August 19 opening date set for George’s, Italian restaurant in the Heights
George's Little Rock, 5510 Kavanaugh Blvd., in Little Rock’s Pulaski Heights, is set to open Aug.19, offering “traditional homemade Italian cuisine … promising an exceptional dining experience for locals and visitors alike,” according to a news release. According to the bio on the restaurant's Instagram account, reservations for George's have gone...
Terra Vino Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar opens on Research Forest Drive in The Woodlands
Terra Vino Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar opened at the former location of Avanti Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar at 2520 Research Forest Drive, Ste. 500, The Woodlands, on July 26, according to a news release from the Orioli Restaurant Group. The restaurant features contemporary Italian cuisine made from scratch, including antipasti, handmade pasta, artisa...
Bria's Italian Ice opens in south Tulsa
Bria's Italian Ice & Ice Cream, featuring fruit-flavored ices with all natural ingredients, is now open at 10106 S. Sheridan Road. The locally owned shop features Italian ice, which differs from the American snow cone in that the ice is more finely ground, and the flavorings rely on natural fruit juices or pureés. Available flavors will change depe...
Italian restaurant makes a comeback
Marie Bennett keeps her Italian heritage close to the heart when it comes to perseverance and drive. The owner of the former Marie’s Italian Grill is giving the restaurant a second chance as Marie’s Italian Kitchen. “It’s the same love for our customers and the same amazing Italian food,” Marie said of the new restaurant’s amenities at 1601 E. Pine...
A new Italian restaurant is coming to the TCU area of Fort Worth. But this one’s different
A little TCU-area taqueria and bakery turned into a big hit. Now, Belenty’s Love will add an Italian restaurant and coffee bar next door, Vida Cafe. Belenty’s tastes like other taquerias. It serves chiles rellenos, burritos, bowls, tacos, chalupas and quesadillas, all with margaritas and plenty of fresh salsa. But it’s not exactly the same., becaus...
Celebrate Italian-American ingenuity and the lore of New Orleans with this iconic sandwich
The muffaletta (also spelled muffuletta), like the po'-boy, was created in what I like to think of as my own (extended) backyard: the incomparable city of New Orleans. Of Sicilian origin, muffuletta is actually the name of the Italian bread that holds the virtual charcuterie board of ingredients that make up this massive sandwich together. If you'v...
First Look: Quartino, an Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar from Chicago, Lands at The Grandscape
Quartino opened on State Street in Chicago in 2005, promising an authentic neighborhood restaurant, wine bar and pizzeria in a slightly upscale yet casual environment. Recently, a second location has opened at The Grandscape in The Colony. There, you’ll be rewarded with freshly prepared Italian fare where quality and flavor contrast with the relati...
Houston Italian Restaurant Brings Classic Cuisine to Washington Avenue
Passerella, one of Houston Food Finder’s best new restaurants of 2022, has opened a second location. The new spot is located at 6011 Washington, near the roundabout and away from the street’s heaviest traffic. It features the same menu as the original at The Boardwalk at Towne Lake in Cypress, so guests can enjoy the same great Italian and Italian-...
61 Osteria: A Sophisticated Haven for Italian Cuisine in Fort Worth
Step into the world of refined dining at 61 Osteria, where elegance takes center stage in every aspect of the experience. This new Italian venture, led by executive chef Blaine Staniford and restaurateur Adam Jones, has captivated Fort Worth with its exquisite offerings. Among them, the Serpente, a visually stunning sixteen-inch-long pasta creation...
Italian restaurant Via Triozzi opening soon in Lowest Greenville
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...
The Colony Welcomes New Italian Restaurant
The Colony is now home to a new authentic Italian neighborhood restaurant, pizzeria and wine bar. “Quartino selected the Colony as its first home in Texas because of its friendly people, incomparable growth, culture and diversity,” said Erick Starke, general manager of Quartino Ristorante and Wine Bar. “Our goal is to serve up southern hospitalit...
Pastore, a chic Italian seafood restaurant, is Underbelly’s first opening since Chris Shepherd split
The coastal Italian restaurant Pastore is unlike any other in Underbelly Hospitality’s portfolio. On the design side, shades of mocha-colored leather and wood panels fit for a corporate boardroom fill the spaces at Georgia James and GJ Tavern. The menu at both restaurants and the group’s more casual Wild Oats is a meat-lover’s paradise: a Flintston...