The largest trade show in the U.S. devoted
exclusively to Italian food and wine.
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 …
Fabio Picchi, whose legendary restaurant Cibreo in Florence reshaped the way the world viewed Tuscan cuisine, has died. According to La Nazione, he was 68 and had been battling a long-term illness. Named after the classic Tuscan dish cibreo — a sauce made with chicken combs, wattles, and livers — the restaurant has been a gathering …
With more than 750 gourmet products and dozens of Italian producers in attendance, the 8th year of Taste of Italy Houston™ is back in person with two days of industry focused events. Sunday, March 13 9am-5pm: The Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition 10am: Exhibitors Only: Food and Wine Trade Seminar with Spec’s Italian wine buyer …
Texas BBQ and Chianti Tasting and Seminar with pit master Ara Malekian Spec’s Italian wine buyer Tom Dobson food writer Eric Sandler (CultureMap) Monday, March 14 2:30 p.m. $25 per person includes admission to the walk-around tasting Click here to register. Taste of Italy’s most popular seminar, “Texas BBQ and Italian Wine,” returns this year …
“Texas BBQ & Chianti” seminar with celebrity pit master Ara Malekian. Read More »
We are pleased to announce that the 2022 Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition is now open to candidates from anywhere in the world! Any and all wine professionals are encouraged to apply. The only requirement is that candidates be present for testing in Houston during the Taste of Italy festival and fair — March 13-14, …
Villa Sandi Houston Sommelier Competition now open to all active sommeliers. Read More »
Ethical Wine: An alternate path. Tasting and Seminar with sommelier Steven McDonald MS and wine writer Dale Robertson moderated by wine writer Jeremy Parzen featuring the wines of Tenuta dei Mori (Umbria) and Santoiolo (Umbria). Monday, March 14 10:30 a.m. Click here to register. For the lead-off tasting and seminar at the 2022 Taste of …
As new information regarding Covid 19 continues to become available, the organizers of Taste of Italy Houston 2022 are monitoring the situation closely. In the light of the fact that travel plans remain fluid, they have decided to make the trade fair’s Early Bird registration 100 percent refundable in case of any travel restrictions. In …
The organizers of Taste of Italy Houston are thrilled to announce that the Houston Sommelier Competition will return in 2022! The brainchild of Houston-based sommelier Jaime De Leon, a regional wine buyer and manager for Kroger supermarkets, the Houston Sommelier Competition is modeled after the Court of Sommeliers exam, considered by many to be one …
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Italy America Chamber of Commerce South Central
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