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More than 500 guests attended the Taste of Italy trade fair Grand Tasting on Monday, March 5 in Houston. More than 160 guests attended the sold-out seminars on Piedmont Wines, Texas BBQ and Lambrusco, and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar. The 144 exhibitors in attendance presented more than 1,000 products. The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Texas co...

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The best Cirque du Soleil productions are the most humanistic. The 13-year old "Corteo" is one of them, although the restaged, touring arena version at the Toyota Center through Sunday lacks the intimacy of the popular company's tent shows. The audience sees right through the action, since the linear stage, set up as two-sided proscenium, is open o...

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"We're going." Brian said as he flicked the promotion card at me excitedly while I polished stemware. "I need to check my schedule, but…" I inspected the flyer more closely, "…oh, we're going." Gaia Gaja, eldest daughter of legendary Italian winemaker Angelo Gaja, was in Houston Tuesday and kept a tight schedule. Hosted by the Terlato Wine Group, s...

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For the last two years, Italy’s “Slow Wine tour” has come to Texas. When I first moved to the state in 2008, that would have been nearly unthinkable. At the time, Texas and its three major wine destinations — Houston, Dallas, and Austin — were part of an “emerging” as opposed to “established” market for fine wine. As one prominent Texas-based wine...

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It was Giorgetti's sexy Progetti chair that introduced Jerry Hooker and Jacob Sudhoff to one of Italy's finest makers of leather-and-wood furniture: Giorgetti. At the time, the men thought it was an attractive chair that would fit into their modern design aesthetic with its tall, white leather back and sleek wooden legs. On a trip to Italy they vis...

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Serata d'Opera Italiana - I Due Timidi (The Shy Lovers). Friday, March 9, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Italian Cultural & Community Center - 1101 Milford - Houston, TX 77006. Cost: $10 ICCC members | $15 non-members. Reserve today - Eventbrite or call 713-524-4222 ext. 7. Want more information? Click here. What happens when two hopelessly shy lovers try to con...

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1.500 incontri B2B con 600 imprese italiane, oltre 65 buyer esteri selezionati, 3.000 influencer e circa 450.000 appassionati ed esperti di cibo coinvolti in oltre 90 eventi: sono questi i numeri del progetto “True Italian Taste” che da due anni si pone l’obiettivo di educare i mercati di tutto il mondo al vero Made in Italy. La campagna è partita...

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Lines to tour the Vatican these days may be horrendous. But Houstonians will have a more intimate, insider's peek this spring at 40 masterpieces by the Italian Renaissance artists who made the Pope's compound a must-see. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has organized "Michelangelo and the Vatican: Masterworks from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimo...

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Sat, February 10, 2018. 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST. Italian Cultural & Community Center - 1101 Milford St. Houston, TX 77006. Join us at the ICCC to celebrate carnevale with snacks, games, and costumes! Children of all ages are welcome to attend in their favorite costume and join in the celebrations. Donations are welcome and appreciated! Events like t...

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Houston, we have a problem. La chiamata questa volta non arriva dallo spazio, anche se l’esito è analogo: problema risolto. Un grido d’allarme lanciato dal Conservatorio Braga di Teramo, pesantemente danneggiato dalle scosse del 2016-2017, che ha ottenuto dalla Camera di Commercio italo-americana del Texas un contributo decisivo per ripartire. «Un...

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