Italian-American dream: Local author unveils immigrant story in latest book
Jim Damiano knows all about immigration and Alzheimer's.The McKinney author is touching both with library-worn hands and generational words. After decades untold, his family's life has found its way onto the pages. Both sets of grandparents came through Ellis Island as Italian immigrants in the early 1900s. His father brought home English from his...
Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame 30th Annual Induction Banquet
Saturday January 17 2015, 6-9 pmHilton New Orleans Riverside, Napoleon Room, #2 Poydras St., New Orleans Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet honors & celebrates national and local Italian Americans in the sports, entertainment, medical, and civic fields. Proceeds benefit the American Italian Cultural Center...
Soprano, tenor shine in N.O. Opera’s ‘Lucia’ production
Scotland, with its frequently dreary climate and its cold, foreboding castles, is a tailor-made locale for tales of conspiracies, jealous rivalries and nighttime murders. Macbeth and Mary, Queen of Scots are just two examples that come readily to mind. Place the sad story of “Lucia di Lammermoor” in that setting, and you have all the eleme...
Popular Italian-American restaurant says someone keeps stealing their art
A popular Italian-American restaurant in the metro is fed up. The owners of Flip's Italian Restaurant say someone has been stealing art off their walls, leaving behind empty space and taking away collections with sentimental value. The owners said they feel insulted. In a short period of time, four pieces of art have been t...
Tiziana Ciacciofera lascia l’ ICCCH di Houston e dice: “adesso mi dedico solo al food and wine”.
di Alessandro De Simone Che il pallino per il Food & Beverage la frizzante manager palermitana ce lo avesse era già risultato chiaro. Ed infatti durante il suo mandato come direttrice della programmazione e marketing dell'Italian Cultural and Community Center (ICCC) di Houston (Texas, USA) Tiziana Ciacciofera ha "firmato" una serie di...
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...
The light is on and glowing in 'The Light in the Piazza' from Brick Road Theatre
The aptly named The Light in the Piazza has a lot to say about how light -- actual and felt -- can change a person's life by letting you see possibilities that weren't apparent before. It makes this challenging 2005 Broadway musical a particularly fitting one for Brick Road Theatre to pull off at the start of its second year. By all reasoning, a s...
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...
Daryle Lamonica selected as 2014 LAISHF National Honoree
The American Renaissance Foundation is proud to announce the selection of DARYLE LAMONICA, former American collegiate and professional quarterback, as the 2014 Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame National Honoree. Mr. Lamonica began his career at the University of Notre Dame, where he was the starting quarterback for three seaso...
Celebrate Festival delle produzioni Alimentari Italiane Friday Night!
Selected Foods & Beverage, a specialist in importing and distributing gourmet products from all over the world, is pleased to host a Festival of Italian Food Productions event at the Houston Italian Festival (October 9-12, 2014). Food products imported from various regions of Italy will be available for your sampling pleasure. This min...