First Look: Tarantino’s Cicchetti Bar and Record Lounge in Deeper Than Deep
Peter Tarantino refers to his new Italian food restaurant just across from Fair Park, south of Deep Ellum, as “in the Twilight Zone, deeper than deep." If you only ever visit this area in the fall for the fair, or after a show at Fair Park, it might be time to rethink that plan.Tarantino’s Cicchetti Bar and Record Lounge is the latest addition to a...
Review: Aldo’s Ristorante Italiano one of the best Italian restaurants in San Antonio, staging a comeback after terrible review in 2017
It took a pandemic to make me appreciate Aldo’s Ristorante Italiano. Last year, when restaurant dining rooms reopened at 25 percent capacity May 1 after more than 40 days gone dark, I posted up at a corner table at Aldo’s to chronicle the reawakening. I saw worry lines framing tired eyes peering over surgical masks. I saw waiters and customers in...
Taste of Italy Houston returns back in person
The Italy-American Chamber of Commerce of Texas announced registration is open for the Taste of Italy in Houston. The event connects over 500 attendees from every segment of the food and wine industry with buying power and decision-making ability. All the main Texas based brokers, importers and distributors will be present. In the years passed, key...
San Antonio Italian staple Guillermo opens new Pearl-area location
Casual Italian food haven Guillermo’s has opened a second location, serving up lasagna, chicken parmesan and spaghetti with meatballs on Austin Street near the Pearl development. The original Guillermo's, located at 618 McCullough Ave., has offered Italian fare to downtown San Antonio diners since 1995. The new restaurant seats a total of 200 betwe...
Sfuzzi set to reopen on Henderson Avenue for dinner, brunch, late night
Sfuzzi, an Italian restaurant and bar that first opened in 1987, is reopening in our neighborhood. The spot will be located at 2401 Henderson Ave., near The Skellig, Mayer’s Garden, Hideaway on Henderson and other late-night establishments. It’s coming from This & That Hospitality partners Brandon Hays and Phil Schanbaum, who are known for High Fiv...
Tastes Of Calabria: Unique Flavors And Food Products
Calabria—the southwesternmost region of Italy—lies between the Ionian and Tyrrhenian Seas. The region includes the provinces of Catanzaro, Reggio Calabria, Cosenza, Crotone, and Vibo Valentia. Compared to other parts of Italy that have been plagued with over-tourism, this historically and culturally rich region has largely remained off-the-beaten-p...
Feast of the Seven Fishes at Gianna
Gianna is offering the traditional Italian-American Christmas dinner, known as the “Feast of the Seven Fishes,” for two nights only – Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. Chef de Cuisine Jared Heider’s Feast of the Seven Fishes menu is available as a communal, family-style dinner. The price includes featured table wines t...
New Orleans hosts event exploring Olive Oil Cocktails to celebrate Italian Cuisine Week
“We thought that dropping an Italian iconic and traditional ingredient – such as Olive Oil – into cocktails would have been a perfect means to show a creative use of it. Especially in the city that many believe is the world capital of cocktails,” says Maurizio Gamberucci, Deputy Director, Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas. A master class l...
From Flora to Stella, New Dallas Arts District Restaurant to Open
The opulent former space of Flora Street Café has a new lease on life with a gorgeous new Italian restaurant opening “sometime this winter” according to Tricolore Pride, the ownership group behind it. La Stella Cucina Verace will bring authentic, regional Italian food, lifestyle, and culture to Dallas. Our fair city was once an Italian food desert...
The Mediterranean Diet: fitness and longevity
Friday, November 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM CST on zoom. On the occasion of the World Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World join us for webinar "THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET: FITNESS AND LONGEVITY" moderated by Diana Naridello, with the participation of Elena Volpi and Désirée Triolo. Elena Volpi, MD, PhD FGA Speaker is the Daisy Emery Allen Distinguished Ch...
Holiday Wine Festa at Eataly Dallas
Celebrate the holidays at Eataly Dallas during Holiday Wine Festa on Friday, December 9. Taste more than 20 Italian wines, 6+ chef-crafted tasting stations, dozens of fluffy panettone, and more throughout our marketplace. During Holiday Wine Festa, sip your way through a multitude of regional Italian wines paired with traditional Italian holiday b...
New rustic Italian restaurant from Berg Hospitality opens Friday in Heights
Restaurateur Benjamin Berg’s stamp on the Houston restaurant scene grows again this week when his Berg Hospitality Group opens Trattoria Sofia, a rustic Italian restaurant in the Heights. It is the second restaurant opening this year from Berg, whose NoPo Café bowed in June, adding to his portfolio that includes B&B Butchers & Restaurant, B.B. Lemo...