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Jerol Fanta, Vice President and Owner of Orlando’s Italian Restaurant received the Lubbock Restaurant Association’s - 2022 Restaurateur of the Year Award on Sunday, July 10th at the Texas Restaurant Association’s Lone Star Bash in Dallas, TX! Jerol Fanta has been a part of the Orlando’s Italian family since 1982. In that 40-year span of time, Jerol...

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Ready for all your gelato dreams to come true? Introducing Eataly and Dallas's first-ever Gelato Fest! On July 22 from 3-6PM, explore twelve gelato stations spread across our entire store featuring classic gelato flavors, boozy sorbetto (for the grown-ups!), sweet focaccia with gelato, and even exclusive flavors not normally featured at our gelato...

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Nearly 1,300 life-changing wishes have been granted by Make-A-Wish thanks to the generous donations of Maggiano's Little Italy guests and starting today, the two are proud to launch a 19th year of partnership through Eat-a-Dish for Make-A-Wish. To-date, the campaign has raised $9.6 million with a goal to surpass $10 million this year, and Guests ca...

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Chicago-style hot dogs are popping up via Portillo's, the fast-casual restaurant concept known for its Chicago-style street food, which is bringing its Beef Bus food truck to tour Texas from July 11-23, offering a preview of its menu ahead of its first restaurant opening in Texas, later this  year. Over the course of two weeks, the Beef Bus will vi...

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Dallas' popular pizza chain Cane Rosso has opened a new location in North Dallas, at the revitalized Hillcrest Village neighborhood center at 6959 Arapaho Rd., with trademark elements that include Neapolitan-style pizza and a sprawling patio. A release says that Cane Rosso founder and owner Jay Jerrier is a fan of the center, which is home to a num...

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A longtime pizzeria in Deep Ellum has closed: Mama Mias Italian, which held court on the far eastern edge of Deep Ellum at 2935 Elm St. closed on Sunday after 18 years. Owner Anselmo Manzanares announced the closure with a note on the restaurant's Facebook page, partially blaming the pandemic. "After 18 years in business we feel it is in our best i...

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The 76th anniversary of the Italian Republic, "Italian National Day", was celebrated in Dallas, Texas. More than 230 participants attended the event, attended by the Consul General of Italy in Houston, the Honorary Consul in Dallas, various Representatives, of the Parliament, CGIE and Comites,of the State of Texas, Local Authorities and the Europea...

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When Mitch Kauffman first toured an Old East Dallas property built in 1926, with burglar bars on the windows, one window air conditioning unit and linoleum flooring, his first thought was, “OK, it’s got a grease trap and a vent hood.”  Kauffman, an Ohio native, was searching for a new place for his Urbano Cafe. After working for hotels, including t...

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The start of summer marks a long-awaited moment of magnificence– when Italians embrace every sense of the landscape as the earth explodes with juicy fruits and sun-ripened vegetables ready to quench sweltering summer thirsts. During this season of splendor, Italian cuisine foregrounds the full flavors of the harvest with uncomplicated, ingredient-d...

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The Dallas businessman known for conquering the globe’s highest peaks and deepest depths is heading out of this world. Literally. Victor Vescovo, co-founder of private equity firm Insight Equity, is one of six passengers scheduled to head into space on Blue Origin’s fifth human flight. The date for that flight with the aerospace company owned by Am...

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