La Piccola Cucina: Carnevale Edition - Italian Cooking Class for Kids
Let’s celebrate Carnevale: Bring your kids to a fun Saturday morning to make mask-shaped shortbread cookies at the ICCC! Join us for La Piccola Cucina Carnevale Edition, a hands-on cultural culinary experience for children aged 3-10 years old. Children will wear chef aprons and toques and learn basic Italian language, metric system and culture whil...
Ace Hotel in New Orleans hires Domenica chef for new Italian restaurant
By Todd A. Price The new Ace Hotel in New Orleans looked to Memphis for their restaurant. They brought in the James Beard-nominated chefs Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman. The pair, friends since high school, cook Italian food with flavors from the American South at Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen. For a chef to run the new restaurant...
National dessert chain to test new concept in Albuquerque
A national Italian ice brand that serves frozen treats will test a new cafe concept in Albuquerque.Rita's Italian Ice, headquartered in Trevose, Pennsylvania, plans to expand its Italian ice and frozen custard offerings to include made-to-order doughnuts and coffee-based drinks. The company said the new concept will allow it to capture more daytim...
Louis Prima's Big Night
Louis Prima's Big Night dinner will serve as an ode to the movie Big Night and a birthday celebration of the great jazz musician from New Orleans, Louis Prima, who would have been 106 this year on Dec. 7. L'Oca d'Oro will look back at Italian-American fare from the WWII era for inspiration, a time when Americans were first being introduced to...
Grosseto Export – incoming di operatori Texani in Toscana nel settore agroalimentare
Città: GrossetoPaese: ITALIAPeriodo di svolgimento: 01/04/2013 - 31/12/2013Partners: Grosseto ExportDescrizione: La Italian Chamber of Commerce in Houston in collaborazione con Grosseto Export organizza una missione di incoming di buyers di alcune delle piu' importanti catene di distribuzione texane in Toscana. Si stima la presenza di circa 6 opera...
Chef Alberto Baffoni makes grand return to Houston dining
After an absence of almost a decade from the Houston restaurant scene, popular Italian chef Alberto Baffoni, former owner of Simposio restaurant, is back and manning the stove at a new restaurant called Mascalzone Ristorante Italiano in west Houston. Because every home cook should know how to make one perfect Italian tomato sauce, Chef Baf...
For things Italiano, it’s iMonelli
iMonelli is a tiny restaurant sandwiched between a sports bar and a payday loans business. But looks can be deceiving and often are, for inside is one of Lafayette's best fine-dining establishments and the kitchen of chef Brian Blanchard. Blanchard runs a culinary empire that at one time stretched from A La Carte in the Oil Center to River...
Tuscany Italian Bistro is back!
They're back! The Doko family, the original owners of beloved Tuscany Italian Bistro, have returned to Crowley bringing their authentic family recipes and excellent service back to town. "Thank you for coming back," said Gary Green, who, along with his family, enjoyed fresh warm bread and mounds of homemade pasta, sauce and cheese Friday...
Nori knows Italian
One of the keys to the 19-year success of Zaffino's by Nori is Nori. The owner greets all diners warmly, her accent making it clear she's an Italian immigrant. She seems to know many more people than not, and she works the room unobtrusively. Lori, Nori's daughter-in-law, was our waitress on a recent Wednesday evening, and she told us many...
Nolan Creek Winery celebrates Italian wine, harvest
The Italian countryside may seem farther than "Lago di Beltone" here in Bell County, but Nolan Creek Winery succeeded in whisking 50 patrons away to Italy's old country for a bountiful harvest celebration Sept. 12. The Italian Food and Wine Celebration featured exclusive wines presented by importer Daniel Rosenberg, of Empson USA, and wine distrib...
Spezzo in Plano comes to the table with Italian menu designed by Dallas chef
by Teresa Gubbins The Italian is here: Spezzo, a new fast-casual Italian restaurant in Plano that took over the old Uno Dué Go space, opens on May 7, with a user-friendly menu designed by consulting chef Tom Fleming, of Crossroads Diner fame. Owner Rob Goldblatt says this is a soft opening "without much fanfare," but the full menu...
Gabriella's Italian Grill & Pizzeria Expands from Texas
It's quite a change of scenery from South Padre Island to landlocked Las Vegas, but Gabriella's Italian Grill & Pizzeria is expanding their reach beyond Texas. Having built a sturdy reputation on the island as the go-to Italian-American spot, in Las Vegas they will be occupying a corner slot that once hosted a Round Table Pizza. ...