A Sicilian Family’s Favorite Dishes Hit The Woodlands Next Month
A new all-day Italian eatery is headed to the Woodlands thanks to a third generation Sicilian-American who’s reviving his ancestor’s recipes from the old country. Radunare Italian-American Table will open mid-July at 2520 Research Forest Drive, Suite 500. It draws its name (pronounced “rah-due-nar-a”) from the Italian word that means “to gather or...
Major mom: the secret to Cavan Biggio’s success
Before the hoopla that greeted the most homecoming of homecomings for Cavan Biggio, who had spent his boyhood shagging flies in Minute Maid Park, then served as an Astros bat boy while his dad sealed a Hall of Fame career with more than 3,000 hits, then starred on St. Thomas High School’s state championship teams under his dad’s obsessive coaching,...
Gianna: New Warehouse District restaurant dishes out travelogue of Italian food
Rebecca Wilcomb talks about tortellini en brodo the way a Cajun talks about gumbo. Every time the chef goes to an Italian restaurant where the menu looks promising, she orders the dish that she grew up making with her Italian grandmother. “I’ve only had one that has come a close second to hers,” she said of her nonna’s meat-stuffed pasta dumplings...
Former major leaguer Colabello hitting reset with Skeeters, preparing for international play
Playing independent league baseball is nothing new for Chris Colabello, who played seven seasons at that level before getting the call to join the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays from 2013-15. This season he has continued his professional career back in independent ball with the Atlantic League’s Sugar Land Skeeters. Colabello joined the team...
New Dallas Italian Restaurant With Serious Naples Ties to Open in Historic Building Downtown
Downtown Dallas is getting a new Italian restaurant this fall. The authentic southern Italian concept from Dino and Megan Santonicola will open in a historic building at 1901 Main Street, Suite 102. Dino, a master pizzaiolo and chef from Naples, will be cooking up Neapolitan-style pizzas and pastas in the Titche-Goettinger building. Partenope Risto...
Documentarian Matteo Zengaro ’19 Receives Arkansas Traveler Certificate for Illuminating Italian-American Culture in the Delta
Documentarian Matteo Zengaro ’19 received an Arkansas Traveler Certificate for helping preserve Italian-American culture in the Delta through his short films, “Con Gusto!” and “I Sopravvissuti,” at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock to kick off the second annual Arkansas Italian Food and Culture Festival, held in late April at the Clinton Pr...
The Riedizioni project: thoughts on design, production and sustainability
Luisa Cevese is a self-taught designer interested in both textile and art. Since1984 she has designed textiles for fashion and interior designers, textile firms and interior and accessories brands such as De Padova, Diego Della Valle, Dolce&Gabbana, Romeo Gigli, Hermès, Chanel, e Comme des Garçons. In 1996 she founded Luisa Cevese Riedizioni, the b...
Lira Rossa Artisan Cheese brings flavor of Italy to Texas
Andrea Cudin, owner of Lira Rossa Artisan Cheese, places fresh, homemade cheeses made from original Italian recipes in the refrigerator in a small building on the Four E Dairy in Moulton. The building is always open, and some of the bags are marked with customers’ names who leave money when they pick up their purchases. Other cheeses are there for...
The Montessori Method for All Generations
When Montessori ONE Academy's Nido (pronounced nee-doe) opens in June 2019, it will be the third of four unique Montessori projects developed along Holly Avenue NE. The first Montessori project developed along Holly Avenue NE was Montessori ONE Academy's preschool program. Built in 2007, Montessori ONE Academy became, and is still, Albuquerque's on...
Spurs' Ettore Messina leaning towards accepting 3-year deal to join Milano
As we reported, San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina has been in serious talks to join European club Milano. Now a new report is out and it seems Messina's days in San Antonio may be coming to an end. According to a report via Sportando, the Spurs assistant coach is nearing a deal to sign with Italian team AX Armani Exchange Milano. "[T...
Search For Global Start Up Program Cooperation With US-Based Incubators/Accelerators
The Italian Trade Agency has published a notice for the selection of incubators / accelerators in the Austin TX area that are available for a collaboration for the incubation phase foreseen by the Global Startup Program 2019. The deadline for candidates is June 20, 2020. https://www.ice.it/en/index.php/markets/usa/houston/market-survey-notices L'It...
The Little Italy Heritage Society Museum is now open!
The Little Italy Arkansas Heritage Society museum is now open on weekends (Saturday 10am - 4pm and Sunday 12 noon - 4pm) and hope you will come by to sign our guest book and enjoy learning about the only Italian Enclave in Central Arkansas, our beloved Little Italy! Our museum shop is also open and we have postcards, books, pins, and other items. I...