La Sagra del Cioccolato - February 7th, 2015 at 6:30 pm
The Italian Cultural and Community Center is proud to announce the launch of a new series of events aimed to celebrate one of the most popular Italian food tradition: Le Sagre! Executive Chef Maurizio Ferrarese of Quattro Restaurant, Four Seasons Hotel, will guide the audience to discover some of the Italian high-quality products. Read mo...
Undicesimo International Risotto Festival
La Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas è orgogliosa di sponsorizzare l'undicesimo International Risotto Festival che si terrà l'8 novembre presso l'Houston Design Center, 7026 Old Katy Road, tra il Loop 610 e il Memorial Park. Vi invitiamo a una meravigliosa competizione culinaria che vi permetterà di assaggiare deliziose pietanze a...
Grezza feeds West End revival by serving what neighborhood needs: homemade Italian
The emerging renaissance of Dallas' West End continues with more good dining news: A new casual Italian restaurant called Grezzawill open in the location at 1718 Market St. currently occupied by Ellen's Southern Kitchen. The emerging renaissance of Dallas' West End continues with more good dining news: A new casual Italian restaurant calle...
The muffaletta, the other great Italian-American cold sandwich
The submarine sandwich – popularized by small sandwich shops from coast to coast usually bearing the name of a national chain – has to be the most frequently store-bought sandwich in the country. Though it might be difficult to make the connection from lesser mass-marketed versions, its roots are Italian-American. The sub in its various si...
20 Years In, Chris Bianco Is Still America's Best Pizza Maker
Pizzeria Bianco and I go back nearly 20 years. In 1996 I was a couple of years out of college, kicking around the country with a musician friend. We ended up in Phoenix for six weeks. My serious interest in food was budding but I was also broke. At a local bookstore, I flipped through one of the oblong Zagat guides detailing America’s top restauran...
Tony Angello's, beloved Creole-Italian restaurant, to close
After more than four decades in business, Tony Angello's will close it's doors forever Saturday, December 24. Angela Angello Riviere, daughter of the restaurant's late chef and namesake, confirmed the decision. Tony Angello's is a family-run Creole-Italian restaurant known for their "Feed me" menu and signature dishes including the lobster...
Restaurant wins battle over eviction
By Jonathan Garris Mama Mia's Italian Restaurant staved off its eviction after Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Edie Connelly ruled in favor of the restaurant that had been stuck in a prolonged court battle. On Monday, Connelly ruled that the eviction notice submitted by Janet Maass, landlord and manager of The Colonade Shopping Center, where the...
Chef Nick Lama opens Italian restaurant Avo in New Orleans
Chef Nick Lama opened his Italian restaurant Avo (5908 Magazine St., 504-509-6550; www.restaurantavo.com) May 20 in the former Martinique Bistro space. A great-grandson of Sicilian immigrants, Lama describes his food as "regional Italian cuisine with an emphasis on fresh and local ingredients. "I'm trying to get ingredients that have been...
Organic balsamic vinegar tasting at the Market Café
Free tastings of a New Mexico grown organic balsamic vinegar will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Market Café located at 614 N. Bullard. There is a farm in Monticello, N.M., making a very special product that is now available at the Market Café, according to a news release. The Darland Company LLC makes America's only traditional-...
Italian wine tasting series
The American Italian Cultural Center invites you to join us in sampling delicious wines by regions of Italy! Peter Patti, local wine specialist with Republic National Distributing Company, brings his 44 years of experience to lead a fun and informative session focusing on Italian wines. If you would like to join us, please register by clicking...
Chef Robert Del Grande to be honored at tasting event
By Syd Kearney Robert Del Grande, the first Houston chef to win a James Beard Award (1992's Best Chef: Southwest), will be inducted into the Wine & Food Week Chef of Chefs Hall of Fame on June 6. Del Grande is the chef behind RDG & Bar Annie and the Grove. The induction ceremony will take place during the Wine Rendezvous Grand Tasting...
Benedetto’s breaks classic Italian restaurant mold with culinary creativity
by Denise Parker Who's in the mood to drive to Land O' Lakes and find a nice spot for a romantic, upscale Italian dinner? Don't everyone raise your hand at once. However ... although you may think that Pasco County is too far a haul from most parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas, Benedetto's is worth the trip. Somewhat incongru...