Coit Tower & Columbus Avenue

Coit Tower & Columbus Avenue

Jeff managed to get to the 34th floor of the Transamerica building on Saturday. It was a beautiful day for it. (Be sure to click on the image for full size.) Microsoft 70-487 Certification : Developing Windows Azure and Web Services I heard that you 

NYT’s Best Regional Italian Food – San Francisco

NYT’s Best Regional Italian Food – San Francisco

The New York Times declares San Francisco the top of regional Italian food.

25% Off North Beach Walking Tour This Saturday

25% Off North Beach Walking Tour This Saturday

I’m excited to be guiding another walking tour through North Beach – always an opportunity for meeting great folks. I’ll tell you all about my Italian village, its history, its food, its characters. And, you’ll sample some of my favorite pizza!

Dinner #2: A Night in Naples in North Beach

Dinner #2: A Night in Naples in North Beach

The next in Gianni’s dinner series gives us Neapolitan cuisine from the Caputo Family of Pulcinella. Four courses paired with four wines. Experience the birthplace of pizza!

Pizza & History

Pizza & History

Gianni walks you through the heart of North Beach, and feeds you some authentic Italian-style pizza.

Caffe Pascucci: Bastard Caffe

Caffe Pascucci: Bastard Caffe

In Italia, you never see a menu in a traditional caffe. You can ask the barista for an espresso, macchiato, cappuccino or latte.

Gianni’s First Live Demo – Success!

Gianni’s First Live Demo – Success!

On Saturday, we did our first live cooking demonstration with 12 folks in my small apartment. Strangers were brought together by the allure of The Village and its Italian food, braving the rainy day to reach the top of The Hill: A couple from San 

Scranton, PA Does North Beach Italian

Scranton, PA Does North Beach Italian

I’ll do The Scranton Times Tribune a huge favor and refrain from telling any Dunder Mifflin jokes in this post. It’s the least I can do, since this article they ran explains how the fabulous one-pot alternative to the traditional Christmas Eve  7-fish meal that 

We’re Now on iTunes!

We’re Now on iTunes!

It’s not a huge deal, I know, but it’s really convenient for some folks to be able to have the videos automatically downloaded to their mobile devices, so we’re excited to be able to offer this option now. Please consider visiting my video podcast page 

Village Holiday with Gianni

Village Holiday with Gianni

I’m organizing my first live cooking event, and it’s pretty special. It’s by limited RSVP, so if you’re gonna be in San Francisco on Saturday, December 18th, get your request into us early. Here’s the event page. Buy Best Cisco 300-085 Practice Test CCNP Collaboration 

Ciuti 2010 First Cold Pressed Sicilian EVOO Has Arrived

Ciuti 2010 First Cold Pressed Sicilian EVOO Has Arrived

We’ve been waiting for weeks for this year’s press to arrive. Word came that the olive oil, from trees in the foothills near Agrigento, was finally put on a boat in Sicily. It arrived in LA a couple of weeks later. I was there when 

The Genesis of Gianni’s North Beach

The Genesis of Gianni’s North Beach

You’ll notice some similarities between this video and the show’s format.