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SAN FRANCISCO
Come Fry with Me –
Italy's love affair
with fried foods
Page 26
LIFE & PEOPLE
Page 18
LA BUONA TAVOLA LA VITA ITALIANA
September: when figs
and must reign in the
kitchen
Page 24
FROM SHE-WOLVES TO
BULLS AND ELEPHANTS:
THE CURIOUS ORIGIN OF
FIVE ITALIAN CITIES
PG.8
TRAVEL
CALABRIA'S RED SEASON:
THE HISTORY & TRADITION
OF PEPERONCINO
PG 14
LA VITA ITALIANA
SILENT FRAMES, STRONG VOICE: ELVIRA NOTARI
AND THE DAWN OF ITALIAN CINEMA
Barcarolle: From
Canals to Concert
Halls
THROUGH
ELVIRA'S
LENS
THE CARUSI OF SICILY:
INSIDE THE ISLAND'S
SULFUR MINING PAST
PG. 12
HERITAGE
Rigoletto opens San
Francisco opera's
2025/26 season
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Images courtesy of "Elvira Notari. Beyond Silence" documentary/Kinomata. La donna nel cinema