Tosca Italian Gourmet Plans Woodforest Restaurant
Woodforest’s Pine Market will soon welcome another tenant when Tosca Italian Gourmet opens this fall. The first Tosca Italian Gourmet opened in The Woodlands in January 2022. A second location in Cypress is slated to open in the spring. Pine Market will be the restaurant’s third location.“We have many customers who live outside The Woodlands and wh...
Giro Trattoria & Pizza serves authentic Italian fare
Diego Stefani said when he and his wife, Jerusha Stefani, opened their Italian restaurant in Flower Mound in October 2019, the business name was Giro Pizza. He likens the dining style to what people experience in a Brazilian steak house, in which customers signal when they wanted more pizza and servers brought them more. “Giro means ‘tour.’ The nam...
Piada fast-casual Italian cuisine coming soon to Fulshear
A new Piada is coming to Fulshear this summer. On Feb. 23, Houston-based commercial real estate firm Baker Katz announced the lease of a 2,387-square-foot space at the Market at Cross Creek Ranch for the fast-casual Italian restaurant. The shopping center is located at the intersection of FM 1463 and Fulshear Bend Drive, at 5102 FM 1463, Katy.The e...
New Italian and barbecue pop-ups open at Pearl's Bottling Department
Many San Antonio folks have been wondering what's next for Pearl's Food Hall at Bottling Dept. since the long-running Tenko Ramen ended service late last year. Well, the wait is finally over, as Potluck Hospitality, the restaurant group responsible for several of Pearl's most lauded restaurants, announced the arrival of two new concepts to the food...
Exclusive: Beloved Italian restaurant La Traviata relocating from downtown to Southwest Austin
Lovers of Italian food and denizens of Southwest Austin alike will be thrilled with the news that one of Austin's longest-running Italian restaurants will be re-emerging from its pandemic slumber in a new location. Chef Marion Gillcrist told the American-Statesman that she plans to open a location of La Traviata at 7415 Southwest Parkway later this...
King Cake Muffuletta, a Marriage of Two New Orleans Classics
If tradition is good for anything, it’s knowing when we can break from it. Don’t listen to purists—when it comes to our food, the most fun creations are happening at the margins, shunning orthodoxy. And in New Orleans, that means futzing with our beloved seasonal dessert, the king cake. There is a growing selection of king cakes that eschew the swe...
Move over, po’boys, Francolini’s Deli brings the Italian sandwich to New Orleans
Tara Francolini was prompted to open Francolini’s Italian Deli when she started missing the sandwiches of her New Jersey youth. The Italian sandwich shop pops up every Tuesday at The Rabbit’s Foot on Prytania Street and will soon open a brick-and-mortar on at Tchoupitoulas. Francolini was born and raised in New Jersey and, after attending school in...
That's amore: Your guide to a dozen Corpus Christi Italian restaurants, pizzerias
Corpus Christi is ranked the sixth-best city for an affordable date, according to SmartAsset, a financial information and advice website. Based on data analysis, SmartAsset determined that the average price of a meal for two at an inexpensive restaurant in Corpus Christi is around $30. With this information, a date night with your loved one should...
Zanti Cucina Italiana Is An Italian Restaurant In Texas That Makes All Of Its Pasta From Scratch
You don’t have to travel to Italy to enjoy fresh pasta. One of the best Italian restaurants in Texas, Zanti Cucina Italiana makes its pasta (and most everything else on the menu) entirely from scratch. The taste is truly out of this world, and you’ll find yourself coming back time and again to savor the authentic flavors. With locations in The Wood...
Taste of Italy to include international food and wine for first time ever
For the first time ever, Taste of Italy, the largest food and wine trade fair in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Italian food and wine, will be featuring exhibitors from countries outside of Italy. “We have had so many great success stories thanks to connections exhibitors have made at the fairs,” says event director Maurizio Gamberucci, Deputy Dir...
OroBianco Italian Creamy Herds Up the Best in Water Buffalo Cheeses and Gelato
When he was in his early 30s, Phil Giglio went to live in Southern Italy while studying for the bar exam. That six-month excursion just outside of Naples, connecting with an area that his family once called home, was enough for him to fall in love with the region’s cuisine for life. Even after graduating from law school, and practicing as a corpora...
Elegant Italian Restaurant Tantalizes River Oaks
Even though River Oaks Italian restaurant Zanti Cucina Italiana opened in November at 1958 West Gray, it’s already made quite an impression — we named it an honorable mention on our 2022 list of Best New Restaurant. It’s the second location from founder Santiago “Santi” Peláez and his team; the original in The Woodlands opened in 2019. Joining Pel...