Comites Houston is pleased to invite you to a special event with the Consul General of Italy in Houston, Mauro Lorenzini. The appointment is scheduled for November 11th at Southern Methodist University in Dallas at 10:30 a.m. The event will open with a presentation by Comites, which will illustrate its important contribution in supporting compatrio...

The premise for Impractical Jokers could be summed up by the disclaimer that preceded every episode of the series:  "Warning: The following program contains scenes of graphic stupidity among four lifelong friends who compete to embarrass each other.” Since its debut on TruTV in December 2011, the foursome earned lifelong fans by letting viewers in...

Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino is thrilled to announce its return to the United States for the latest edition of Benvenuto Brunello. This annual, exclusive wine tasting event offers a unique opportunity to get an early taste of the newest vintage releases, featuring Brunello di Montalcino 2019 and Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2018. Ove...

In authentic Italian cuisine, community is perhaps the key ingredient. The best Italian recipes are often made with love, passed down by family, and steeped in old-world tradition. No one understands this more than Joseph Lafferty. Grandson of Dallas legend Pietro “Pete” Eustachio, Joseph made many childhood memories in the kitchen of Lower Greenvi...

Summer 2023 is coming to a close, and Dallasites have returned from their trips across the country or around the globe. For many of us, the best thing about the season is the opportunity to travel and experience life in a different place for a little while. In June, I did just that on a wine-focused trip to two wine regions in Italy: Veneto and Abr...

Dallas is awash in pizza, and the fact that the pizza map is one of the most popular on Eater Dallas proves that Dallasites love pizza. We’re lucky enough to have nearly every kind of pizza represented, with many great American-style spots and solid options for Detroit-, New York-, Chicago-, and tavern-style pies.  Andrew’s American Pizza Kitchen i...

A new restaurant, Lyla, has opened in one of the most notable spaces in Uptown on McKinney Avenue, where Primo's Tex-Mex was for decades. Lyla comes from the Dallas-based hospitality group GAP Concepts, which also owns the Instagram-ready, bright-pink spot XOXO. The theme for the menu and decor is coastal Italian, much like the destinations Capri,...

An acclaimed chef is debuting a new Italian restaurant with a truly original approach. Called Miss Pasta, it's from chef Giuliano Matarese and his wife Tiziana Cosentino, and will open in the Shire complex at 3613 Shire Blvd. #100 in Richardson. A native of Naples, Matarese worked on the East Coast at restaurants such as Charlie Palmer's Aureole in...

“Spaghetti Western” is a term for low-budget cowboy movies made in Italy 50 years ago—several of which became cinematic classics—and now Italy and Texas are joining forces once again as the Italian Trade Agency is dispatching no fewer than 20 menswear brands to the Dallas Market Center for the Dallas Men’s Show, scheduled for July 29–31. It will be...

An Italian restaurant with a focus on Tuscan cuisine is expected to open this month in Lowest Greenville. Via Triozzi is owned by Leigh Hutchinson, whose family is from Sicily. Hutchinson has spent more than two years living in Italy. As an undergraduate, she spent a semester in a town called Scandicci, which is just outside Florence in Tuscany; th...