Why This Family-Run Grocery Story is Dallas’ Go-To for All Things Italian
Drive by Jimmy’s Food Store any morning the week before a big holiday and you’ll likely see a line of thirty or so customers eagerly waiting for the shop to open. Once inside, most will go straight for the signature items—the Italian sausage, meatballs, and pastas sauces crafted from family recipes, the buttery garlic bread, the big trays of meat o...
Sommelier says: 6 Southern Italian wines to try at new Dallas pizza spot
Wine lists can be intimidating. The grapes, places, producers, styles and vintages create a knot of information that can seem impossible to untangle, especially when on the spot in a restaurant. As a sommelier, I’m on a mission to dive into the wine lists at North Texas restaurants and untangle the vinous knot. For Italian wines, Chianti and Barolo...
Italian big man Nicolo Melli still trying to gain foothold with Pelicans
When Nicolo Melli decided to make the jump from the EuroLeague to the NBA this summer, it did not take long to see just how athletic the players in the world’s best basketball league were. The Pelicans had a pair of 19-year-old rookies in Jaxson Hayes and Zion Williamson who could both jump out of the gym. “They’re different,” Melli said. “They’re...
Houston Symphony celebrates Italy in grand style
With the city in the grip of what passes for winter, the Houston Symphony treated Thursday’s audience to an Italian holiday. Both guest conductor Jader Bignamini and the evening’s featured soloist, violinist Augustin Hadelich, are Italian-born. The repertoire included Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, a technically flabbergasting monumen...
New superstar sneaker boutique from Italy laces up at NorthPark Dallas
Tme to kick off those stilettos. A new boutique in Dallas' NorthPark Center has arrived to make 2020 the year of the statement sneaker. Golden Goose, the luxury brand from Venice, Italy, opened its first store in Texas at Dallas' premier shopping center on December 20. Known for its stylish, casual "Superstar" kicks with a vintage vibe, the store i...
Louisiana Lottery Partners With Kenner-Based Cartozzo’s Bakery to Offer King Cakes for a Year Second-Chance Prizes
The Louisiana Lottery is giving players a way to have their cake and scratch it too this Mardi Gras season. For the first time ever, the Lottery’s $2 Mardi Gras scratch-off game, aptly named King Cake Cash, will feature two second-chance drawings to win a Cartozzo’s Bakery king cake each month for a year, so the revelry can continue all year long....
Hey Mondo, Mondo Italiano!
There may be 2,000 miles separating Taos from New York City but there’s an easy way to transport yourself there in spirit, your nose following an aroma redolent of the finest Italian restaurants that the city and Long Island have to offer. And it’s right here in the heart of town. Mondo Italiano is your ticket to “Italian world” in Taos and the mos...
35th Annual Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Gala “Shoot For the Stars”
Come dressed to impress for a night to remember as we honor this year’s inductees into the Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame. The event will take place at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino New Orleans on Saturday January 25th, with cocktails and silent auction at 5 pm followed by dinner and presentation at 6pm. This year’s National Honoree is...
Former legislator Lidio Rainaldi dies at age 90
Former state Sen. Lidio Rainaldi, a conservative Democrat from Gallup, died last weekend at age 90. The son of Italian immigrants, Rainaldi served two terms in the Senate – from 2001 through 2008 – after a lengthy career as both a municipal and state judge. “He was a gentleman’s gentleman,” said former Senate Democratic floor leader Michael Sanchez...
5 Best Italian Restaurants in Dallas
Below is a list of the top and leading Italian Restaurants in Dallas. To help you find the best Italian Restaurants located near you in Dallas, we put together our own list based on this rating points list. The top rated Italian Restaurants in Dallas are: Mangiamo Italian Restaurant – delicious old world style with quality ingredients; Kenny’s Ita...
COMITES. Dimissioni di massa a Houston
"Gentilissimo Console Generale, è ormai evidente l’intenzione da parte del governo italiano di posticipare le elezioni per il rinnovo dei Comites la cui naturale scadenza è nella primavera del 2020". È il Comites di Houston a scrivere questa lettera aperta al console Federico Ciattaglia per denunciare una "sospensione della democrazia" per loro "in...
Dab's Bistro is a new showcase for chef Duke LoCicero's Creole-Italian comfort food
Chef Duke LoCicero has brought the signature Creole-Italian flavors he developed over 26 years at Cafe Giovanni on Decatur Street to a pocket of Metairie that always seems to welcome homestyle fare. Dab’s Bistro occupies the former Cello’s space on a side street near Lakeside Shopping Center, down the block from neighborhood stalwart Impastato’s. D...