Italian American Museum of Los Angeles

Thrown by the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, Taste of Italy immerses Italian aficionados in an afternoon of delicious Italian cuisine and rollicking entertainment. More than 50 restaurants and wineries ply their toothsome wares, letting festival-goers indulge their oenophilia with piquant pours or tear into delectable pasta drizzled with delicate sauces. While filling tummies and furtively filling purse-hidden tupperware, guests can take in shows by Casa Italiana Opera Company, Italian reggae chanteuse Mama Marjas, commedia dell'arte troupe I Zanni, and honey-voiced crooner Luca Ellis. VIP ticket holders jump ahead of lines with exclusive entry, sipping on gourmet cocktails while savoring the prospect of using their culinary gift bags to impress dinner guests or taunt dinner hostages.