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The City of Austin and Florence, Italy entered into a “historic agreement” to facilitate educational, cultural and business collaborations between the two cities, according to a city release Wednesday. The City of Austin’s Economic Development Department announced the signing of the Protocol of Cooperation Agreement. Officials noted international c...

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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...

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An exhibition that looks to the future of both music and the arts, and technology. There will be 11 companies in attendance, including innovative startups and players in the audiovisual market, which will make up the Italy pavilion at the Creative Industries Expo of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas; the leading event dedicate...

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Lovers of Italian food and denizens of Southwest Austin alike will be thrilled with the news that one of Austin's longest-running Italian restaurants will be re-emerging from its pandemic slumber in a new location. Chef Marion Gillcrist told the American-Statesman that she plans to open a location of La Traviata at 7415 Southwest Parkway later this...

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When he was in his early 30s, Phil Giglio went to live in Southern Italy while studying for the bar exam. That six-month excursion just outside of Naples, connecting with an area that his family once called home, was enough for him to fall in love with the region’s cuisine for life. Even after graduating from law school, and practicing as a corpora...

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Michael Angelo's, a leading producer of foods inspired by Italian culinary traditions of Nonna Foti passed down from generations, is entering the sauce aisle for the first time with the launch of Michael Angelo's Pasta Sauce, available in four varieties. Best known for frozen Italian-inspired meals, Michael Angelo's uses only wholesome ingredients...

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How do you follow up a year in which your restaurant was named the best in the city in the Austin360 Dining Guide? The answer for L'Oca d'Oro co-owners Adam Orman and chef Fiore Tedesco: Open a pizza joint. The restaurateurs and founding members of Good Work Austin, which has stayed busy feeding at-risk communities and supporting locally owned rest...

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The Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian tradition for Christmas Eve, which is also known as La Vigilia in the Southern Italy region. The seven-course meal, typically eaten on Christmas Eve, features fish and seafood-filled dishes such as stews, soups, and pastas. And luckily, for Austin, two local restaurants are offering their versions of the...

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Austin has a wide variety of Italian cuisine, including authentic Neapolitan pizza, fresh, springy pasta, and restaurants serving Italian-American red sauce. Austin’s abundance of Italian restaurants might be a little overwhelming, but in the nicest manner possible. Italian cuisine comes in a vast range, which Austin is fortunate to have. You’ll fi...

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Fresh off his appearance on the newest season of Somebody Feed Phil this week, Statesman food critic Matthew Odam released his annual dining guide where he ranks the best restaurants in Austin. Number one is Mueller Italian restaurant L’Oca d’Oro, because co-owners chef Fiore Tedesco and Adam Orman advocate for the restaurant community through nonp...

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