Even though it's been open for quite some time, Eataly Dallas is celebrating its official grand opening on Friday, Nov 12. Located at NorthPark Center, the three-floor culinary playground offers Italian delicacies including fresh pasta, breads, cheese, wine and desserts along with a marketplace sourced from local producers in DFW. This grand openin...

Portillo’s, the beloved Chicago-based hot dog restaurant also known for Italian beef sandwiches and chocolate cake shakes, will debut in North Texas next year, according to reports in Forbes and the Chicago Tribune. With 67 locations in nine states, Portillo’s went public last week with about 20 million shares of its stock selling at $20 per share....

One could argue that Italian mom-and-pop restaurants in Dallas are essentially like churches or 7-Eleven’s: There is one on every corner and they’re pretty much all the same. However, if you take Forest Lane and head east through Garland until you hit Rowlett (on Route 66), you’ll find a family-owned Italian place that is so legit Italian your cous...

Ciao Dallas, get ready to party... Italian style! Eataly Opening Party: All You Can Eataly is coming November 12 and we are ready to raise a glass and officially celebrate the opening of our Italian marketplace. For one night only, our marketplace will be closed to the public and open to ticket holders ready to celebrate with endless food, drink, a...

Si sono riuniti nel tradizionale luogo Continental Avenue Bridge West Dallas Gateway dove si svolge di consueto la celebrazione del Columbus day e l'Italian Festival, i Rappresentanti delle varie Associazioni Italo Americane, assieme al Cons.del Cgie Vincenzo Arcobelli, per una breve conferenza stampa, dove si annuncia per il prossimo anno l'evento...

The University of Dallas Rome Program has gotten off to a flying start for the fall class of 2021. The diligent work of Dr. Peter Hatlie, the vice president, dean and director of the Rome program, has largely contributed to the roaring success of the new semester.  His passion for the Rome program, in addition to his extensive knowledge of the Ital...

Sister, a new “Italian-ish” restaurant with plenty of Mediterranean influence, will make its debut in an iconic Lower Greenville space later this month. Sister will open at 2808 Greenville Avenue in late September. That’s the former address of The Grape, the 50-year-old Dallas institution that closed in 2018. Sister will be the sibling restaurant t...

Si è svolto  in Texas il consueto appuntamento tradizionale del Ferragosto Italiano. Pur con le ultime maggiori restrizioni per il Covid emanate dalle autorita' della citta' di Dallas e con una giornata caratterizzata da avverse condizioni meteo, numerosi italiani ed Italo americani hanno partecipato all'evento conviviale grazie all'iniziativa dell...

The allure of la dolce vita seems as eternal as Rome itself. Eating the Italian way, then, is a small taste of the sweet life. Without booking a flight to that boot-shaped country, Eataly Dallas has transported a beloved food and all the ingredients that make up the whole of the cuisine. With its Dallas arrival, Eataly brings a—and in some ways con...

Three Italian gents have come together to open an Italian restaurant in downtown Dallas: Called La Stella Italian Verace, it'll open at 2330 Flora St. #150, in the space better known as the former Flora Street Cafe. La Stella is from three guys with wonderfully vowel-rich names: Giuseppe "JP" Piccinini, Luigi Iannuario, and Riccardo Ravaglia. Iannu...