Saving Vranas’ Song of Pulcinella Mural
Follow our efforts to restore the damaged “Song of Pulcinella” mural by Vranas and put in on display in North Beach for all to enjoy.
Tag: history
St. Francis Piazza Coming Soon?
I can’t wait to be sitting with you on a Saturday afternoon under the olive trees sipping a Caffe Trieste espresso and listening to live Italian music.
A North Beach Treasure Lost
Pulcinella had a good run. I’m happy the boys from Napoli were with us for the last couple of years.
Village News/Sunday Recipe: Great Parade & Roasted Rosemary Chicken
What a day–the fog finally burned off as we headed down the hill to North Beach’s Caffe Puccini to watch the 143rd Italian Heritage Parade–the oldest in the country. Hundreds were lining the parade route already. The tables set up in the street all over …
Village News: Italian Heritage Parade Sunday!
North Beach’s biggest event of the year is this Sunday–the 143rd Annual Italian Heritage Parade–the oldest in America. You gotta be here–it’s a great day in the Village. Floats, politicians, bands, Queen Isabella and her Court, Cristoforo Columbo himself–the Parade has it all and it …
Exhibit: Rare North Beach History
A private collection of North Beach’s Italian cultural and political memorabilia, ephemera and photos from the 1800s to present.
The Great Tuscan Bread Debate
Every time I’m in Tuscany somebody complains about Tuscan bread. It’s made without salt.
My Old Stomping Grounds – New York and New Jersey
New York I got spotted like a celebrity last Sunday as I stepped out of a shop in New York City’s Little Italy. Good thing I was behaving. “Hey, you Gianni from the Web?” she asked. The woman was born in Naples and has lived …
“Basic Italian”
Local writer Matt Baume penned a fabulous write-up of me for The Bold Italic, a beautifully-designed San Francisco web magazine that bills itself as “an experiment in local discovery.”
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!
Pizza & History
Gianni walks you through the heart of North Beach, and feeds you some authentic Italian-style pizza.
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 …
San Francisco vs. New York: Food War?
Remember Stars? The Public Library exhibit San Francisco Eats opened Saturday with a great panel who recounted the last 25 years of San Francisco food, including that Jeremiah Tower landmark restaurant. The highlight of the discussion In 1995, San Franciscans didn’t know what they had. …
San Francisco Food History Exhibit
New Joe’s Restaurant, 1941, North Beach. Image courtesy of SF Public Library The SF Public Library is hosting a new exhibit called San Francisco Eats, and it’s all about the unique food history of our fair city: San Francisco Eats showcases the culinary delights that …
Pulcinella Mural Restoration Plan Hatched
Can Vranas’ Song of Pulcinella smashed mural be saved? The artist and a local handyman think it can be done and our restoration plan will start on Saturday.