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On Tuesday, February 09, 2010, at 6:30pm in Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, Elena Kostioukovitch will present her book Why Italians Love to Talk About Food (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).
No entrance fee.
Location: Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 425 Washington Street Suite 200, (between Sansome and Battery), San Francisco CA 94111. Nestled between the Financial district and North Beach, the Istituto is close to the Transamerica Pyramid.
BY MUNI AND BART:
Montgomery and Embarcadero stations are close to the Istituto
BY BUS CONNECTIONS:
#1 Sacramento; #2, 3 or 4 Sutter or #9 Kearny-San Bruno
BY FERRY:
Embarcadero
BY CAR:
Easy parking at the Maritime Plaza Garage is available (for a fee), less than one block away. Free street parking after 6.00 p.m.
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