On this week’s Little Italy of Los Angeles podcast, Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with Shelby Newallis,
Development Director, of the Little Italy of Los Angeles Association about the upcoming farmers market.
On this week’s Little Italy of Los Angeles podcast, Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with, beloved actor Michael Cavalieri, who wrote and directed his latest film, Ritornato, which tells the emotional story of a man who loses his loved ones, and sets off on a journey to revisit his past and fulfill a promise made to his dying mother. The film is shot in Sicily, and was recently chosen for a grant by the National Italian American Foundation.
Based on true events, Ritornato is dedicated to Cavalieri’s mother, Mary, and his Grandpa Agatino, who sacrificed to give their family a better life. He hopes his film inspires other Italian Americans to write and share their stories.
We also talked with Michael about his esteemed acting career in film and television, including The Sopranos, The Next Karate Kid and more.
Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with beloved Actor, Producer, and Director Joe Mantegna in this week’s
#LittleItalyofLA podcast. Joe may be most well known for his role as #DavidRossi on the hit show
#CriminalMinds, however, he’s starred in over 100 films like Searching for Bobby Fischer, The Godfather Part
3, Celebrity, Forget Paris and Liberty Heights to name a few. Joe has proven his versatility as an actor and his
passion for the art. #DeborahKobyltLIVE
#JoeMantegna #LittleItaly #CriminalMinds #DeborahZaraKobylt
Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with Thomas P. Cacciatore, attorney at law. #DeborahKobyltLIVE
#ThomasCacciatore #LittleItaly #DeborahZaraKobylt
Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with Diana Giovinazzo, an author of historical fiction. Her latest book, The Woman in
Red,tells the epic life story of Anita Garibaldi, the courageous, headstrong revolutionary who fought for
freedom and self-determination in 19th-century Brazil, Uruguay, and Italy — and had one of the most
passionate love affairs in history! #DeborahKobyltLIVE
DianaGiovinazzo #TheWomanInRed #LittleItaly #DeborahZaraKobylt
Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with Matthew Biancaniello, renowned Bartender-Chef and Founder of Eat Your
Drink. Matthew creates adventurous cocktail experiences based on farm-fresh and unique, organic ingredients.
Never working off a set cocktail menu, Biancaniello visits at least five different local farmers markets a week to
source his ingredients, which inspire his imaginative cocktails. This is the Art of Omakase, honoring how the
customer and bartender create a special experience together. #DeborahKobyltLIVE
#MatthewBiancaniello #EatYourDrink #Omakase #LittleItaly #LILA #DeborahZaraKobylt
Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with Giuseppe Marisani and Skyler Mapes about their company
EXAU Olive Oil. Giuseppe is a 3rd generation olive oil producer from Calabria, South Italy.
His family has been producing premium extra virgin olive oil from their seaside family
estate for almost 100 years. Skyler is a 3rd generation Californian with a passion for
design and agriculture. After a stint in the wine industry, she realized her true passion
lived in the olive groves. Starting EXAU created the perfect opportunity to bring Calabria
and California together. The couple has created an Internationally recognized brand that
produces one of the Best Olive Oils in the World. EXAU marries the modern culinary
needs of Americans with 80+ years of Calabrian tradition.
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#SkylerMapes #GiuseppeMorisan #EXAU #OliveOil #EVOO #Calabria #Italy
#ItalianCooking #ItalianCuisine #LittleItaly
Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with Edoardo Marino, co-owner of La Siciliana Restaurant about his family’s Italian roots, their immigration from Sicily, bringing authentic Italian food to the streets of San Pedro, and influencing Sicilian food culture in southern California. #DeborahKobyltLIVE
For more information on La Siciliana Restaurant click here: https://eatlasiciliana.com
Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with Douglas DeLuca, a seasoned producer with a diverse
background that encompasses over twenty-five years of experience producing TV
series and specials, feature films, commercials, music videos, live theater, and a wide
variety of live events around the world. Douglas grew up in a traditional Italian
household, surrounded by friends and family throughout his formative years. It was
this stylized La Famiglia upbringing and heritage that even today defines his character
and is subsequently the foundation for his approach to every aspect of life.
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Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with writer, filmmaker, and producer Mark Spano about his documentary, Sicily: Land of Love and Strife. The film takes the viewer to a place more fascinating and more diverse than any other Italian region. This journey demonstrates that fewer places on the planet compare to Sicily for a story of spectacular beauty, epic human struggle, depth and diversity of culture, philosophic insights, and historic sites. Because of the island’s great natural abundance and its strategic location in the Mediterranean–at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia–ownership of this rugged and fertile terrain has been contested for millennia. But except for its crime, Sicily has gone unexplored. The island’s association with the Mafia, so deeply entrenched in popular consciousness, has obscured a more rounded and accurate depiction of its history and culture.