The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce South Central couldn’t be more thrilled to share the news: IACC partner and founder of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans, Liz Williams, has published a new cookery book this month, Nana’s Creole Italian Table (LSU Press 2022). Not only is Liz a leading authority on Italian-American …
Above, from left: Rick Mindermann (Darrell Corti’s assistant), Ed Revak (a Houston-based spirits distributor), Darrell Corti, and Jeremy Parzen (Taste of Italy co-organizer and emcee). Darrell Corti, says celebrated food writer Colman Andrews, co-founder of Saveur magazine, “is one of those people whose importance is far greater than the name recognition.” The quote comes from …
It was standing room only on Monday at this year’s BBQ and Italian wine tasting and seminar at Taste of Italy, featuring celebrity pit master Ara Malekian of Harlem Road Texas BBQ. Chef Ara (above, second from right) was joined by a true “dream team” of panelists including Tom Dobson (left), the Italian wine buyer …
Dream team for Chianti and Texas BBQ tasting, standing room only! Read More »
Congratulations to the winners of the Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition! Above, center from left: Tony Elsinga (1st prize), Mark Fusco (2nd), and Carlos Rosas (3rd). Well done and well deserved! And thank you to everyone who competed! It was a great event. Candidates in the competition underwent a series of exams: Theory (arguably the …
Congratulations to the winners of the Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition! Read More »
Click here for a Facebook album of photos from the fair. More than 320 attendees, 45 Italian brands, 200+ Italian wines and food products, 3 seminars presented by leading food and wine professionals, 1 sommelier competition. We thank everyone — exhibitors, presenters, sommeliers, and organizers — for a fantastic Taste of Italy 2022, now in …