Spezzo in Plano comes to the table with Italian menu designed by Dallas chef
by Teresa Gubbins The Italian is here: Spezzo, a new fast-casual Italian restaurant in Plano that took over the old Uno Dué Go space, opens on May 7, with a user-friendly menu designed by consulting chef Tom Fleming, of Crossroads Diner fame. Owner Rob Goldblatt says this is a soft opening "without much fanfare," but the full menu...
Gabriella's Italian Grill & Pizzeria Expands from Texas
It's quite a change of scenery from South Padre Island to landlocked Las Vegas, but Gabriella's Italian Grill & Pizzeria is expanding their reach beyond Texas. Having built a sturdy reputation on the island as the go-to Italian-American spot, in Las Vegas they will be occupying a corner slot that once hosted a Round Table Pizza. ...
Progetto Isnart-Ospitalità italiana
Città: HoustonPaese: STATI UNITIPeriodo di svolgimento: 13/04/2013 - 31/12/2013Partners: Isnart-UnioncamereDescrizione: Il progetto "Marchio Ospitalità Italiana – Premio Ristoranti Italiani nel Mondo" rappresenta una rilevante cooperazione di Sistema tra le Camere di Commercio Italiane all'estero ed il Sistema Camerale italiano. Ideato da Isnart ne...
Joe Segreto, New Orleans restaurateur, dies at 75, newspaper reports
By Todd A. Price Joe Segreto, who ran the beloved Italian restaurant Eleven 79, died Monday (Oct. 5), reports the Advocate. He was 75. Mr. Segreto was born into the restaurant world. In the 1940s, his father Joseph John Segreto had a French Quarter Italian restaurant called Segreto's. Early in his career, Mr. Segreto worked f...
Eddie V’s Creators Open Up Their Own Italian Restaurant
Get ready, Austin: there is another new Italian restaurant slated for the city, as reported by Austin Business Journal. This time, it's from the original founders of Eddie V's. Red Ash will be found in the Colorado Tower's ground floor. Eddie V's executive chef John Carver will command the kitchen, with Larry Foles and Guy Villavaso as par...
Chef Series: Chef Chris Montero of New Orleans
By Andrea Poe In 2015, Chris Montero was chosen to be the executive chef at Napoleon House, a New Orleans institution for over 100 years. His own family is something of an institution in the city itself, tracing its arrival from Spain 200 years ago. He has worked to maintain the legacy of the Italian-American family that crea...
Brunello Italian Kitchen opens in Deer Park
Brunello Italian Kitchen has opened in the Deer Park Avenue building that used to be Ludlow Bistro. Chef-owner Domenick Maresca ran the kitchen for more than 25 years at Vinnie's Mulberry Street in East Islip; his partner here is Vincent Palmieri, who used to own Vinnie's. Maresca's extensive (and reasonably priced) menu mixes classic Ital...
Piada’s Italian street food has room for veggie lovers
A worthy new quick-casual chain has landed in Fort Worth. Piada Italian Street Food's first Tarrant County location opens Friday in Alliance Town Center, and at its soft-opening event, I learned something new about Italian food and found good veggie options. Piada is inspired by street food in Rimini, a coastal town in Italy's Emilia-...
Italy comes to Bearden as Merelli’s Italian Cuisine plans mid-summer opening
By Ed Marcum An upscale Italian restaurant will be joining Knoxville's dining lineup when Merelli's Italian Cuisine opens in Bearden later this summer. Misty Mills said Friday that she and co-owner Rocky Davis, are shooting for a soft opening of the establishment, probably in late July. Executive Chef Tom Porter, whose cookin...
Here are St. Louis’ 6 AAA Four Diamond restaurants
As of this year, three area eating establishments have the distinction of having spent a decade and a half or more on the travel organization AAA's list of "Four Diamond" restaurants. Tony's restaurant, at 410 Market St. in downtown St. Louis, joined the 15-plus-year club this year, when AAA released its Four Diamond list. "It is a privile...
La Piccola Cucina's Cultural Culinary Experience for Children scheduled Feb. 22
A special edition of La Piccola Cucina's Cultural Culinary Experience for Children will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel of Houston from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. According to a Italian Cultural and Community Center news release, "La Piccola Cucina is a program dedicated to children 5 to 12 years old, aimed at teaching the I...
Restaurant shakeup: Longtime French place to shutter and make way for an ambitious new Italian seafood spot
A Tex-Mex restaurant in Uptown Park won't be the only new restaurant created by Lasco Enterprises' decision to open Anejo in the space previously occupied by Arturo's Uptown Italiano. Now longtime Arturo's general manager Shanon Scott is setting off on his own to open Sud Italia Ristorante, which will take over the space currently occupied by Frenc...