By Tanji Patton The limelight can be fleeting for new restaurants in Houston. The competition is fierce. The truly successful restaurants often understand that while headline news is a good thing, cultivating a loyal base of local customers is even better. And I suspect, that's exactly what Amalfi, the new spot in West Houston on Westheimer, is ai...
READ MORESe per molti la conoscenza del Texas è rimasta alle puntate del telefilm Dallas (quello originale degli anni '80, non il sequel di quest'anno), vale certo la pena farci aiutare da chi lo conosce bene per scardinare questo luogo comune e raccontare un po' questo stato che rappresenta l'avanguardia per molte positive issues che fanno dell'America il...
READ MOREThe Italian Cultural & Community Center is launching a new program called "Le Strade del Vino". Le Strade del Vino are paths within territories, wine growing areas, as well as vineyards, wineries, farms, natural attractions, cultural and historical sites that are particularly significant for the purposes of integrated tourism within Italy. &nb...
READ MOREApplications for the 7th Annual I Madonnari (EE Mad-doe-nahr-ee) Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest are now being accepted. The contest, set for Saturday, October 12, will be held during the 35th Annual Houston Italian Festival, October 10 thru 13, on the ground of the University of St. Thomas. To apply for this colored chalk art contest, applicants must...
READ MORESi è tenuto mercoledì, 7 novembre, presso l'Italian Community and Cultural Center di Houston l'incontro con lo scrittore italiano Erri De Luca, organizzato dal Consolato Generale d'Italia a Houston, insieme alla University of Houston, alla University of St. Thomas ed all'Italian Community Cultural Center, nell'ambito della la Settimana della Lingua...
READ MOREL'Italian Cultural and Community Center di Houston, Centro Certificatore PLIDA per la Società Dante Alighieri, ha aperto le iscrizioni al corso di preparazione agli esami per la certificazione internazionale in italiano PLIDA della sessione primaverile 2013. Il corso dovrebbe cominciare la prima settimana di aprile e terminare pochi giorni prima de...
READ MOREOn December 10, world-renowned and beloved Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will return to Houston by popular demand to perform with the Houston Symphony and Houston Symphony Chorus in a special, one-night-only concert at the Toyota Center. The evening's program will celebrate much of the repertoire the classical crossover singer has made worl...
READ MOREChildren are invited to learn basic Italian, the metric system and southern European culture while cooking shortbread cookies during La Piccola Cucina, a cooking class hosted by the Italian Cultural and Community Center. The center, located at 1101 Milford St. in Neartown, offers the hands-on culinary experience for children ages 3-12 ever...
READ MOREIn Texas l'Anno della cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti si arricchisce di nuovi appuntamenti. Da questa sera fino al 30 marzo, il Dance Salad Festival ospiterà una rappresentazione dello "Spellbound contemporary ballet". Per l'occasione, la compagnia italiana rappresenterà per la prima volta negli Usa una nuova coreografia di Mauro Astolfi, fondat...
READ MOREBy Sarah Rufca If there's anyone who can fuse Old-World Italian elegance and Texas extravagance, it's Cathy Borlenghi. The native of Milan has adopted Houston as her hometown, but she's still committed to continental luxury. Her developer husband, Giorgio, is behind the stately Hotel Granduca and the Uptown Park shopping center, and Borlenghi prev...
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