New Italian Restaurant 'Mosto' to Open in Tulsa's Brookside
A new restaurant, Mosto, is set to open in Tulsa's Brookside neighborhood, replacing Freya Nordic Kitchen, which closed earlier this year. The restaurant will be located near 36th Street and Peoria Avenue. The venture is a collaboration between Sheamus Feeley, who opened Noche in downtown Tulsa, and Elliot Nelson, founder of the McNellie's Group, w...
Sicilians in the Big Easy: Muffuletta, Mardi Gras, and Migration
Bag in hand, packed with what valuables you have, you shuffle along with others boarding a ship alongside crates of citrus and sacks of coffee beans and sugar. As the ship pushes out of port, you squeeze your way through the masses waving goodbye, grasping to the bannister and leaning over to take one last glimpse at a Palermo slowly slipping away....
Experience the power of Italian opera in El Paso this October
A potpourri of Italy's most famous opera songs about love, death, and betrayal are coming to downtown El Paso. The El Paso Symphony Orchestra and the El Paso Opera are teaming up to bring "Great Italian Arias" to the Plaza Theatre on October 18 and 19. Led by conductorBohuslav Rattay, "Great Italian Arias" is set to feature famous arias from famous...
Bar Alcina rooftop lounge opens at Casa Bianca restaurant in East Austin
Bar Alcina, a new rooftop lounge, is now open at the East Austin Italian-American eatery Casa Bianca. Bar Alcina is the sister concept of the new east side restaurant, which launched this spring. The lounge serves bar snacks, cocktails, wine and other drinks and will host special events in the future. "Bar Alcina is the casual, low-key counterpart...
Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival in Dallas : 10th anniversary. Committee announces: Oscar Renda Grand Marshal 2024
Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival: tenth anniversary in Dallas on Oct. 13. will parade following the Civil and Military Authorities the Texas Park horses, the Skyline school band. Also performing will be the renowned Emerald City Band and Pino Marelli orchestra. A display of Italian sports cars, and the presence of restaurateurs and Italian...
New Italian Resto in Rice Village Dishes 100-Layer Lasagna and Retro-Cool Vibes
It was love at first bite of the tender, housemade pasta — think mushrooms, garlic and hints of lemon and white wine — at the preview party of new Milton’s in Rice Village, which officially bows Sept. 27. The convivial American trattoria is the brainchild of Houston restaurateur Benjy Levit, culinary director Seth Siegel-Gardner, exec-chef Kent Dom...
DFW Italian Heritage & Food Festival 2024
The DFW Italians are honored to present the Italian Heritage & Food Festival to the thousands of Italians that call Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex “casa” (home). This event will also serve as an educational festival to the expected thousands of attending friends and family, from near and far, all eager to learn more of the incredible contributions mad...
Fort Smith (AR) celebrates 40 years as sister city to Cisterna, Italy
The city of Fort Smith will celebrate the 40th anniversary of becoming sister city to Cisterna, Italy beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the opening of an exhibition titled Celebrating 40 Years of "Gemellaggio"! at the Fort Smith Museum of History. The museum is at 320 Rogers Ave. and doors open at 5:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public....
Singer Amanda Pascali brings Sicilian folk sound to UT
Amanda Pascali’s Spotify profile includes a quote by Nigerian poet Ijeoma Umebinyou reading, “too foreign for here, too foreign for home, and never enough for both.” For Pascali, the daughter of two immigrant parents, the quote resonates. Pascali’s music revolves around preserving and translating Sicilian to English and making the sound her own. Gr...
This Show Promises Drama and a Taste of Italy
Get a taste of Italy without having to leave the city this month! New Orleans Opera is presenting Tosca, a timeless opera filled with drama, on Friday, September 27 and Sunday, September 29 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Celebrate opening night in style during “A Night in Italy” which includes live music, dancing, espresso martinis, and Angelo Bro...
Italian Sport Day 2024
When: October 5, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Where: Lombardi Cucina Italiana, 1101 Uptown Park Blvd Ste 18, Houston, TX 77056 The Consulate General of Italy in Houston invites you to celebrate Italian Sport Day and to join the Italian team at the Houston Marathon 2025, running in support of the Texas Children’s Hospital. Participate in our on-s...
The Legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples
September 15, 2024–January 5, 2025. The Legacy of Vesuvius offers a unique experience by bringing to Dallas ancient artifacts discovered in the course of the Bourbon excavations and exhibiting them alongside eighteenth-century examples of fine and decorative arts that demonstrate how the mystique of Vesuvius shaped elite and popular taste. Featurin...