Sing a Song! Lyrics and Rhythms in Italian Contemporary Music
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 7:00 p.m. - Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston. 1101 Milford St., Houston, TX. RSVP HERE. On the occasion of the 22nd Italian Language Week in the World, the ICCC of Houston in collaboration with the Department of International Studies at Texas A&M University and under the auspices of the Consulate General of...
Eataly Restaurant Fest Comes to NorthPark (Dallas, TX) for Second Half of October
Eataly in NorthPark Center is hosting its Restaurant Fest, the fall edition of the premier culinary event, from Oct. 14-30. The program will showcase ingredients like fresh truffle and caviar to make luxury dining an accessible treat, taking cue from the Italian saying “la vita è troppo breve per mangiare e bere male,” which means life is too short...
Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents Quartetto Di Cremona
Santa Fe Pro Musica begins its String Works Series at 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at St. Francis Auditorium (107 W. Palace Ave. in Santa Fe) with the Quartetto Di Cremona. The program includes works by Boccherini, Verdi, Puccini and Respighi. This Italian ensemble performs an all-Italian program on rare Italian instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries. Qu...
Turning Tables: Caterina’s by Tim Love Brings Old-School Italian Fare to Cowtown
Fort Worth darling Tim Love, known for bold takes on Southwestern cuisine at his signature Lonesome Dove Western Bistro and elsewhere, has opened a New York–style Italian joint in the Stockyards, the lively Western entertainment district where visitors can shop, dine and witness a cattle drive all in an afternoon. Caterina’s doubles down on Love’s...
Popular Aboca's Italian Grill spins off upscale sibling restaurant in Plano
A popular long-time Italian restaurateur is opening a new restaurant in Plano in a location he knows very well. The new restaurant is Mangia Bistro, and it's from Artur Pira, owner of the exceptional Aboca's Italian Grill in Richardson. Mangia will open at 508 14th St., right off US-75, in a space that was previously home to Paesano's Ristorante, w...
North Italia Debuts Restaurant in The Woodlands Featuring Chef’s Perspective
The second Houston-area location of North Italia opens October 5 at The Woodlands Mall, located at 1201 Lake Woodlands. The Woodlands’ kitchen of this Italian chain, which debuted its first Houston location at BLVD Place in 2014, is helmed by executive chef Shawney Severns, who has creative license to include her personal take on the menu. This is...
UNICO National’s Celebrates 99th Annual Convention & Presents Special Achievement Award to ESPN Chairman James Pitaro at Gala
UNICO National, the largest Italian American Service Organization in America, held its 99th Annual Convention July 27-30 at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman of ESPN & Sports Content, received the Special Achievement Award, which was presented by Sal Paolantonio, ESPN national correspondent at the Gala....
Favorite Woodlands Italian restaurant blooms with new River Oaks locale
A popular Woodlands restaurant is coming to River Oaks. Zanti Cucina Italiana will open its second location this November in the River Oaks Shopping Center (1958 W. Gray St). First opened in The Woodlands in 2019 by founder Santiago Peláez, Zanti has developed a strong following for its Italian fare. The restaurant serves housemade pastas and Neapo...
New Italian restaurant introduces Dallas to internet brunch craze
A former steakhouse spot in Uptown Dallas will soon be home to a glitzy new restaurant and lounge serving Italian American food. Called Pazzo Uptown, it's going into 2680 Cedar Springs Rd., in the former Place at Perry's location, and it aims to be open before the holidays. Pazzo will be two concepts in one. "It will be an American-Italian restaura...
Popular Italian Eatery is Coming Back to Texarkana Soon!
In case you haven't heard, Texarkana is getting a new Italian restaurant on the Arkansas side of town soon! Monjunis Italian Cafe and Grocery a popular eatery back in the 90s in Texarkana is returning to the former location of Copeland's just off I-30. Monjunis originated in the state of Louisiana many years ago, there are now several Monjunis loca...
Brooklyn-born pizzeria chain bakes up first Austin restaurant
A national coal-fired pizza chain is investing some dough in Austin. Grimaldi’s — the Scottsdale, Arizona-based pizza biz founded in a location beneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York in 1990 — will open its first full-service restaurant location in Austin, at Domain Northside, this fall. Located at 11700 Domain Blvd., Ste. 148, the new Austin pizz...
Italian gelato dessert shop in downtown Dallas whips up 2 new locations
Award-winning Italian restaurant 400 Gradi, founded in Melbourne, Australia by famed chef Johnny Di Francesco, is expanding its DFW presence with a second location, plus two new locations of its acclaimed dessert shop/gelateria Zero Gradi. The restaurant will open in McKinney, at District 121, a $250 million mixed-use development at the northeast c...