by Josh Mitelman   D'Amico's Italian Market Cafe, an Italian eatery in Rice Village in Houston, opened a location in the LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch shopping center in Katy Thursday. The opening of the 193-seat space marks a move from its previous location, on White Oak in the Heights, which closed in July and was replaced by the recently ope...

From Rome to Houston: "Movie 'n' Food – Sapore di Cinema" is an initiative aimed at celebrating Italian history and culinary specialities through the recipes of great Italian film actors and directors – Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini, Giuseppe Tornatore, Sofia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni – which will take place in the Texan...

by Paul Takahashi   Butler Brothers has broken ground on an exclusive residential community inspired by the Tuscan city of Lucca. The Houston design-builder has begun site work on Piazza Lucca, a walled and gated development located at 6017 Memorial Drive, near Westcott Street. The high-end community will consist of 17 townhomes and three s...

La Camera di Commercio Italo americana del Texas ha organizzato un ricco calendario di incontri per la promozione del progetto kosher, ideato dal Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico con la partecipazione delll'UCEI (Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane).   La missione aveva come obiettivo finale la promozione dei prodotti agroalimentari it...

by Scott Reitz   When Americano first opened in the Joule downtown, it was a boisterous affair. The debut coincided with a retail event at the hotel, creating a vortex for national celebrity. Cindy Crawford posed for photos while local socialites took selfies.   Dirk Nowitzki towered above them all, and nobody could hear a thing anyon...

Austin, 14/15 marzo - Il South By Southwest Festival di Austin (SBSW), tra i principali appuntamenti del calendario musicale degli Stati Uniti, vedra' quest'anno gli spettacoli di due artisti italiani di caratura internazionale e grande talento, entrambi presenti nel calendario dell'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti. L'edizione 2013 di...

by Whitney Filloon An Italian restaurant from DRG Concepts (Dallas Fish Market, Dallas Chop House, et al.) will hit downtown this fall. D's Nancy Nichols reports that Oven and Cellar will open at the 1900 Elm building in late November. According to Nichols, Oven and Cellar "will feature handmade pastas and charcuterie, pizza, sandwiches, and wine...

  WTI Magazine #42    2014 September, 3Author : Tiziana Ciacciofera Triolo      Translation by:   The celebration was highly contagious at the "ITALIAN CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER'S REACHING OUR VISION, GALA AND CASINO NIGHT", held at Westin Houston Memorial City Hotel on august 23. The evening, organized by the Italian Cultural & Community Cent...

There's something to be said for having your food prepared tableside. Guacamole tastes fresher when you can see the cilantro and peppers ground into a paste, and everyone can appreciate the pageantry of watching cherries jubilee set ablaze.   At Ragú & Pesto, you get to see the best part of any Italian dish being made: when it gets toppe...

Cyberonics Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX), a Houston-based medical technology company, and Sorin SpA, a global medical device company based in Italy, will merge into a new $2.7 billion company.   As part of the complex deal, the two companies will combine under a new holding company, which has yet to be named, with Cyberonics surviving as a wholly owne...