Find Italy in Los Angeles

The new culinary-focused documentary features some of the city’s most accomplished chefs of Italian cuisine, exploring the evolution of Italy’s food in L.A. and its impact on our dining scene throughout several decades: think Gino Angelini, Piero Selvaggio, Nancy Silverton, Evan Funke, Angelo Auriana, Mattia Agazzi, and Steve Samson, to name just a few. The one-hour film traces the path and narrates the evolution of Italian cuisine in Los Angeles, exploring the extraordinary rich history of Italy’s influence on the city through its food. Beginning with a look-back at the journey of early Italian immigrants circa the 1830s, the film illuminates the journey of pioneers of Italian restaurant businesses in Los Angeles throughout the decades to present day. Several of the city’s most prominent chefs and food historians tell their stories champion the Italian culinary scene in L.A., past and present.