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Nel contesto delle attività organizzate a Houston per il 2013 Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, lo Italian Community Cultural Center (ICCC) ospiterà dal 10 al 18 maggio la Settimana della Cucina Mediterranea Italiana, che celebrerà la fusione di sapori e culture che caratterizza il Mediterraneo e la sua influenza nella cucina italiana...

Make your reservations now for a romantic dinner at the Italian Club of Dallas on Valentine's Day. Celebrate the evening with your sweetheart by treating her to a fabulous dinner prepared by Guest Chefs Gerard and Christian. The dinner and the wonderful dessert along with the ambiance of the Club will say AMORE.   Your evening will begin wit...

By Chris Waddington, NOLA.com   Toss 1 million fava beans to New Orleans parade lovers, serve a half-ton of Pasta con Sardi, dance the Tarantella and pretend that Louis Prima is judging your Bourbon Street style. That's how the Italian American Marching Club will honor St. Joseph in 2015.   Now in its 45th year of marching, this happy...

by Phaedra Cook   Chef Alberto Baffoni first made waves in Houston when he arrived to open Simposio. The classical Italian restaurant was well-received by diners and critics alike. A later effort, Sapori, was regrettably short-lived and he spent years working at various Houston restaurants.   Now, though, it seems he has a home at Mas...

By Ron Onesti   I just celebrated the 10th anniversary of my Little Italy Fest - West in Addison this past weekend. More than 25,000 people came out to enjoy the sounds of Sinatra, the smell of garlic and the absolutely perfect weather over the four-day event.   Although this year's entertainment lineup included Sarah Potenza, a 2015...

The Italian American Marching Club will hold a free festival Sunday at the Piazza d'Italia, kicking off a week of celebration that culminates in its annual parade. The club will crown Kaylie Badalamenti Catoire Hyde, daughter of Emmett and Cherie Hyde, its queen at 11:45 a.m. at the piazza, 300 Poydras St.   She will be joined by her co...

IF CARACAS HAD DIRECT FLIGHTS TO NEW YORK, there would be no Borgo Food Station. When Monica Fallone stopped in Houston in 2014, it was on the way to start looking for locations in New York in which to open a prepared food market.   But the March weather didn't cooperate and she was stuck in Mutt City for five days. She loved Houston, and so...

SUNDAY OCTOBER 20, 2013   The Greater Baton Rouge American Italian Association is very excited to announce that it is going to have the Columbus Day Festa again this year. The Festa will be held inside the air-conditioned Atrium of the Belle of Baton Rouge.   A limited number of Italian American Maid positions are available to da...

The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston is back with "A Tavola con le Tradizioni del..." chef's demo & dinner series aimed at promoting authentic Italian cuisine and culture. Every month an Italian chef based in Houston together with the ICCC Program Director, Tiziana Triolo, will guide the public through a virtual tour of Italy...

Si avvicina l'appuntamento con la Nona Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo, che si svolgerà il 14 dicembre, dalle ore 9.00 alle 18.00, a Houston in Texas presso l'Auditorium sito in 1330 Post Oak Boulevard.   La Conferenza è organizzata come sempre dal Comites di Houston, che comprende gli Stati dell'Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma e...

Le eccellenze del Made in Italy saranno in mostra il 5 e 6 aprile a Houston, grazie all'edizione 2014 della fiera Exhibitalia. L'evento è organizzato dalla Italy-America Chamber of Commerce del Texas (Iacc) con il sostegno del consolato generale italiano a Houston. L'evento conta una presenza di 300 espositori che presentano nuovi prodotti e tecnol...

Organizers of Baton Rouge's Columbus Day Festa are ready for the big time. The Greater Baton Rouge American Italian Association is making an effort to push the annual event celebrating its Italian heritage into a regional focus, and that starts this year with a performance by Deana Martin.   "(We) want to see this become a larger, regional e...