Fort Worth Italian fave makes Texas Monthly's latest best new restaurant list
Piattello Italian Kitchen, chef Marcus Paslay's southwest Fort Worth restaurant/cafe, is one of Texas Monthly's picks for best new restaurants in Texas. The restaurant, which opened in January 2017 in the Waterside shopping center, slid in at No. 10 — no slouch in a state this big. "I’m shocked — shocked — that the arancini here have not been desig...
Say 'feed me' once again: flavors of beloved Tony Angello’s to return in Metairie
Before Frank Catalanotto knew just where he’d open his new restaurant, he knew exactly what he’d be cooking and he had a name nailed down too. Nephew’s Ristorante will be a tribute to his family and its long history cooking for New Orleans. The “nephew” refers to Catalanotto himself. His uncle is the late Tony Angello. The new restaurant will serve...
Luca Vullo all’Università di Dallas per la proiezione del documentario “Dallas in Prizzi”
Il regista siciliano Luca Vullo torna in Texas per due importanti appuntamenti all’Università di Dallas: la presentazione del suo nuovo documentario “Dallas in Prizzi”, in programma il prossimo 24 febbraio alle ore 18.30 presso l’Auditorium The Art History Building, e un workshop sulla comunicazione non verbale - il 27 febbraio -, presso il dipart...
Italian song legend at Festival 2018
MUSIC. It’s a big part of the heart and soul of Italy, and it’s always a big part of the NM Italian Film & Culture Festival. The festival has long emphasized local Italian music talent, and this year will be no different. Opening night features a trio from Chamber Music Campania – an upbeat, audience-engaging organization on a mission to dispel the...
Serata d'Opera Italiana - I Due Timidi (The Shy Lovers)
Serata d'Opera Italiana - I Due Timidi (The Shy Lovers). Friday, March 9, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Italian Cultural & Community Center - 1101 Milford - Houston, TX 77006. Cost: $10 ICCC members | $15 non-members. Reserve today - Eventbrite or call 713-524-4222 ext. 7. Want more information? Click here. What happens when two hopelessly shy lovers try to con...
Italian Festival - coming up!
The films have been selected. The entertainers are warming up their instruments and vocal cords. The young NDI dancers are rehearsing two sensational performances. Three mouthwatering event menus are in the works. See the full program on the Italian Festivals of New Mexico website at www.italianfestivalsnm.org Over the next couple of weeks our Ital...
Museum of Fine Arts Houston will show Michelangelo masterpieces
Lines to tour the Vatican these days may be horrendous. But Houstonians will have a more intimate, insider's peek this spring at 40 masterpieces by the Italian Renaissance artists who made the Pope's compound a must-see. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has organized "Michelangelo and the Vatican: Masterworks from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimo...
Cafe Giovanni's Duke LoCicero to run N'Tini's in Mandeville
Duke LoCicero, who operated Cafe Giovanni in the French Quarter for 26 years before closing it in 2017, has taken over as executive chef at the newly-reopened N'Tini's Restaurant in Mandeville. LoCicero said a new, revamped N'Tini's menu will be unveiled Wednesday (Feb. 7). It will include some of the popular Creole Italian dishes from Cafe Giovann...
Carnevale!
Sat, February 10, 2018. 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST. Italian Cultural & Community Center - 1101 Milford St. Houston, TX 77006. Join us at the ICCC to celebrate carnevale with snacks, games, and costumes! Children of all ages are welcome to attend in their favorite costume and join in the celebrations. Donations are welcome and appreciated! Events like t...
Opera in the Heights presenting Verdi's 'Un Ballo in Machera'
Opera in the Heights (Oh!) is ready to present a new look at Verdi's tale of regicide, "Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball)," from Feb. 16 to 24 at Lambert Hall. Based on a true story of the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at a masked ball during the 18th century, Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera is a tale of forbidden love, a dark prophecy...
Carnival’s Roots in Italy: A Mardi Gras Interview with Giovanni Prosino
Ash Wednesday in Louisiana is a quiet day in which the celebrants of Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, try to be penitent. Many may go to the Catholic church to be marked with a smudge of ashes and to hear the words, “From dust you came and to dust you shall return.” The church says it is the beginning of the season of Lent. Yet celebrants in many locations...
TA Restaurant Group Opens Fazoli's in Oklahoma City
The TA Restaurant Group announced the opening of a new Fazoli’s restaurant in Oklahoma City West located at I-40, Exit 140 (South Morgan Rd.), in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The new Fazoli’s will serve their delicious variety of classic Italian dishes, baked pastas, pizza, Submarinos sandwiches, entree salads and desserts—along with their unlimited si...