The Early Word on Downtown Italian Restaurant Italic
ELM restaurant group (Arro, Easy Tiger, 24 Diner) opened up their latest venture, Italic, on April 1st. The downtown Italian restaurant is helmed by executive chef Andrew Curren, and features a seasonal menu and negronis on tap. Read on for the early word. The food — Overall, Italic's fare is pleasing mostly everyone. Yelper Aaron P. think...
Celebrate Italy all month long
Santa Fe is jam-packed with entertaining activities all summer long. This year, a touch of Italy is being added to the menu, with this week's CineFesta Italia, a celebration of the film (and food) of Italy, as well as a monthlong cultural celebration. Santa Fean Lisa Contarino, executive director of the festival, explains that there's a connection...
USA: in kayak da New Orleans a Tampa, Faresin vince un'altra sfida
Viaggio come avventura e come sfida. Come riscoperta di un rapporto autentico con la natura e con la gente. Come espressione concreta di solidarieta' e di amicizia. Sono questi gli ingredienti delle imprese off-limits di Beppe Faresin, il canoista vicentino balzato piu' volte agli onori della cronaca per avere raccolto con successo fondi per l'Unic...
Louis Cobolini — An Italian immigrant comes to the Valley
By Norman Rozeff Brownsville would not be what it is today without the energetic efforts of one of its citizens in the early 20th century. His story of achievements is a remarkable one well worth recounting. Making it even more intriguing is the fact that he was an immigrant, unschooled in the United States. Louis Cobolini was an Italian born Dec...
Progetto memoria: CTIM e COMITES USA celebrano in Texas i caduti per dovere istituzionale
Si svolgerà a San Antonio in Texas, presso la Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola, il 14 aprile prossimo, la cerimonia religiosa "Progetto memoria" che ha come simbolo la Madonna della Sfida. Come informa Vincenzo Arcobelli, l'evento è organizzato e patrocinato dal Comites di Houston in collaborazione con il Ctim e l'ANPPE Venezia, a ricordo...
From Italy to Taos
In 2011 TJ Mabrey closed her carving studio (est. 1980) in Pietrasanto, Italy and moved to Taos where she opened Studio Santiago in May of this year. On October 4th and 5th she celebrates this new chapter of her artistic expression with an Open House Studio Visit from 11a to 4p each day. Mabrey's sculptures reflect her remarkable life that took her...
A New Pizza Restaurant Brings Out Crowds in The Heights: True Italian by Way of Dallas?
Nothing rivals authentic regional cuisine enjoyed in its own backyard. Take a Philly cheese steak devoured in Philadelphia, or a key lime pie savored in Key West. Dallasite Jay Jerrier's own flavor/region epiphany arrived in the form of Neapolitan pizza tasted during his honeymoon in Italy. Nearly 20 years after his first bite, Jerrier par...
ExhibITALIA 2014 Testimonials
Consul General of Italy, Fabrizio Nava The Italian Consul General Fabrizio Nava in Houston states very clearly his approval of ExhibItalia in his letter: "I therefore express my strong appreciation for the initiative undertaken by the Italy America Chamber of Commerce to organize 'Exhibitalia'. This venue will provide a new and relevant o...
PBS Genealogy Roadshow Mary Tedesco and Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady hangout--Part I
Genealogy Roadshow is only in his second year of production. But if interest in family backgrounds and the growth of the genealogy industry is of any indication, the PBS show is on the road to being a great success. The upcoming PBS segment focuses upon unique family histories from the New Orleans area. One of the three genealogists and ho...
The Murder of Sicilians in New Orleans
By Lucian When one thinks of frontier justice or violent lynchings in the United States, it conjures the specter of lawlessness in the old West or the anti-black intolerance of the Deep South. This is inevitable, not only because of the magnitude of such atrocities, but because of the attention brought to them by modern American society, which lar...
Taste: Lorenzo's serves up delicious Italian dishes
By Isabel A. Rodriguez From creamy fettuccine Alfredo to bowls of warm minestrone vegetable soup, Lorenzo's Italian Restaurant is the perfect Las Cruces destination to satisfy any Italian food cravings. Located at 1753 E. University Ave., across from the New Mexico State University campus, Lorenzo's is a locally owned restaurant that...
Hotel Granduca: A slice of Italy comes to West Austin
by Jan Buchholz Hotel Granduca will open Nov. 4 — only two days behind schedule, due in part to the volatile weather that lashed Central Texas Friday. The Italian-inspired hotel crowns a hillside near Bee Cave Road and Capital of Texas Highway. Giorgio Borlenghi, a Houston developer born in Milan, created the luxury hospitality brand...