Come to the Club Wednesday, September 9, and learn about Italy's foremost orchestral composer and musicologist, Ottorino Respighi. Respighi captured the essence of Rome through his seminal works, The Pines of Rome, The Fountains of Rome, and Roman Festivals. Learn about the composer and his beautiful music at a presentation by the the Dallas Wind S...
READ MOREFriday, March 27, 201511:00 a.m. Until Everything is Sold! Please mark your calendars for the ICD Easter Bake Sale Friday, March 27th. It will start at 11:00 a.m. and will go until everything is sold. In addition to many scrumptious baked goods prepared by our members, we will also be selling the famous Easter Wheat Pie, Pastiera di Grano....
READ MOREThe Dallas Museum of Art has agreed to return six antiquities that were looted illegally from Italy. In exchange, Italy is loaning the Dallas museum treasures from the Spina necropolis housed at the Ferrara archaeological museum. Italy's culture ministry announced the agreement Thursday. The objects being returned include Etruscan-era kra...
READ MOREThere are only a few days left to get your Patrizio fix at the popular Highland Park Village location. After 25 years of meatball plates on an impressive patio, its last day of business will be February 28. The landlord declined to renew the lease, opting instead to rent to new restaurant and retail businesses in the spaces surrounding the...
READ MOREby Sarah Blaskovich You've probably heard us say that Austin restaurants seem to be infiltrating North Texas. (See Tacodeli, Torchy's Tacos, Uchi, Hopdoddy.) We're now seeing Chicago restaurants make their way here, too. Geno's East is reportedly heading to Arlington, and Al's Italian Beef just opened in Addison. Al's claims it's the crea...
READ MORELife may hand you lemons...or life may pour you a glass of limoncello! Either way, the important thing is to celebrate the good times regardless of what may come... at least, that will be the theme of our next evening with our amici from Opera on Tap. Think of arias like Donna, Non Vidi Mai, La Dolcissima Effigie, and even E Lucevan Le Stelle. "La...
READ MOREby Erik Maza The Italian socialite Bianca Brandolini d'Adda was in Dallas on Thursday night. It was her first time in the city. "I didn't know what to expect," she said. "I guess just the things you see on TV and in the movies." By this, she meant big hair, bold makeup, a certain swagger. And she was surprised, if a little disappointed,...
READ MOREAn Italian-inspired restaurant that will hearken back to the sweet life portrayed in Fellini films is set to open this fall in The Joule hotel downtown. Replacing the former Charlie Palmer steakhouse, Americano will aim to combine the feel of a social – with tables and chairs easily clustered together – with a chef-driven menu. Read more...
READ MORE"O Sole Mio", "Funiculli, Funiculla", "Volare"...you know you sing them in the shower, but now we want you to sing them along with the best! Join us and bring your friends for a special Guest Cena, when our friends from Opera On Tap will lead us in a sing-a-long of your favorite Italian folk songs. Click here to RSVP or call the Club at (972) 931-9...
READ MORERusso's Restaurants, the family of dining concepts that includes Russo's New York Pizzeria and Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, announced today plans to significantly enhance the brands' footprint in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, all of which have a current Russo's presence. Evidencing the excitement around both brands, Russo's kicked off 2014...
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