The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston will spotlight the Italian Influence on Law by recognizing members of the legal community who are of Italian descent and whose personal and professional achievements exemplify character, leadership, community service, and the Italian spirit.   The following legal professionals, listed in...

The best Italian chefs will tell you, you don't mess with a classic. That's something Damian's new general manager, Johnny Mandola, has been taught his entire life. "These guys have seen me grow-up."

Are you an Italian Grandmother with recipes going back generations that you would like to share with Rossella Rago, host of the on-line cooking show, Cooking With Nonna and winner of the Food Network's 24-hour Restaurant Battle? Then here is you chance to play co-host during the Houston Italian Festival on Sunday, October 13. Rossella Rago, presen...

"We have many plans for the celebration, yet, first on list is to give back to the community. Every Wednesday in October, we will donate ten percent of total sales for the day to Texas Children's Hospital," said Andy Provost, general manager, Corelli's Houston.   Other specials Corelli's is offering during the celebration include an annivers...

Domani e sabato, 1 e 2 febbraio lo Houston Ballet presenta "Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal", che rappresenteranno "Cantata" e "Le Quattro Stagioni" del coreografo italiano Mauro Bigonzetti, uno dei più rinomati creatori contemporanei di danza. Gli spettacoli si svolgeranno presso il Wortham Theater Center a 501 Texas Avenue, nel centro di...

The Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston continues its 10th anniversary Discoveries season with the modern world première of Alessandro Scarlatti's La Sposa dei Cantici on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 8 pm in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Artistic Director Matthew Dirst gives a pre-concert lecture on...

By Holly Jackson The sky was the limit at the Italian-themed "Under the Tuscan Moon" fantastico fundraiser. Lutheran Social Services of the South held its 15th annual Make a Difference Gala.   The benefit was sold out with 350 attendees at Brazos Hall, a turn-of-the-century and recently restored warehouse in downtown Austin.   Read m...

Representatives from six commercial food producers from the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna are visiting Houston this week on a trip organized by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas. Their tour of the city included a walk-around tasting with Houston food buyers and restaurateurs yesterday at the Hilton Houston Post Oak, follow...

  WTI Magazine #54    2015 February, 20Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   It is not by chance that the interview published in this number of our magazine is our 100th ... Happy birthday to us! We wanted to celebrate this event in the proper way, and we thought that having John Maggio as our guest would be perfect to do it. We were rig...

di Tiziana Ciacciofera Triolo   Renato De Pirro è nato in Toscana ed oggi dopo una brillante carriere nelle cucine tra le più rinomate degli USA è Corporate Chef della prestigiosa Lombardi Family Concepts Restaurants. De Pirro, diplomatosi alla IPSAAR di Spoleto comincia la sua carriera presso la Locanda di Ansedonia a Grosseto per poi gest...