Mondo Italiano heads down the street to build new restaurant digs
The popular Taos restaurant Mondo Italiano will be moving to a different location soon. The move is part of an expansion as well. Owners Jennifer DeBow and Genaro Jimenez have been building out a new, ground-up restaurant to be located near their current site. Mondo is located at 622 Paseo del Pueblo Sur now, but will be moving furthe...
Porta Napoli Ain’t Just Pizza Anymore
The 58-seat pizzeria Roger and Sandra Cappucci opened in September of 2015 in Harrison that focuses on Neapolitan pies now has a broader menu serving Southern Italian fare. "People were asking us for more than just pizza," says Roger. The new offerings are dishes from Roger's grandmother, 87-year-old Nanna Giovanna. "I grew up i...
Drew’s Pastry Place Chef/Owner to Star on “Bakery Boss” National TV Show
Houston's own Chef Andrew "Drew" Rogers, pastry chef and owner of Drew's Pastry Place in Northwest Houston, goes head-to-head with "Cake Boss" reality TV star Buddy Valastro on the new TLC show, "Bakery Boss," (Mondays, 9 p.m. C.S.T.) set to air January 20, 2014 (date subject to change). On the "Bakery Boss" series, Buddy's mission is to h...
Cane Rosso--True Neapolitan Pizza in Houston
How did Cane Rosso get started? When Cane Rosso founder Jay Jerrier traveled to Italy on his honeymoon, he fell in love with Neapolitan #Pizza. Jerrier, however, took his love one step further and learned how to make Neapolitan pizza himself, training in a 60-hour course with the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN) in Italy under maste...
The Classic Tony’s and the new La Table Show Houston’s Culinary Clout
By John Mariani For 30 years I have returned again and again to Tony Vallone's namesake restaurant in Houston, and in all those visits I doubt I've ever had the same dish twice. Even back in the 1980s, when Tony's was a red-walled society and celebrity dining venue and Tony himself was in a tuxedo every night, the basic menu was always appended wi...
Russo’s Restaurants Celebrates Opening Tulsa’s First Russo’s Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen
Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen has arrived. Now, Tulsa residents can savor the tastes, aromas and unmistakable ambiance of an authentic New York-style pizzeria. The well-known upscale Italian restaurant that brings to life old world charm and hospitality is slated to open in early September at the Tuscany Village (situated at 8941 South Yale Av...
Friday Cena Featuring "La Dolce Vita" with Opera on Tap
Life may hand you lemons...or life may pour you a glass of limoncello! Either way, the important thing is to celebrate the good times regardless of what may come... at least, that will be the theme of our next evening with our amici from Opera on Tap. Think of arias like Donna, Non Vidi Mai, La Dolcissima Effigie, and even E Lucevan Le Stelle. "La...
An Italian Socialite in Texas
by Erik Maza The Italian socialite Bianca Brandolini d'Adda was in Dallas on Thursday night. It was her first time in the city. "I didn't know what to expect," she said. "I guess just the things you see on TV and in the movies." By this, she meant big hair, bold makeup, a certain swagger. And she was surprised, if a little disappointed,...
Fry Road Italian restaurant Pane E Vino now under new ownership
Pane E Vino, health 8945 S. Fry Road, cost Katy, illness began operating under the new ownership of Dan Monson and Malcolm Smith in November. The Italian restaurant features specialty dishes, such as lasagna, Penne Sassicaia and Capellini Verdera, and hosts free wine tastings at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays. Hours are from 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays through...
Fine Dining Manager
Now hiring a restaurant manager foran Italian Bistrolocated in Tulsa OK. Candidate will need to beable to work 55 hours a week. Great benefits including medical, dental, and vision, paid vacation and sick leave, incentive bonus, and lots more! Manger is primarily responsible for directing the daily activities of the restaurant under the di...
Italian-inspired Americano restaurant to replace Charlie Palmer at The Joule
An Italian-inspired restaurant that will hearken back to the sweet life portrayed in Fellini films is set to open this fall in The Joule hotel downtown. Replacing the former Charlie Palmer steakhouse, Americano will aim to combine the feel of a social – with tables and chairs easily clustered together – with a chef-driven menu. Read more...
IACC and Extraordinary Italian Taste present Ladies of the Vine at Wine and Food Week (Woodlands), June 10
The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce and Extraordinary Italian Taste are proud to present, "Ladies of the Vine," a luncheon, wine tasting, and panel discussion to be held Friday, June 10 during Wine and Food Week in the Woodlands (which begins today, Monday, June 6). Click here for festival information. And click here to register for the...