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...

The Monuments Men and Women Foundation recently restituted a papal bull issued by Pope Pius IX and turned over custody of the rare document to Italian officials. Odessans Sondra and Toby Eoff generously helped underwrite the restitution costs. The papal bull, an official decree issued by the Vatican, was signed by Pope Pius IX in 1862. It establish...

Orioli's Cucina Italiana is slated to open in spring 2024 in Pine Market in Woodforest, the Orioli Restaurant Group announced in a May 15 news release. Via Emilia Italian Restaurant, the Orioli Restaurant Group's flagship restaurant, is located in the Sterling Ridge Village of The Woodlands.Orioli's Cucina Italiana, set to open in Montgomery at 791...

A new Italian concept from Chicago is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth: Quartino Ristorante and Wine Bar, a Chicago-based authentic Italian neighborhood restaurant, pizzeria, and wine bar, is making its Texas debut with a location in the Grotto District of Grandscape, in The Colony. According to a release, it'll open June 19. Quartino will occupy two le...

An elegant dinner to celebrate our hometown luxury department store bestowing their Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion to esteemed designer Brunello Cucinelli, who established his namesake line in Italy in 1978.  The prestigious award was established by Carrie Marcus Neiman and Stanley Marcus 85 years ago and has...

Shades of blue and white are reflected throughout the interior of Azzurro, a new concept from the local restaurateur Enrique Orioli meant to transport visitors to the Amalfi coast and experience the tastes of Italy.“That’s the beauty of Italian cuisine. You know, you let the fresh ingredients speak for themselves, and that’s what we’re trying to hi...

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...

A new restaurant featuring scratch-made Italian cuisine is coming soon to the Woodforest Community in Pine Market Plaza located between The Woodlands and Lake Conroe in Montgomery, TX. Previously announced to house their third Avanti Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar concept, the Orioli Restaurant Group (ORG) decided the family centric Woodforest communit...

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...

The Lone Star state will welcome a bit of European intimacy as the Italian lingerie brand Intimissimi bows its first Texas location with a store in the bustling Dallas Galleria Mall. The brand's e-commerce has proven the populous state to have eager customers and a location bigger than typical Intimissimi stores.  Shoppers can expect to find the br...