Civico 1845’s New Spring Menu Reflects Traditional Offerings of Southern Italy

Fresh offerings are now available at Little Italy’s beloved Civico 1845 with the launch of a new spring menu that features roughly 80 percent new or revamped dishes across both its traditional and vegan menus.

According to Co-owner and Executive Chef Pietro Gallo, Civico 1845’s new menu showcases the traditional offerings diners across Southern Italy enjoy today.

“We are always innovating and looking for new ways to uplift our philosophy of clean, flavor-forward cuisine,” said Gallo. “Our spring menu offers a wide variety of new flavor profiles and sauces that emphasize the freshness of the produce and ingredients we use, without the over reliance on heavy cream or butter to weigh things down.”

New traditional items include Polipo e Calamari, a refreshing southern Italian seafood salad appetizer of octopus, calamari, olives, cherry tomato confit and potatoes; Ragu Calabrese, a recreation of a beloved Gallo family recipe featuring fresh garganelli pasta and slow-cooked short rib ragu, topped with braised pork short ribs, homemade Calabrian sausage and pecorino cheese; Raviolo ai Gamberi, homemade ravioli stuffed with prawns and ricotta cheese topped with a thyme butter sauce; and Polipo, an entrée portion of seared octopus tentacles served with potatoes velouté, rapini sauce and crispy nduja chips. New dessert items include traditional panna cotta topped with a mixed berry coulis, and chocolate mousse with hazelnuts.

New vegan dishes include Chips di Pasta, a whimsical play on San Diego’s love of chips and salsa featuring deep fried rigatoni pasta served with lime-infused vegan mayonnaise for dipping; Bruschetta Ricotta with almond ricotta cheese, figs, caramelized walnuts and basil; Ragu di Funghi, fresh fettuccine pasta in a savory wild mushroom ragu with walnuts and vegan parmigano; and Pasta e Rapini, orecchiette pasta in a flavorful rapini sauce topped with broccolini, Calabrian chili and vegan parmigano. Both menus are now available.

Civico 1845 is one of only four restaurants in San Diego to be ranked by Gambero Rosso International – the definitive resource on the most authentic Italian restaurants around the world – and has received a “2 Forchette” rating every year since 2016.

Visit www.civico1845.com for more information.

Two-Day Event Draws Thousands to Celebrate American Indian Heritage in San Diego

The San Diego American Indian Health Center (SDAIHC) will host the 35th annual Balboa Park Pow Wow from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14, at the corner of Park Boulevard and President’s Way at Balboa Park.

The Pow Wow is a celebration and showcase of the Native American culture and traditions. Native American singers, drummers, and dancers from throughout the Southwest will perform in their beautiful regalia in Balboa Park. Pow Wow’s are a spiritual experience for American Indians and an opportunity to preserve and pass on the customs and traditions which keeps the Native heritage alive.

Randy Edmonds, who will be celebrating his 89th birthday and has been a driving force behind this event since its inception, will serve as the event emcee. Each day, the Pow Wow will showcase traditional activities such as Kumeyaay Bird Singing, Gourd Dancing, Inter-Tribal Dancing, and Honoring of community leaders.

At this year’s event, at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 13, representatives of the Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will speak. At 3 p.m., Dr. Anthony R. Pico, former chairman of the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, will be recognized for his service to the Kumeyaay Nation, and for being a strong voice for self-reliance, economic development, and diversification within the Native community on state and national levels. Sunday will be dedicated to honoring Mother’s Day.

According to Paula Brim, event organizer, “This event happens due to the contributions and collaborative work of a lot of people, including Kevin LaChapell, CEO of the American Indian Health Center, and Randy Edmonds (who originally started the event), Tina Morales, Ana Jacome and Maria Lewis, to name a few.”

She was excited to state that the vendors who participate in the event are locally based and come from other parts of the country, including Arizona and New Mexico. They represent different cultures, art forms and food delicacies.

Jewelry, rugs, pottery, handbags, and a variety of Native American styles of food will be available for sale during the two-day event. There will be lots to see and enjoy, as traditional Native American music, dancing and other art forms will be present for guests during the two-day weekend.

Brim offered, “We invite everyone to come out and have a good time and learn more about the Native American culture.”

The San Diego American Indian Health Center, organizers of the event, promotes excellence in health care, while emphasizing respect for customs and traditions, with the goal to reduce the significant health disparities of San Diego’s Urban American Indian and underserved populations. The center is dedicated to improving the excellence of care, resulting in increased life expectancy and improved quality of life. The health center believes in taking care of the “whole person,” and offers services to everyone in need of quality care.

The World Tour of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum Exhibition

San Diego’s Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) celebrates its 40 years in Balboa Park and 50 years as a nonprofit organization with an intoxicating spring trio of exhibitions spotlighting methods of portraiture from the 19th Century to contemporary technology. The three exhibitions run overlapping, with a celebratory opening reception for all three on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at MOPA, located at 1649 El Prado in Balboa Park.

The anniversary exhibitions include work by San Diego-based artist Suda House, pulling back nature’s physical

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boundaries to explore the strength and power of women; Robert Wilson: Video Portraits combining highly developed theatrical language in conjunction with the startling clarity and precision of HD video; and touring the world directly from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), Arresting Beauty: Julia Margaret Cameron, a collection of work by one of the most innovative and influential photographers of all time.

MOPA is pleased to be the first venue in the United States to exhibit this extensive collection by Julia Margaret Cameron, a pioneering portraitist criticized in her own time, but now admired for her innovative and unconventional techniques.

Photographs by Suda House The Water Holds Me reflects forty years of Suda House’s creative output. House’s large-scale photographs combine her journey as a woman, a mother, an artist, and an open-water ocean swimmer, each connected by a care and concern for our planet.

Robert Wilson: Video Portraits Video Portraits blurs time-based cinematography with the frozen moment of still photography. As in the layering nature of Robert Wilson’s

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4,800 creative process, the video portraits infuse references found in painting, sculpture, design, architecture, dance, theater, photography, television, film, and contemporary culture.

MOPA is a pay what you wish, no admission charge venue. This voluntary contribution policy makes MOPA accessible to everyone.

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