brea Avenue. Starting September 8, Cube will pour 20 wines from 20 regions of Italy in 20 days. It's to celebrate winning ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Gelato: Bulgarini Gelato

    Barbara HansenMany Italian wines will be offered at Cube in the month of September.​Get ready to armchair travel, wine glass in hand, at Cube Café and Marketplace on La Brea Avenue. Starting September 8, Cube will pour 20 wines from 20 regions of Italy in 20 days. It's to celebrate winning ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 14, 2008

    Crudo Bar & Ristorante: Getting Raw on the Strip

    The Italian mood is swell, but why so little crudo?

  • Film+TV

    June 19, 2008

    DIY MTV: Music Videos Struggle to Keep Up With YouTube

    The Italian mood is swell, but why so little crudo?

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2008

    Nomadaz: Street Art from Spain and Italy at Scion

    Pablo Aravena curated the new show at Scion Space in Culver City. Nomadaz brings together eight street artists from Italy and Spain, including Microbo, Eltono, Sixe,, Bo130 and more. Above, three pieces by Dem from Italy: cat sculpture Il Cavaliere and paintings on cardboard Libero and Sara Ka ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Varla Jean Merman Loves a Foreign Tongue

    Pablo Aravena curated the new show at Scion Space in Culver City. Nomadaz brings together eight street artists from Italy and Spain, including Microbo, Eltono, Sixe,, Bo130 and more. Above, three pieces by Dem from Italy: cat sculpture Il Cavaliere and paintings on cardboard Libero and Sara Ka ... More >>

  • Stage

    December 6, 2007

    Hark! the Herald Pipers Play

    USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia makes a joyful noise

  • Eat+Drink

    November 22, 2007

    Terroni: That's Italian!

    Recalling the Old Country, quirks and all

  • Eat+Drink

    July 26, 2007

    Slab City

    On the meat trail, a lardo dream

  • Eat+Drink

    February 8, 2007

    The 20 Best L.A. Italian Restaurants

    Winter Restaurants 2007 – The Italian moment and four classic delis

  • Art+Books

    June 1, 2006

    Hans and Fooligans

    An unthinking (?) writer’s guide to the World Cup

  • Art+Books

    December 1, 2005

    Tough Guys, Effete Snobs and Mad Women

    Introducing Europa Editions

  • Eat+Drink

    September 30, 2004

    Beyond Urban Rustic

    At his new La Terza, Gino Angelini is giving every other Italian chef in town something to be nervous about

  • LA Life

    November 20, 2003

    The Pleasure Principle

    Michelle Huneven on dinner parties

  • Art+Books

    October 10, 2002

    “I Hate Summer.”

    Michelle Huneven on dinner parties

  • Art+Books

    June 27, 2002

    The Pocko Collection

    Michelle Huneven on dinner parties

  • Music

    July 8, 1999

    A Perfect Pop Plan

    Michelle Huneven on dinner parties

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