Where to Go, What to Eat: La Divina Italian Cafe is going to the dogs with fundraiser
La Divina Italian Cafe, 3535 Perkins Road, is joining the Capital Area Animal Welfare Society in hosting "Gelato Love for Dogs: A CAAWS Fundraiser" from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. June 6. The cafe will give free gelato for every $5 donation to CAAWS, plus it's donating 25% of all of its proceeds during that time to the animal welfare society. This also inclu...
Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen Signs 5-Unit Franchise Deal in Texas
Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen, a popular Houston-based fast-casual pizza brand, has signed a new multi-unit franchise agreement that will increase Russo's presence in Texas with new restaurants in Galveston, Bender's Landing and Spring. The five-unit deal is signed with a local entrepreneurial couple with deep roots in restaurant fran...
Skip the brain freeze, go for the gelato at La Divina Italian Cafe
With warmer days calling for cooler treats to get us through the spring and summer season, inRegister looked to La Divina Italian Cafe to serve up a spread of mouthwatering gelato flavors to help beat the heat. While some people may say gelato is just a “fancy” version of ice cream, its ingredients and Italian techniques make it quite distinct comp...
Locally Owned Marco’s Pizza Opening in Haughton
Marco’s Pizza, is opening its newest location in Haughton on May 25. Situated at 1073 HWY 80 next to Brookshire’s, locals can expect an authentic Italian pizza experience that uses the freshest, highest-quality ingredients. The Marco’s Pizza location is owned and operated by a husband and wife duo Paul and Poonam Singh. Being the first to open a Ma...
Whiz kid Dallas chef merges steak and Italian at promising Plano restaurant
Chef prodigy Luke Rogers, who most recently wowed at Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas, has found a new roost: He's working on a new restaurant in Plano called Cathedral Italian Bistro, featuring Italian cuisine with Texas ingredients in dishes such as pizza, pasta, and Wagyu steak. The restaurant is located at 8103 Rasor Blvd. #110, in the form...
Long-awaited Italian restaurant says ciao to San Antonio with summer opening
When things go south, it’s usually a bad thing. But in the case of North Italia, going south means San Antonio is — finally! — home to a well-known Italian restaurant that’s been simmering on the back burner for more than a year. North Italia, the cozy neighborhood Italian joint founded in 2002 that now has 25 locations scattered across the countr...
Avanti Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar announces second location for Research Forest Drive
Italian restaurant Avanti Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar announced plans May 3 to expand to a second location at 2520 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands. According to a press release, the new location comes from the positive reception of the Creekside community, where the original Avanti Kitchen and Wine Bar is located. "We have three generations o...
Italian restaurant from Chicago to open in century-old Dallas building
A chef-owned Italian restaurant from Chicago is coming to downtown Dallas: Called Etta, it's from chef Danny Grant and will open in the East Quarter, the development on the easternmost side of the Central Business District. According to a release, Etta will open in 2022. It's going into a century-old two-story building at 2203 Commerce St., where i...
Photos: A Friday night at Mosca's, marking 75 years of food, family and Italian flavor
Mosca's Restaurant got its start in 1946 when Italian immigrants Lisa and Provino Mosca moved to the area from Illinois and began cooking their family recipes from the old country. Today, it's a destination restaurant on the outskirts of town, known for family-style servings of rustic Italian fare. Food writer Ian McNulty has a profile of the rest...
New coffee shop opens at NorthPark carb palace Eataly Dallas
Eataly Dallas, home to all things wheat and gluten, is opening a coffeeshop. Called Caffè Lavazza, it'll be an Italian-style, all-day café and bar, in partnership with Lavazza, an Italian coffee company. The cafe will serve breakfast, lunch, and "merenda" for dining-in or to-go. Merenda is an afternoon snack, so if you want a real meal for dinner,...
Austin Italian restaurant L'Oca d'Oro sets May reopening date, now with updated patio
Mueller peeps, your Italian night out is back on. L'Oca d'Oro is reopening for outdoor dining service on May 6. The restaurant from Adam Orman and chef Fiore Tedesco has remained closed to diners since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting next week, it will be open from 5:30 to 10 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday and 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Sunda...
Opening date announced for Sammie's, a new Italian spot in the old Hut's Hamburgers
Austin's newest old school Italian restaurant is opening this week in the former home of one of the city's most iconic old school restaurants. Sammie's, the red-sauce Italian restaurant from the McGuire Moorman Hospitality restaurant group, will open on Tuesday at 807 W. Sixth St., which for more than 40 years housed Hut's Hamburgers. Next door was...