First Look: Quartino, an Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar from Chicago, Lands at The Grandscape
Quartino opened on State Street in Chicago in 2005, promising an authentic neighborhood restaurant, wine bar and pizzeria in a slightly upscale yet casual environment. Recently, a second location has opened at The Grandscape in The Colony. There, you’ll be rewarded with freshly prepared Italian fare where quality and flavor contrast with the relati...
ITA’s Fashion ‘Road Show’ to Culminate in Dallas
“Spaghetti Western” is a term for low-budget cowboy movies made in Italy 50 years ago—several of which became cinematic classics—and now Italy and Texas are joining forces once again as the Italian Trade Agency is dispatching no fewer than 20 menswear brands to the Dallas Market Center for the Dallas Men’s Show, scheduled for July 29–31. It will be...
St. Francis statue arrives to replace Christopher Columbus at Piazza Italia Park
Workers from Greco Construction ensured mounting bolts and holes on the statue’s base and pedestal matched up. A worker used a pallet jack to move the 6-foot-tall figure from the Francesco di Paola Catholic Church Garden to the park. The crane operator shifted gears to hoist the sculpture upon the 5-foot-tall base. With two hands, a site manager g...
Italy's Enel to supply wind power to Eaton for Texas manufacturing plant
Italy’s biggest utility Enel Spa said on Tuesday it will supply retail electricity generated by its wind farm to Eaton’s manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas. The renewable energy supply deal builds upon the partnership between the two companies dating back to 2016. Enel said the deal would support power management company Eaton’s 2030 targets...
Houston Italian Restaurant Brings Classic Cuisine to Washington Avenue
Passerella, one of Houston Food Finder’s best new restaurants of 2022, has opened a second location. The new spot is located at 6011 Washington, near the roundabout and away from the street’s heaviest traffic. It features the same menu as the original at The Boardwalk at Towne Lake in Cypress, so guests can enjoy the same great Italian and Italian-...
61 Osteria: A Sophisticated Haven for Italian Cuisine in Fort Worth
Step into the world of refined dining at 61 Osteria, where elegance takes center stage in every aspect of the experience. This new Italian venture, led by executive chef Blaine Staniford and restaurateur Adam Jones, has captivated Fort Worth with its exquisite offerings. Among them, the Serpente, a visually stunning sixteen-inch-long pasta creation...
Italian restaurant Via Triozzi opening soon in Lowest Greenville
An Italian restaurant with a focus on Tuscan cuisine is expected to open this month in Lowest Greenville. Via Triozzi is owned by Leigh Hutchinson, whose family is from Sicily. Hutchinson has spent more than two years living in Italy. As an undergraduate, she spent a semester in a town called Scandicci, which is just outside Florence in Tuscany; th...
The Colony Welcomes New Italian Restaurant
The Colony is now home to a new authentic Italian neighborhood restaurant, pizzeria and wine bar. “Quartino selected the Colony as its first home in Texas because of its friendly people, incomparable growth, culture and diversity,” said Erick Starke, general manager of Quartino Ristorante and Wine Bar. “Our goal is to serve up southern hospitalit...
UMBERTO ECO a library of the world
Friday, July 7 through Monday, July 10 - 5:30 PM only. Coming to the Guild Cinema (3405 CENTRAL AVE. NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87106). $10 General Admission/ $7 Seniors 60+ $7 Students with id. View Trailer here. Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian philosopher, medievalist, essayist, cultural critic, novelist (The Name of the R...
Pastore, a chic Italian seafood restaurant, is Underbelly’s first opening since Chris Shepherd split
The coastal Italian restaurant Pastore is unlike any other in Underbelly Hospitality’s portfolio. On the design side, shades of mocha-colored leather and wood panels fit for a corporate boardroom fill the spaces at Georgia James and GJ Tavern. The menu at both restaurants and the group’s more casual Wild Oats is a meat-lover’s paradise: a Flintston...
San Antonio's Il Forno named one of the 50 best U.S. pizzerias by Italian rating guide
Time to extend another congratulazioni to Il Forno. The Southtown staple has again been named one of the best U.S. pizzerias by Italian rating guide 50 Top Pizza. This is the second year in a row the San Antonio-owned and -operated restaurant has landed on the list — and this time with a higher ranking. In 2022, the wood-fire oven operation was ran...
River Oaks District Restaurant Bari Embraces Well-Executed Italian Classics
Houston has seen an influx of Italian restaurants over the past few years. The latest has taken up residence in the River Oaks District at 4444 Westheimer. Bari Ristorante opened its doors on May 15. Houston restaurateur Thomas “Tommy” Nally, who has owned and developed restaurants, bars, and nightclubs around the city as well as in New York, the C...