Louisiana Eats: Creole Italian Manale's Style
On this week's show, we'll explore the immense influence that Italian foodways had on the development of New Orleans cuisine. We'll time travel through the years of the family-operated Uptown gem, Pascal's Manale. This history, which is now immortalized in Poppy's new book, The Pascal's Manale Cookbook, focuses on two Sicilian immigrant families, t...
New Italian spot Rotolo's Craft & Crust opens its doors in Frisco
A new Italian eatery, offering pizza, beer and more, has made its debut in the neighborhood. The fresh addition, called Rotolo's Craft & Crust, is located at 9250 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 130. According to its website, the business, which has four locations in Louisiana in addition to the one in Frisco, is a spinoff concept of Rotolo's Pizzeria and...
Cristiana Pegoraro in Oklahoma
Friday, October 26 @ 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Downtown Library - 300 Park Ave Oklahoma City, OK. Acclaimed as one of the most gifted musicians of her generation, Italian-born pianist Cristiana Pegoraro has consistently entertained and enlightened audiences with her inspired performances and original programming. Her skills display great technical and inte...
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin will live-score the original 'Suspiria' film in Houston
The glossy remake of Italian cult horror film "Suspiria" starring Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton unfurls later this month. But local moviegoers can get a taste of the original, and its eerie music, in November. Legendary horror soundtrack composer Claudio Simonetti and his band Goblin will live score the 1977 original during a Nov. 3 event at Whi...
The history of the Angelo Brocato ice cream stand
Angelo Brocato and three generations of his family have been known for creating and selling authentic Italian gelato, ice cream, cookies and cannoli in the city since 1905, though the spot most New Orleanians know at 214 N. Carrollton Ave. actually is their third location. Author Justin Nystrom chronicles the Brocato story in his new book, Creole I...
Evento Culturale per l'Italian Heritage Month in Texas
In occasione del mese di Ottobre dedicato dallo Stato del Texas al Retaggio Italiano, il Dipartimento delle lingue straniere e di letteratura della prestigiosa Southern Methodist University (SMU), in collaborazione con il Comitato Tricolore per gli Italiani nel Mondo, e con il patrocinio del Comites di Houston, dell'Associazione dei Siciliani in Te...
ITALY IN A DAY Film Screening
Thursday, October 25, 2018. Film starts at 7:00 pm Doors open at 6:45 pm and film begins at 7:00 pm. Italian Cultural & Community Center - 1101 Milford, Houston, Texas 77006 Come celebrate settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo with us! We'll be screening the film "Italy in a Day", comprised of short videos submitted by over 45,000 Italians goin...
Top 100 Houston restaurant: Da Marco
Chef Marco Wiles’ upscale spot in a Montrose bungalow heralded a new, better-edited day in Houston Italian cookery when it opened in 2001. Over the years, it has eased into the lower-key role of a comfortable classic patronized by the great and the good and the holders of cushy expense accounts. It’s quiet, well-managed, very grown-up. And when the...
The 40th anniversary of Piazza d'Italia
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Piazza d'Italia, an architectural highlight in downtown New Orleans. Located between Poydras and Lafayette streets, the outdoor plaza was conceived by leaders of New Orleans' Italian-American community as a public tribute to the contributions of Italians to the city. The $1.65 million piazza was designed...
A True Italian Cafe In Dallas
When Corrado Palmieri opened his eponymous café in the Dallas Farmers Market in 2016, we could boast of having a proper Italian coffee shop and bakery that Dallas hadn’t had before. His was a place to linger over a cup of coffee and a pastry, where early on a cadre of Italian regulars set up residence on weekend mornings. The coffee shop—a counter,...
Pasta eating contest and grape stomping at the Houston Italian Fest!
Nothing says Italian like pasta and grape stomping, mamma mia! The Houston Italian Festival is happening in Houston right now and it's one of the largest festivals in town. Cynthia Salvaggio is part of the Festival Committee and says that there's something for everyone. "This is a great family event. There's a cooking class for kids, there's a lot...
Do you remember La Spiga in the Marigny? A lost New Orleans restaurant
In Italian, La Spiga means "wheat." The inspiration for the Marigny bakery and cafe came from Italy, where owner Dana Logsdon studied for a year. At first La Spiga, which Logsdon ran with her cousin, Michael Manning, and her mother, Mary, sold mainly to restaurants. The public could only find La Spiga's pastries and Italian breads at the Crescent C...