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Celestino Drago: Italian Excellence
in the LA Food Scene
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t could have been a complete-
ly different story. Celestino
Drago, who comes from the
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LOS ANGELES
The Hollywood
Fringe Festival
Page 5
SAN FRANCISCO
Marina Pugliese Is
Mapping the City
Page 8
LIFESTYLE
Wine, Bike, and
La Dolce Vita
Page 18
LA BUONA TAVOLA
Basil-infused
Cocktails
Page 17
Zeno Pisani: the
Italian Manager of
Hollywood
PG.4
Province of Messina (Sicily),
might have become a successful
mechanic at Piaggio.
I n s t e a d o f t i n k e r i n g w i t h
Vespa scooters' engines, all day
l o n g , h e m a d e t h e c h o i c e t o
sweat blood in the kitchen.
Today, after a thirty-seven
long career in Los Angeles, chef
a n d r e s t a u r a t e u r , C e l e s t i n o ,
together with three of his broth-
Tuscania: Lazio's
lovely lavender gem
Blue Jeans: the
American symbol
with Italian roots
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L'EDITORIALE
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L'Italo
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Chef and Restaurateur, Celestino Drago. Photo Courtesy of Katie Conway
LA VITA ITALIANA
LIFE & PEOPLE
TRAVEL
N
ata nel 1898, dieci anni
prima che venisse fonda-
to a Los Angeles L'Italo-
Americano, Ada Natali non
sapeva che sarebbe entrata
nella storia della Repubblica
Italiana. Diplomatasi 18enne
alle Magistrali si dedicò subito
Futuro più roseo
per l'Italia con i
passi in avanti
delle sue donne