Italian Film Festival, CineFesta Italia, Begins June 1st in Santa Fe, New Mexico
CineFesta Italia is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Italian Film and Cultural Festival to take place during the month of June in charming Santa Fe, New Mexico. The event of films, artisanship, food and culture benefits local charities. The opening weekend Film Fest, running Wednesday, June 1st, through Sunday, June 4th, is a celebration...
High-class ciao - Haute Italian done right in Fayetteville.
When you walk into Fayetteville's Vetro 1925 Ristorante, you get the feeling that you're in for something special. The sleek illuminated bar, track lighting and abstract paintings tell you that you're somewhere sophisticated and modern. The rich hardwood floors and exposed brick walls make you feel that you are somewhere comfortable and familiar. F...
36th Houston Italian Festival
The Houston Italian Festival Needs Your Help! We are looking for three people to assume the role as area manager. Openings are available for the following locations: 1. Pizza Booth manager needed from late afternoon Thursday, October 9 through 6:00pm Sunday, October 12. 2. Pasta Booth manager needed from late afternoon Thursday, October...
Irish-Italian parade rolls Sunday in Houma
by Kate Mabry Although Mardi Gras is over in south Louisiana, hundreds of locals and visitors will gather in Houma on Sunday for another parade, the Houma Irish-Italian Parade. Celeste Landry, vice president of the Terrebonne Irish-Italian Parading Club, said the day's festivities will begin with a Catholic Mass at 9:30 a.m. in the pa...
Sud Italia Imports New Executive Chef Sandro Scarafile
by Wes Griffin A little more than six months ago Shannon Scott and his wife opened the doors on Sud Italia, their reincarnation of personal travels to southern Italy. What's unique about the regional fare is the incorporation of more seafood and Mediterranean ingredients found in the lower coastal region of Italy. In fact, teh restaurant...
Italian Wine: America’s first choice. Let’s meet Melania Spagnoli, a Sommelier and Account Manager at BevCo International
Born and raised in Brescia, land of Franciacorta wines, Melania has always had a passion for food and especially wine. After completing her Masters degree in Management at Bocconi University in Milan and two years working within the PR department at Bialetti Industrie, she decided to turn her passion into work. In May 2014 she earned her S...
Esportare con successo l'agroalimentare negli USA: i suggerimenti di Tiziana Ciacciofera
Descrivere Tiziana Ciacciofera è molto complesso: la sua esperienza professionale non può catturarla e costringerla dentro una etichetta, per quanto eccellente. Direi che è soprattutto donna di passioni vere, sincere, il sangue della sua Sicilia le scorre dentro forte per darle caparbietà; ma non solo: è donna saggia, sensibile, arguta. Do...
Persona Wood Fire Pizza opens fast-serve, gourmet pizza location in North Houston/Humble
Whether the industry is pizza or piano repair, the combination of fast service and high quality is one of the most difficult balances to strike. Persona Wood Fire Pizza, a fast-serve gourmet pizza franchise, seems to be walking the line just fine as it opens its first Texas location this week on the Beltway 8 divide between Humble and North Ho...
Italy Invests in the US: M&G Group Meet With Texas Governor Perry On New Investment
Gov. Rick Perry this month (Sept. 2012) while in Italy meet with Chairman Vittorio Ghisolfi and other executive leadership from M&G Group, an Italian company that last year announced plans to open a facility in Corpus Christi. The governor also met with Lombardy President Roberto Formigoni to discuss competitiveness and biotechnology, and Ferra...
GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI OPENS IN DALLAS
Giuseppe Zanotti opened his seventh U.S. store in Dallas, and is scheduled to debut late this month in San Juan, Puerto Rico, followed by market entries to Houston this fall and Waikiki, Hawaii, early next year. ON THE SUNNY SIDES: Giuseppe Zanotti sees gold in both the Texas prairie and far-flung American islands. The Italian shoe designer opened...
Tuscan Pig expands to full-service restaurant
By Christina Lane Before they start cooking each day, Rudy and Miriam Kiapeta pray, asking the Lord to bless their hands and the food they prepare. "The biggest secret in our food is love," said Rudy Kiapeta, who with his wife, Miriam, owns and operates The Tuscan Pig. What started as a catering company that also offered carr...
Sophia Loren reflects on life, career ahead of Dallas appearance
by Mark Lowry For someone whose name has been synonymous with "glamour" for more than half a century, Italian actress Sophia Loren doesn't remember herself as beautiful as a young girl growing up in Pozzuoli, a suburb of Naples. Her mother, however, was apparently drop-dead gorgeous. "My mother was so beautiful, she looked so much...