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J. Marchini Farms: farming the rich
soils of California since the 1920's
J
. Marchini Farms revolu-
t i o n i z e d t h e r a d i c c h i o
industry introducing the
Italian style to California. Based
in Le Grand, CA, Joe Marchini
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LOS ANGELES
A talk with
Sergio Donati
Page 6
SEATTLE
Artist Iole
Alessandrini
Page 10
LA VITA ITALIANA
A conversation
with Gay Talese
Page 11
LA BUONA TAVOLA
Beet Agnolotti
with Ricotta
Page 15
Seduced by
Bologna
PG.4
is the head and soul behind Mr.
Radicchio. This is clear looking
at his face printed on the radic-
chio jars now available interna-
tionally.
Mr. Radicchio is the result of
family passion and commitment.
The story started almost a centu-
r y a g o w h e n I t a l i a n f a r m e r
Florindo Marchini decided to
move to California in 1920 from
Marlia, province of Lucca, Italy.
"His brother told him about
the land in California and all the
o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h e r e , " w r i t e s
FEATURES
Being Leonardo da
Vinci
Paolo Sorrentino's
return with the
lavish "Youth"
PG. 8
PG. 13
PG. 18
LIFE & PEOPLE
ARTS
L'EDITORIALE
PG. 2
L'Italo
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Mr Radicchio Joe Marchini in his farm. After a trip to Italy, he understood that growing radicchio in California would have been a smart business choice and now he
exports around the world even to Italy
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come dono: potrete augurare
buone festività ai vostri cari
facendo due sottoscrizioni a $45
l'una ottenendo così l'omaggio di
una "Strillone Tote Bag".
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a tutti l'augurio di
un Felice 2016 da
L'Italo-Americano