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Forget the turkey and stuffing this holiday season! A new Harris Poll reveals the flavors of the Mediterranean are the cuisine of choice for Americans nationwide. In honor of Italian Heritage Month, Chef Michael Angelo and his mom Sara - founders of Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods - helps you serve up an authentic Italian feast for the holidays, or...

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Dolce Neve, the new gelateria from a family of Italian gelato experts, will be officially opening their doors January 10. Co-owner Marco Silvestrini told Eater that Dolce Neve will be serving up twenty different flavors, from traditional offerings like hazelnut to a seasonal rotation of fruits. They will also be serving sorbet and vegan gelato made...

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When Italian-influenced Sophia's opens on Friday, August 5 on West 6th Street., guests can expect traditional favorites—cacio e pepe, grilled salmon, bone-in ribeye—plus whole roasted fish, crudo, and orecchiette tartufate with black truffle cream.   Eater photographer Courtney Pierce visited the space before its debut this week, which inclu...

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By Katie Rife   Attention synth heads, Fulci fanatics, and hipper-than-thou horror dorks: Italian soundtrack composer and Goblin contemporary Fabio Frizzi is playing his first-ever U.S. shows this fall.   The Frizzi 2 Fulci Live tour (if you can call a series of two a "tour") will begin in Austin, where Frizzi will perform at the Cent...

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Johnny Carino's announced today that they raised over $213,000 this year at their annual Charity Golf Classic held last month. This year was extra special in that it marked the fifteenth anniversary of the Carino's Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is and has always been to seek to improve the lives of children and families in the communiti...

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A new restaurant is taking over Bess Bistro's vacant space on West 6th Street: Sophia's from owners Matt Deichl, Jonathan Gillespie, and James Brown of BDG Hospitality. The name is meant to evoke actress Sophia Loren and modern Italy aesthetic.   Set to open in late spring, Sophia's is pegged as modern Italian-American supper club, serving p...

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Posting in a hurry today because I'm super slammed with work. But, dulcis in fundo, how not to end the week on a sweet note after having visited my new favorite ice cream shop, Dolce Neve in Austin?   I loved talking to owners and ice cream-makers Marco Silvestrini from Umbria (below, right) and Leo Ferrarese (left) from Lombardy. I did...

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This week I went to the Tavola Italiana at UT Austin. Tavola is a weekly informal meeting in which students, assistant instructors, teaching assistants, and professors (such as Antonella Olson, the founder of the Tavola, and Irene Alvisi) and anyone from the Italian community can come together to not only practice speaking Italian, but also discuss...

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In an otherwise nondescript shop beneath the 7East Apartments in East Austin, Al Fini has created a tribute to his beloved home country of Italy.   Along two walls of his It's Italian Market, wines rest three or four bottles deep on shelves that stretch nearly to the ceiling. A bar serving coffee, wine on tap and other beverages stands nearb...

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The Hotel Granduca Austin will be designated as a member of The Leading Hotels of the World organization. The only other hotel in Texas to receive that recognition is the original Hotel Granduca Houston. The organization includes about 420 hotels in 80 countries and was established in 1928 by European hoteliers who were interested in creating an e...

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