Seafood takes a main seat at Azzurro Italian Coastal Cuisine
Shades of blue and white are reflected throughout the interior of Azzurro, a new concept from the local restaurateur Enrique Orioli meant to transport visitors to the Amalfi coast and experience the tastes of Italy.“That’s the beauty of Italian cuisine. You know, you let the fresh ingredients speak for themselves, and that’s what we’re trying to hi...
River Oaks District’s Hot New Italian Restaurant Brings a Beautiful Crowd Out: Bari Ristorante Is a Chic Palace
In the end, I was delighted that I couldn’t make this particular restaurant’s opening night fête. I was already booked when the invitation to party at Bari Ristorante, the sizzling new upscale Italian restaurant in River Oaks District, arrived in my in-box. The result was that I was invited the previous night for the full on dining experience. And...
Interested in Italian history? Learn more at lecture series in Metairie
A series of lectures on the early history of Italy, by Cyril M. Lagvanec, Ph.D., the curator of the American-Italian Research Library , will take place during June, July and August. Each lecture occurs at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. Each begins at 7 p.m. June 5 — In the first lecture, Lagvanec will focus on the...
Scratch-Made Italian Cuisine Coming To Pine Market Plaza In Woodforest
A new restaurant featuring scratch-made Italian cuisine is coming soon to the Woodforest Community in Pine Market Plaza located between The Woodlands and Lake Conroe in Montgomery, TX. Previously announced to house their third Avanti Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar concept, the Orioli Restaurant Group (ORG) decided the family centric Woodforest communit...
Italian Mediterranean Food and Culture Experience Available Through New Study Abroad Trip
U of A students will soon have the chance to study and experience the culture of food and life in Italy through a new study abroad trip combining hospitality management and human nutrition and dietetics. Designed by faculty in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Science's School of Human Environmental Sciences, the Food & Cultur...
Photographer Valerio Geraci in Arkansas
The museum was happy to host researcher and photographer Valerio Geraci originally from Palermo, Italy, now residing in Paris, France. Valerio arrived in America and began his travels through the south documenting Italian communities for his book, starting in Little Italy, AR and then from Tontitown he journeyed to Lake Village, AR and onwards out...
South Austin Italian Truck Is Opening a Downtown Restaurant Full of Pasta and Burrata
South Austin Italian food truck trailer Il Saporis is opening a new restaurant in downtown Austin this year. Sapori Italian Roots will be found at 800 Brazos Street, Suite 215 starting sometime in late June. The new Sapori’s menu will offer most of the same dishes found at the food truck, with Italian American dishes including house-made pasta and...
Opera in the Piazza 2023
Friday, June 16 · 7 - 10pm CDT - Piazza d'Italia 377 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70130. Opera in the Piazza is presented by the American Italian Cultural Center. Performances arranged and directed by Todd Simmons, former Director of the New Orleans Opera Association, and current General Manager of the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. General ad...
Italy's Enel to invest more than $1 bln in Oklahoma solar panel factory
Italy's Enel SpA (ENEI.MI) said on Monday it will invest more than $1 billion in a solar cell and panel factory in Oklahoma, seeking to capitalize on a U.S. push to build a homegrown clean energy manufacturing sector to compete with China. The facility will be among the largest to produce solar equipment in the United States, where most projects ar...
Intimissimi’s Parent Calzedonia Group Opens First Store In Texas
The Lone Star state will welcome a bit of European intimacy as the Italian lingerie brand Intimissimi bows its first Texas location with a store in the bustling Dallas Galleria Mall. The brand's e-commerce has proven the populous state to have eager customers and a location bigger than typical Intimissimi stores. Shoppers can expect to find the br...
Frittella Italian Café announces plans to reopen this summer
Frittella Italian Café has announced that it’s reopening this summer. The Italian restaurant has been serving the city of Bryan since 2003, but it closed its doors last year. Frittella was previously owned by Adriano and Vancene Farinola. The family said Adriano and his brother Pino Farinola previously owned the oldest Italian restaurant in Houston...
Pazzo Pastaria offers fine dining on San Antonio's Northeast Side
The Northeast Side of San Antonio is an oft overlooked corridor when it comes to grabbing food, despite being home to local heavy hitters like Kim's Galbi, Wayne's Wings, and Comfort Cafe. But a new restaurant is bringing quality Italian dining to the area with its romantic setting and old-fashioned hospitality. New Italian restaurant Pazzo Pastari...