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The Italian Cultural & Community Center (ICCC) will host one of Houston's best loved chefs, Renato De Pirro of Ristorante Cavour, Hotel Granduca, for a chef demonstration and an exclusive dinner at 7 pm, January 11, 2013, at ICCC, 1101 Milford, Houston, Texas, 77006. Renato De Pirro will lead diners through Italy's Lombardia region during the e...

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La Piccola Cucina, programma di successo del Centro di Cultura Italiano di Houston (www.iccchouston.com) ideato, implementato e condotto, da Tiziana Ciacciofera Triolo, direttrice dei Programmi e del Marketing del Centro, partecipa il prossimo primo Novembre con il suo format ad una raccolta fondi a beneficio de "The Scarlett Fund for Pediatric Can...

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By Shelby Hodge While interior designer Karen Pulaski officially launched her Tribute Goods luxe linen collection in New York last month, the Houston debut takes place with a trunk show on Wednesday and Thursday at Plush Home on Westheimer. Pulaski introduces her talents in hometown Houston with high praise from the NY Now Home Textiles Market tr...

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by Leslie Brenner   Don't have dinner reservations on a Friday or Saturday night? Good luck dining out — trying to score a last-minute table on the weekend can be a fool's errand.   A neighborhood Italian place that's been around forever seemed a safe bet on a recent Friday. I called ahead, but no one answered the phone, so off we wen...

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ITALIAN TEACHER for Adult ClassesJob descriptionPart time teaching position;Small classes (5 to 10 students);Flexible schedule and syllabus.   Job applicant requirementsLanguages: Italian – native speaker or level C1 (Common European Framework)English – fluent.Spanish – not required but preferable.Laurea triennale or equivalent.Experience in...

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It used to be that each year in February, the McKinney downtown square would see something akin to "musical merchants". Leases would expire about the same time for many of the merchants and several would inevitably move from one space to another.   They were still on the square but they could be a bit of a moving target and some shoppers wer...

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Who are the "I Madonnari"? The Madonnari or Madonna painters go back to the 1500's, when traveling folk artists, using brightly-colored chalks, would copy paintings of the Madonna by Raphael, Michelangelo and other Masters onto the pavement of sidewalks or public squares in Italy. This creative and unique art form, also simply known as "street pai...

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A longtime local Italian/American restaurant has updated its name and atmosphere with its move to a new building. And its owner hopes to open more locations in the future.   Ciatti's Italian Grill opened Nov. 19 at 2846 Midwest Drive in Onalaska, just north of the Hampton Inn and near Outback Steakhouse and Manny's Cocina restaurants.  ...

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Piada Italian Street Food, one of 2015's most "buzzed about brands" according to the National Restaurant Association, will debut its first location in North Texas in Frisco on November 20. The 2,998-square-foot fast casual restaurant will occupy a prime spot on the endcap of The Centre at Preston Ridge development at 3301 Preston Road, just south o...

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Fuddruckers. Romano's Macaroni Grill. Cozymel's. These are some of the 25-plus restaurant concepts that Phil Romano, 75, has created, producing some $1.5 billion in annual sales. (There have been some flops too, including a lobster restaurant in Dallas.) Romano, who survived malignant lymphoma, has branched into other realms. His latest is Trinity...

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