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Italy celebrated the return Friday of 266 antiquities from the United States, including Etruscan vases and ancient Roman coins and mosaics worth tens of millions of euros (dollars) that were looted and sold to U.S. museums and private collectors.  The returned items include artifacts recently seized in New York from a storage unit belonging to Bri...

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Terra Vino Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar opened at the former location of Avanti Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar at 2520 Research Forest Drive, Ste. 500, The Woodlands, on July 26, according to a news release from the Orioli Restaurant Group. The restaurant features contemporary Italian cuisine made from scratch, including antipasti, handmade pasta, artisa...

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The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston will award one (1) one-time non-renewable $5,000 scholarships to college students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. program, majoring or minoring in Italian Studies Concentrating in Italian History and/or Culture. Completed applications must be submitted by the dead...

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Passerella, one of Houston Food Finder’s best new restaurants of 2022, has opened a second location. The new spot is located at 6011 Washington, near the roundabout and away from the street’s heaviest traffic. It features the same menu as the original at The Boardwalk at Towne Lake in Cypress, so guests can enjoy the same great Italian and Italian-...

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The coastal Italian restaurant Pastore is unlike any other in Underbelly Hospitality’s portfolio. On the design side, shades of mocha-colored leather and wood panels fit for a corporate boardroom fill the spaces at Georgia James and GJ Tavern. The menu at both restaurants and the group’s more casual Wild Oats is a meat-lover’s paradise: a Flintston...

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Houston has seen an influx of Italian restaurants over the past few years. The latest has taken up residence in the River Oaks District at 4444 Westheimer. Bari Ristorante opened its doors on May 15. Houston restaurateur Thomas “Tommy” Nally, who has owned and developed restaurants, bars, and nightclubs around the city as well as in New York, the C...

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Pastore Italian Kitchen, the latest concept from Houston’s Underbelly Hospitality, makes its highly-anticipated debut on Friday, June 30 at 1180 Dunlavy St. in Regent Square. Under the creative guidance of Executive Chef Jeff Potts and Underbelly Hospitality’s culinary director Scott Muns, Pastore paints a vibrant picture of coastal Italy. As Nina...

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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...

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For the past few weeks, restaurant-obsessed Houstonians have been making their way to the East End to try Mimo. Quietly open for lunch only (for now), the new Italian restaurant has been earning raves for its commitment to serving well executed dishes in a clean, comfortable space. Led by chef Fernando Rios and beverage specialist Mike Sammons, Mim...

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Mimo still feels a little bit like a secret. The new Italian spot from chef Fernando Rios and wine guru Mike Sammons lurks in back of Tlacquepaque Market, so you have to zig-zag past the center’s colorful facades to find it. The hours reinforce that hard-to-get feel. Mimo is only open for lunch from Thursday through Saturday right now, although din...

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