Piazza d'Italia development plans narrow to one, website reports
By Danielle Dreilinger The only plan left standing for the Piazza d'Italia? A double-tower Hard Rock Hotel, Canal Street Beat reports. The city of New Orleans is looking to redevelop several publicly owned parking lots next to the central business district landmark. A committee chose three finalists in September from five preliminary...
Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department has announced plans to build two new bocce courts
Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department has announced plans to build two new bocce courts. The first, to be completed in mid-summer, will be located in the Jerry Cline Recreation and Tennis Complex (7205 Constitution, NE) at the corner of Constitution and Louisiana. The second is scheduled for a fall opening at the North Domingo Baca M...
‘Fuggedaboudit’ the motto of new Italian deli on Texas 105
By Kimberly Sutton Love is what brought Tony Nicoletta to Texas from New York.The transplant has opened Tony's Italian Delicatessen on Texas 105 West in Montgomery. From the moment people walk in the door, they will feel as though they just stepped into a Brooklyn deli right off the streets of New York. Nicoletta is 100 percent Italian and speaks...
Cullen’s opens Bravissimo!, a new casual Italian concept
by Greg Morago The busy operations at Cullen's American Grille and Whisky Bar just got busier. On Monday Cullen's opened its new casual Italian concept, Bravissimo! Italian Kitchen, adjacent to the fine dining restaurant at 11500 Space Center Blvd. In the works since last year, Bravissimo! is a place for quick pizza, sandwiches, s...
OK Mozart Celebrates Youth, Italy and Opera
Putting Oklahoma and Mozart back into the 2015 OK Mozart (OKM) Festival (June 6 – 13) with Italian flair proved to be an exhilarating venture for artistic director and conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos and the Amici New York Orchestra. "Italy is where young Mozart cut his teeth when it comes to opera," says maestro Kitsopoulos, "...and ope...
At Opera in the Piazza, Italian heritage zooms, croons and tastes great
When Frank Maselli was in Rome on a Saturday night three years ago, he happened upon an outdoor concert in the piazza. A handful of singers were belting out opera arias to a piano accompaniment. "I listened to them and said to myself, 'This would be perfect for our Piazza d'Italia,' " Maselli said, referring to the outdoor plaza in New Orl...
Three eateries host wine pairings, feature a winemaker for Martin Ulisse
Southern Italy meets central New Mexico during three days of events at various Albuquerque eateries that will pair Italian wines with special bites, appetizers and small plates. Diamante Zulli, a third-generation winemaker for Martin Ulisse Wines, is traveling thousands of miles to visit the Duke City. Zulli will make stops at The Stumblin...
Italian Cultural & Community Center Reaching our Vision Gala- Spotlighting the Italian Influence On Law JUNE 13th 2015
The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston will spotlight the Italian Influence on Law by recognizing members of the legal community who are of Italian descent and whose personal and professional achievements exemplify character, leadership, community service, and the Italian spirit. The following legal professionals, listed in...
A New Restaurant Week Helps Italian Earthquake Survivors
MOST RESTAURANT WEEKS work on a pretty simple pay-for-play basis. Not Italian Restaurant Week. Its existence owes to the Extraordinary Italian Taste campaign, an effort backed by both Italian government agencies and North American associations, such as Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, to promote certified Italian food products. The campa...
ENEL e GE danno il via alla costruzione di un parco eolico in Oklahoma
Il gruppo Enel Green Power Nord America (Enel) ha recentemente annunciato la chiusura di un accordo di partnership per un valore di 375 milioni dollari con GE Financial Services (GE"). A rilanciare l'annuncio è l'Ufficio Ice di New York spiegando che, secondo i termini della transazione, GE ha acquisito una partecipazione azionaria del 51 per cent...
Houston Italian landmark, Damian’s, celebrates 30 years
The best Italian chefs will tell you, you don't mess with a classic. That's something Damian's new general manager, Johnny Mandola, has been taught his entire life. "These guys have seen me grow-up."
Celebrity chef to cook with local Italian grandmother during Houston Italian Festival
Are you an Italian Grandmother with recipes going back generations that you would like to share with Rossella Rago, host of the on-line cooking show, Cooking With Nonna and winner of the Food Network's 24-hour Restaurant Battle? Then here is you chance to play co-host during the Houston Italian Festival on Sunday, October 13. Rossella Rago, presen...