M’Tucci’s preparing to expand into Rio Rancho early in new year
Take authentic Italian tradition, mix it with 25 years of handson experience in the New York restaurant industry and you get the unique flavor of M'Tucci's. M'Tucci's Italian Restaurant plans to expand into Rio Rancho with M'tucci's Moderno early in the new year, according to owners Jeff Spiegel and Katie Gardner. Gardner s...
Italian feuds brought immigrants here
Feuding at home brought many Italians to Louisiana in the middle 1850s. A good number of them used ties to the old country to establish themselves in food distribution businesses, first in New Orleans, then across south Louisiana. Most of the Italians who came here during that era were from Sicily, many of them fleeing after the failure of...
Premiazione degli Studenti delle Scuole Medie e Superiori di Houston Partecipanti al Concorso Letterario in Lingua Italiana
La Nona Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo del 14 dicembre ha avuto un momento particolarmente significativo con la cerimonia di premiazione del concorso letterario sponsorizzato dal Comites in collaborazione con il Consolato Generale d'Italia, con il duplice obiettivo di promuovere la lingua e cultura italiana presso i giovani, e al tem...
Italian, Venezia-style
Italian chain restaurants have become shorthand for describing those who don't like "real" food or aren't "shopping local." Now here's an unpopular position: They're not that bad. Not really. I mean, if you're craving the most authentic Italian food in Oklahoma City, you're already facing a bit of an uphill battle. But the way some people...
188 South-bound: Upscale Italian cuisine with a Texas twist
Jay McCarthy, the corporate chef and operating manager at 188 South, believes the new Italian restaurant stands out among the rest because of one simple reason — every ingredient used is simple, fresh and delivers a unique taste customers won't soon forget. 188 South, located at 188 S. Castell Ave., opened Aug. 15, and is operates daily from 10 a....
Italian American Society of Jefferson Westbank Italian-Open helps Cafe Hope
Proceeds from the 2015 West Bank Italian Open were presented at a recent Italian-American Society meeting to Luis Arocha, executive director of Café' Hope, a restaurant training program in Marrero for at-risk youth. The presentation was made by the golf tournament's honorary chairman, Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni, and Wayne J. Nocito, wh...
Why African American churches in New Orleans celebrate a Sicilian holiday
by Nina Feldman Every day for a few weeks leading up to St. Joseph's Day on March 19, David Roe coordinates a daily bake at his home in New Orleans' St. Roch neighborhood. Volunteers drop in and help bake and decorate traditional Italian cookies, all of which will go on the St. Joseph's altar at St. Augustine church. Some of the best are t...
Houston, abbiamo… un palermitano di successo: dall’Ismett agli Usa, Fabio Triolo non si ferma più
Palermitano, ha vissuto e studiato fra la Sicilia e l'America, decidendo qualche anno fa di lasciare definitivamente il suo impiego all'Ismett di Palermo, dove ha fondato l'Unità di Medicina Rigenerativa e Terapie Cellulari, per il Texas Medical Center di Houston. Adesso Fabio Triolo (a destra nella foto @Paolo Giandotti mentre incontra il preside...
The Italian workshop
The Italian workshop has been an institution at Albuquerque's Bear Canyon Senior Center for several years, and it's wildly popular. Workshop leader, Alex Trujillo, reports that the group is at capacity, with 21 students. But don't let that deter you from calling the Center and leaving a message for Alex. Participation fluctuates as people go on vac...
Dal Consigliere del CGIE in USA , messaggio In occasione riccorrenza 70mo Anniversario della Festa della Repubblica
di Vincenzo Arcobelli Cari Connazionali, In occasione della ricorrenza del 70mo Anniversario dell'Italian National Day/Festa della Repubblica Italiana, desidero rivolgere un messaggio di saluto e di auguri a tutta la comunita' italiana. Vorrei ricordare che lo Stato del Texas con la Risoluzione HR144 del 2011 in occasione del 150 mo a...
Piazza d'Italia development plans narrow to one, website reports
By Danielle Dreilinger The only plan left standing for the Piazza d'Italia? A double-tower Hard Rock Hotel, Canal Street Beat reports. The city of New Orleans is looking to redevelop several publicly owned parking lots next to the central business district landmark. A committee chose three finalists in September from five preliminary...
Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department has announced plans to build two new bocce courts
Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department has announced plans to build two new bocce courts. The first, to be completed in mid-summer, will be located in the Jerry Cline Recreation and Tennis Complex (7205 Constitution, NE) at the corner of Constitution and Louisiana. The second is scheduled for a fall opening at the North Domingo Baca M...