by Clifford Pugh   Speculation that the new River Oaks District mixed-use complex will become Houston's newest luxury shopping destination got a boost with word that Roberto Cavalli has chosen the center for a new boutique.   The Italian designer, a favorite of Houston's flashy society set for his revealing, body-hugging designs, plan...

The Italian Cultural & Community Center is organizing a fundraiser that will finance our school programs and the Milford House renovation. The event is open to everyone that wants to support the ICCC! So don't miss the first cooking contest for kids ever organized in Texas!   The Cooking Contest will take place at Hil...

Puccia is like pita bread's Italian cousin, but thicker and with a softer texture. The outside is toasted to a mild crisp in a pan and the bread is then used for simple sandwiches. At lunchtime, Sud Italia offers three types of puccia in the style of the Puglia region.   The one named after the city of Foggia is lavished with luscious 'nduja...

Si è appena conclusa con successo la missione che la Regione Calabria ha organizzato a Houston, il più ricco e fiorente centro metropolitano in Texas; la Camera di Commercio Italo americana del Texas ha ospitato sei produttori operanti nel settore del food & wine e una rappresentanza istituzionale regionale a supporto della missione commerciale...

The Via Colori street painting festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23-24, in downtown Houston. Via Colori was introduced to Houston in 2006 to celebrate the Italian Renaissance art of street painting while benefiting Center for Hearing and Speech, a nonprofit organization that teaches speaking, listening and literacy skills to c...

Join us on Sunday, August 17th, 5.30 pm at the ICCC for the fourth annual Festa di Ferragosto!   Italian Film & Pizza. Complimentary refreshments. Bring your friends and a favorite bottle of wine! Projected film: "Che bella giornata!" In Italian with English subtitles.  

by Clifford Pugh   Even though Arturo's Uptown Italiano Restaurant is closing this weekend, the atmosphere was festive Friday night as Houston notables jammed into the Uptown Park eatery for one last meal.   Neil and Maria Bush were dining at one table while former Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and a sizable party were at another tabl...

Italian Club of Dallas. Monday, February 9, 2015 from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM (CST) - Addison, TX Please join us as we take a Tour through Sicily with food and wine. Our guests, Alfonso Cevola and Joe Piccola with Glaziers and Paul DiCarlo with Jimmy's Food Store will share their experiences from their visits to Sicily and its' wineries. In...

The few Italians who came to Texas during the seventeenth, eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were mainly explorers, adventurers or missionaries.   The Italian presence in the state goes back to the earliest years of Spanish exploration. Like Christopher Columbus, Italians were often in the employ of the Spanish during that early peri...

ITALIAN TEACHER for Adult Classes   Job descriptionPart time teaching position;Small classes (5 to 10 students);Flexible schedule and syllabus. Job applicant requirementsLanguages: Italian – native speaker or level C1 (Common European Framework)English – fluentSpanish – not required but preferableLaurea triennale or equivalent.Experience in...