50-Year-Old Tony's Owes Its Success To Owner's Exacting Standards
The restaurant industry is known for grueling work, long hours standing and heavy competition. Imagine not only staying in this industry for more than 50 years, but doing it at such a high level that your restaurant is still regarded as one of the finest in Houston. That is exactly what Tony Vallone has accomplished with his namesake establishment,...
Italian Defense attaché stresses importance of coalition training
by 2nd Lt Meredith Hein - 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The defense attaché to the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. emphasized the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program in building international partnerships during a visit to Sheppard AFB June 28. Italian Air Force Maj. Gen. Giovannu Fant...
Grimaldi'S Pizzeria Now Open In Highland Village, Texas
Grimaldi's Pizzeria, famously known for their award-winning hand-tossed, coal-fired brick oven pizzas and calzones, fresh salads and delicious desserts is now open. Located at The Shops at Highland Village, the restaurant offers patio seating, a banquet space and a full bar. Guests will be welcomed by Frank Sinatra crooning in the backgrou...
Favilla's to open new location in North Asheville
What's been a bit of a revolving door of pizza is getting a solid pie candidate. Andy Favilla, co-owner of Favilla's New York Pizza, and his cousin Sal Ferrara, will open a sister restaurant to Favilla's West Asheville pizzeria in early April. And, according to Favilla, he could have more restaurants on the way. The new eatery, Favilla's...
Dalla Brianza a Houston per studiare stelle e pianeti
Dalla Brianza all'America per capire come si formano i pianeti e le stelle. E' la storia dell' astronomo Andrea Isella, originario di Sovico, oggi assistente professore alla Rice University a Huston, in Texas. Qui guida un gruppo di ricerca impegnato a studiare come nascono e si formano i corpi celesti, servendosi di osservazioni nelle fre...
Tiziana Triolo: «La nostra cucina è la nostra cultura»
di Gabriella Papale Ha lasciato la sua terra, il suo lavoro e gli affetti più cari, per seguire suo marito negli States. Da Palermo a Houston, senza perplessità e con tanta voglia di cimentarsi in qualcosa di nuovo. Tiziana Triolo, palermitana, dal 2011 è Direttrice Programmazione e Marketing del Centro Culturale Italiano di Houston. Una...
Something new percolating at Museum of Fine Arts with Italian restaurant and coffee bar
Come fall, a taste of Italy is coming to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Paolo Fronza and Matteo Alessandri, who previously co-owned Fellini Caffe in Rice Village, will launch a new restaurant in the Cafe Express space located in the museum's Audrey Jones Beck Building. The casual eatery, called MFACafe, will boast Italian works of...
Attacks on Columbus driven by hate
By Jackie De La Porte History is history and Christopher Columbus ushered in the European "Age of Discovery" in 1492. Although there may have been many forays by previous explorers, Asians, Vikings, etc., into what is now known as the Americas; it was following Christopher Columbus' exploration into the "New World" which, yes, was i...
Ferraris, Maseratis, Bentleys and Bugattis all on display at annual Dallas Auto Show
Big money rolls down the streets of Dallas - literally. Bentleys, Ferraris, Maseratis and even a Bugatti or two regularly grace some of Dallas' more gilded boulevards. Long known as a city sweet on luxury cars, Dallas' fascination with six-and even seven-figure vehicles is reflected in the high-end area of the Dallas Auto Show, which opened...
Chef Chat, Part 2: Alberto Baffoni of Mascalzone
by Phaedra Cook As we covered at the end of Part 1 of our Chef Chat with Alberto Baffoni, after a highly successful run at his first Houston restaurant, Simposio, he sold his interest. Not every endeavor is a success story, though. His second place, Sapori, survived only about eight months. Sometimes a failure means picking yourse...
Nona conferenza dei Ricercatori italiani nel mondo
Scade il 23 novembre il termine per i ricercatori che vogliono presentare il proprio lavoro alla Nona Conferenza dei Ricercatori Italiani nel Mondo organizzata dal Comites di Houston il 14 dicembre prossimo. La Conferenza – che gode del patrocinio del Consolato Generale d'Italia – è aperta al pubblico e coinvolgerà ricercatori nei campi de...
A new Ferrari driving school opens in Texas
by Claudia Astarita With driving schools becoming so popular in Italy, with foreigners coming from all over the word to have the chance to improve their skills while driving a luxury cars, the iconic Italian car manufactures Ferrari has decided to test if these schools can be successful abroad, too. Indeed, Ferrari driving schools are not...