Houston Restaurant Legend Tony Vallone Honored For Excellence In Italian Cuisine
It’s not a stretch to call Tony Vallone a Houston restaurant legend. For over 50 years, he’s been the powerhouse behind Tony’s, the swanky Italian restaurant that’s long been a staple for foodies and the see-and-be-seen crowd alike. He also founded Vallone’s steakhouse in the Memorial area and Ciao Bello near the Galleria. He also started La Grigil...
Miami Chef Chops Into Melrose With Italian Submarine Sandwiches
There’s a surprising new sandwich shop landing along Melrose soon, taking up residence inside the shuttered Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese. The place is called Pirolo’s Panino, and it should open in a matter of weeks. Pirolo’s is in part the work of namesake chef Michael Pirolo, a 2016 James Beard Foundation Award semi-finalist in the Best Chef South c...
La pista ciclabile più spettacolare d’Europa sarà in Italia
Sarà la pista più spettacolare d’Europa. L’anello ciclabile del Garda, un’opera unica a livello mondiale di oltre 140 chilometri che forma la Ciclovia del Garda, integrata e connessa con altri importanti percorsi ciclabili. È la pista ciclabile gardesana che collegherà Capo Reamol a Limone sul Garda al confine con il Trentino Alto Adige, costeggian...
Gucci Tops BrandZ™ Top 30 Most Valuable Italian Brands 2018 Ranking
Gucci leads the first BrandZTM Top 30 Most Valuable Italian 2018 Brands ranking released today by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown. It is one of the seven luxury brands to feature in this ground-breaking study, which tracks and addresses the changing environment for brands in Italy and charts the fortunes of the country's most successful brands. Gucci...
Eat This: Antipasto board at Sud Italia in Rice Village
Cheese and charcuterie boards can be perfunctory affairs, laid out with a scatter of pickles, a blob of mustard, some sliced baguettes. Not so at Sud Italia, the cozy Italian spot in Rice Village where chef Maurizio Ferrarese recently took over the kitchen. His new menus include a festive, showstopping antipasto spread, with its array of house-made...
Casa to shine spotlight on local groups at gala
Casa Italia will depart from its Man of the Year format this year, focusing the spotlight on Italian-American organizations at its 48th annual gala. The event will take place on May 5 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison. “The Chicago area is blessed with more than six dozen groups that preserve our precious traditions and culture,” says Casa Chairman...
Nick Di Brizzi di Sassano conquista due Festival a Los Angeles con il documentario “Fight Like a Boss”
Un percorso difficile che conduce, dopo tempo, alla gioia e a numerosi motivi di orgoglio. Si può riassumere così la storia di Nick Di Brizzi, 36enne figlio di sassanesi emigrati anni fa negli States, in California, che è tornato a vivere dopo un doppio trapianto reso necessario dalla grave fibrosi cistica con cui è stato costretto a convivere per...
Review: Tavernetta a Fine Addition to the Frasca Family
If Colorado has culinary royalty, Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, the guys behind Frasca Food and Wine, are surely wearing crowns. Pick a big award and they’ve either won it or are in the running for it. But previous honors don’t make the act of opening another restaurant any easier, and Tavernetta, which they launched last fall at U...
Brevetti: aumento record per l'Italia nel 2017, leader in Europa
Viene considerato un elemento positivo per misurare la capacità di un paese per stare al passo con l'innovazione. E per rispondere al calo di produttività. Ecco perché va segnalato con la dovuta sottolineatura il primato messo as egno dall'Italia nel corso del 2017: l'anno scorso, il nostro è stato il paese in cui si è registrata la crescita più el...
Don Giovanni Returns To Lower Manhattan At St. Patrick's Cathedral
Almost 200 years ago, three musical icons performed New York's first Italian opera, Don Giovanni, in lower New York. On May 23, they're back. Divaria Productions presents Don Giovanni in New York, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, the Basilica of St. Patrick's Cathedral and Rioja Lírica. The unique production re-enac...
Salumi Dreams and Lots of Pasta: Chef David Nayfeld’s Guide to Emilia-Romagna
After working at fine-dining temples in New York City—Eleven Madison Park, Cru—chef David Nayfeld is venturing into slightly different territory. Rustic Italian. Opening soon, he unveils his years-in-the-making project with chef (and fellow Eleven Madison Park alum) Angela Pinkerton. It’s called Che Fico, and it’s focused on food all over Italy, no...
Face to face with Giulio Cappellini, the man behind the iconic Italian brand
Ask visionary Italian architect and designer Giulio Cappellini where design is heading, and his reply is anything but earthshaking: “There is no real trend. The direction is freedom. End consumers want a home that reflects their identity. Today, their house is a fusion of different designers and elements, produced by different companies. My company...