Da Carla Caffe: A Study in Italian Charm

Da Carla Caffe: A Study in Italian Charm

Da Carla Caffe, or “The Carla”, so named after the chef Carla Baldieri, is a charming cafe that offers simply delicious food precisely prepared for your pleasure and served on sidewalk tables in a perfectly peaceful atmosphere in Beverly Hills.  Da Carla is a joint enterprise of Chef Baldieri and Tony Cacciotti, and the restaurant is a loving creation which inculcates their years of experience in the business into a delightful dining experience for their…

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Expressionism In Germany And France: From Van Gogh to Kandinsky

Expressionism In Germany And France: From Van Gogh to Kandinsky

“Warning!  A collection of paintings by the obscure painter Paul Gaugin is advancing slowly towards Berlin.  Following on the idiot Van Gogh comes now Gaugin.”  Thus wrote an art critic for the magazine Die Kunst-Halle in 1905, not presciently, to say the least.  So much for critics!  But, if you are going to listen to them, we prefer the comments of another German observer:  “Van Gogh struck modern art like lightning.” Indeed, lightning will surely…

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