Cirque Italia, the first-ever traveling Italian water circus, stops in Katy this weekend
Check out ‘Cirque Italia’ the first-ever traveling Italian water circus that will be performing their first shows of the brand-new 2021 tour! This is an innovative and unique production, (the only one of its kind in the country), and this weekend they are stopping under the blue and white swirly tent right near Katy Mills Mall. The story begins wit...
Valentine's Day at Eataly Dallas
The most romantic holiday of the year is here, Dallas! Whether you want to enjoy a romantic dinner out or share the love at home with friends, family, or neighbors, create the perfect Italian Valentine's Day from start to finish with high-quality ingredients, prix-fixe dinners, Italian wines, and more. Prepare a romantic meal at home with the help...
Forghedaboudit Southwest Italian draws critic's choice in Las Cruces, NM
Forghedaboudit New York Italian Style Cuisine has come a long way since Bob and Kim Yacone were handing out fliers, baking pizzas from a garage in Deming, NM and delivering the piping hot pies to customers in Luna County. Nine years later, the Yacones are planning to franchise the local business and call it Forghedaboudit Express. They have opened...
Team Italy pitcher Sam Gaviglio set to reunite with Azzurri catcher Drew Butera at Texas Rangers Spring Training Camp after signing minor league contract
The Texas Rangers signed Team Italy pitcher Sam Gaviglio to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training in Surprise, Arizona on February 1, 2021. When pitchers and catchers report to camp later this month, the 30-year-old right-handed pitcher will reunite with Team Italy catcher/designated hitter Drew Butera, who recently signed a...
Zanti Cucina Italiana brings authentic Italian taste to The Woodlands area in a casual environment
After taking about 2 1/2 years to select a location and design a concept, Santiago Pelaez opened Zanti Cucina Italiana to bring authentic Italian cuisine to The Woodlands area in June 2019 on Research Forest Drive. Pelaez said he had a tie to The Woodlands area after visiting with his family from Mexico since he was a child. “We decided to do an up...
Celebrate Black Truffle Festa at Eataly Dallas
Get ready to unearth one of Italy's most prized ingredients – fresh black winter truffles are now in season! From January 29-31, treat yourself to this prized tuber with up to 25% off fresh black truffles, plus up to 30% off truffle products in our marketplace at Eataly Dallas. Revered as the ultimate culinary indulgence, truffles grow wild near oa...
Deanie’s Seafood owner Barbara Chifici passes away at age 77
Barbara Chifici, owner of Deanie’s Seafood Restaurants and matriarch of the Chifici Family, has passed away. She was 77. Family members say Chifici, who was also known as Mrs. Barbara, passed away late Saturday night at Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner from Coronavirus complications. Chifici, who came from a large Italian family of New Orleans rest...
Staff, patrons remember Dallas restaurateur Tom Ruggeri as a great entertainer and friend
Anytime Paula Scholz hears an Elvis song, she thinks of Tom Ruggeri. She worked with him for 18 years, starting as a waitress, shuttling cocktails back and forth, then moving upward at Ruggeri’s restaurant to help with the business and, as she tells it, lovingly battle in a way you’d expect from a family-run joint. “He and I fought like cats and do...
Texas Rangers sign Team Italy's Drew Butera to minor league contract with invitation to Spring Training
Team Italy catcher and designated hitter Drew Butera recently signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers with an invitation to Spring Training Camp in Surprise, Arizona. The 37-year-old veteran, who has caught two no-hitters and has played for five different franchises during his 11-year MLB career, will be competing for an opening day r...
Zegna Moves Into a New Galleria Space, Giving Houston a Fresh Look at the Rolls-Royce of Menswear
After a decade of serving Houston’s discerning gents in one location in The Galleria, Ermenegildo Zegna has made a strategic move to another space in the mall with a design update that provides a refreshed and innovative perspective for the Italian luxury menswear brand. Zegna joins other luxury brands that in recent years have taken a fresh approa...
The Holocaust in Focus: Italy
Each year on January 27, the United Nations remembers the many people of Jewish origin affected by the Holocaust and this day is officially called the "International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust" (Il Giorno della Memoria). To remember the victims of the Holocaust, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 the ICCC in collabor...
Incredible Italian food awaits at this family-owned Houston wine cafe
Few things in life are as comforting as home-cooked Italian food. But if you're not part of a big Italian family, you can still feel like it at Napoli's Wine Cafe. The family-owned restaurant has been in business since 1992, first on Westheimer, then Texas Main in downtown, followed by Bayou Center and City Center (though under a different name), a...