Popular casual Italian restaurant opens in Katy
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...
Sacrifice pays off for La Divina Italian Café, named SCORE American Small Business Champion
The sacrifice of a small business owner reaches far into the life of an entrepreneur. Many choose to take a pay cut and spend countless around-the-clock hours making the dream happen. And for many, not only does the sacrifice seep into every area of their lives, it seems to be accompanied by other huge life challenges. Baton Rouge-based&nb...
Il Made in Italy certificato kosher
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...
Americano Serves Solid Italian, Not Serenity
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...
DRG to Open A Casual Italian Restaurant Downtown
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...
Buon Appetito! Unique Italian dining at Ragú & Pesto
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...
Alberto Lombardi, Italian pride of the restaurant industry in the USA. The Interview.
Alberto Lombardi was born in Forlì, and he is one of the pioneers of Italian Restaurants in Texas. In 1977 he opened his first restaurant in Dallas and today his company counts more than 14 restaurants in the United States, specifically in Texas, Nevada, Georgia and California, as well as one in Mexico. During his successful career, he ope...
Gina’s Italian Kitchen & Pizzeria
by Connor Hyde When Jesus Medrano bought Gina's Italian Kitchen & Pizzeria in October, he wanted to change the direction of the restaurant. After three months as the new owner, Medrano has developed a new vision for the Friendswood eatery that fuses traditional Italian cuisine with a hint of French technique. "We play a little bit wit...
Two new Italian restaurants coming from owners of Sway, La Condesa
Austin's Italian explosion will continue unabashed next year, as New Waterloo (the company behind La Condesa, Sway and the South Congress Hotel) will open two Italian restaurants in the Arnold (1617 E. Sixth St.). The mixed-use development will be home to 350 apartments, business offices (including C3 and Live Nation), and retail. The upsc...
Houston-area Italian restaurants join global earthquake relief fundraiser
Last month, a massive 6.2 magnitude earthquake devastated a number of towns located in the mountains approximately 85 miles east of Rome including Amatrice. Restaurants all over the world have responded by donating proceeds from their version of the town's signature dish, pasta all'Amatriciana, to earthquake relief efforts. The dishes basi...
Italian boxer/London restaurateur opening pizza joint here
By Syd Kearney So this Italian boxer named Andrea Magi opens a pizza joint in London. Then he adds a second London store. And then he takes on Houston. Mascalzone, which is known for its eponymous half pizza/half calzone concoction, will open Aug. 18 on Westheimer near Kirkwood. "I chose Houston for Mascalzone's first U....
50-Year-Old Tony's Owes Its Success To Owner's Exacting Standards
The restaurant industry is known for grueling work, long hours standing and heavy competition. Imagine not only staying in this industry for more than 50 years, but doing it at such a high level that your restaurant is still regarded as one of the finest in Houston. That is exactly what Tony Vallone has accomplished with his namesake establishment,...