High standards of chef at Gallo's Kitchen take restaurant into its second decade
Tommy Gallo is the kind of uncompromising chef who has made Gallo’s Kitchen a household name in Upper Arlington. Having just celebrated its 11th anniversary, the restaurant combines the “heart of Italy and the soul of New Orleans,” a reflection of Gallo’s time spent training under Akron restaurateur David Russo, once a protege of Emeril Lagasse. “I...
La Mina Opens Underground at The Village
The Village continues its massive reinvention. This residential development has been around for decades as a post-college (and beyond) party HQ and has recently been given a makeover. Adding to its long list of amenities, a Mexican restaurant, La Mina, recently opened. And this spot is subterranean by design. (Gold star if you can name that song wi...
Italian sandwich concept Gigi’s Deli to hold grand opening at San Antonio’s Little Death wine shop
San Antonians with an affinity for Italian sandwiches can mark their calendars for a Friday, Nov. 12 grand opening party of epic proportions, featuring sandos from Gigi’s Deli and champagne from Little Death wine shop. Gigi’s Deli kicked off its pop-up concept at Little Death earlier this fall, slinging hearty, loaded sandwiches at the St. Mary’s S...
Italy signs an agreement with Amazon to protect its PDO and PGI food products
Even though it's been open for quite some time, Eataly Dallas is celebrating its official grand opening on Friday, Nov 12. Located at NorthPark Center, the three-floor culinary playground offers Italian delicacies including fresh pasta, breads, cheese, wine and desserts along with a marketplace sourced from local producers in DFW. This grand openin...
101-Year-Old Italian Grandmother Shares Recipes in New Cookbook From Austin Authors
In a new cookbook, Heart-Shaped Tomatoes, Austin-based photographer Dimitri Staszewski and brand strategist Madelyn Wigle share recipes and personal essays from Staszewski’s 101-year-old Italian grandmother, Elda Cristini. The book is available for preorder. The book contains about 20 home-cooking recipes from Cristini, like lasagne, gnocchi, seafo...
Portillo’s famous hot dogs are finally coming near Frisco in 2022!
A Chicago favorite is setting up shop in Collin County. Iconic hot dog and sandwich joint Portillo’s is set to open its first Texas location next year. The new location, which is slated to open “in a town near Frisco” according to Chicago Tribune, is part of a major expansion. Over the course of the next 25 years, the restaurant plans to expand fro...
Valentino’s in Rowlett Has Everything Bad Italian Restaurants Are Missing
One could argue that Italian mom-and-pop restaurants in Dallas are essentially like churches or 7-Eleven’s: There is one on every corner and they’re pretty much all the same. However, if you take Forest Lane and head east through Garland until you hit Rowlett (on Route 66), you’ll find a family-owned Italian place that is so legit Italian your cous...
Charlie Gitto Sr.'s grandson to open a new restaurant, with future of downtown restaurant uncertain
Louie Vangel, a grandson of the late Charlie Gitto Sr. who ran his grandfather's famed Charlie Gitto’s Downtown restaurant for the last decade, is opening up an Italian restaurant under his own name that will carry on the family tradition. Vangel has signed a lease for 5,618 square feet of restaurant space in the Bennett Hills Shopping Center at...
Taste of Italy, the biggest Italian trade show in the U.S. scheduled for March 2022!
Great news! Taste of Italy is scheduled for March, 2022 in Houston! For more information, please contact Italy-America Chamber of Commerce deputy director and Taste of Italy director Maurizio Gamberucci at m.gamberucci@iacctexas.com. Taste of Italy Houston is the largest trade fair in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Italian wine and food products....
Noto Sits Atop St. Louis-Area Food Scene with Stunning Italian Fare
Kendele Sieve knew the time had come, but she just couldn't muster the courage to tell her dad the news that would break his heart: She would not be taking over the family bakery, as he expected her to do, and would instead be forging her own path. Her decision did not come lightly. Ever since she was ten years old she was a fixture at his shop, J...
Party with us... Italian Style at Eataly Opening Party: All You Can Eataly!
Ciao Dallas, get ready to party... Italian style! Eataly Opening Party: All You Can Eataly is coming November 12 and we are ready to raise a glass and officially celebrate the opening of our Italian marketplace. For one night only, our marketplace will be closed to the public and open to ticket holders ready to celebrate with endless food, drink, a...
Authentic Italian Restaurant Reopens in Chic Downtown Houston Hotel — Rosalie is Still Magical
Not everyone was lucky enough to grow up with their great-grandmother during those formative years of their youth. But chef Chris Cosentino did, and the impact his Italian nonna Rosalie would have on his life and career is evident in the intimate restaurant he named for her at the C. Baldwin Hotel in downtown Houston. The chic hotel (formerly a Dou...