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Events

Standing room only for Texas BBQ and Italian wine, a new Houston tradition.

Above, from left: Celebrity pit master Ara Malekian, owner of Harlem Rd. Texas BBQ; Dale Robertson, wine writer for the Houston Chronicle; Tom Dobson, Italian buyer for Spec’s; and presenter Jeremy Parzen. One of the greatest things about Taste of Italy, the largest trade fair and festival in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Italian food …

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Congratulations to the winners of the Houston Sommelier Competition 2023!

Above, from left: Presenter Jeremy Parzen, sommelier Dario Najera, sommelier Jason Barnett, wine educator Walden Pemantle, Italian Consul General for Houston Mauro Lorenzini, and Kroger regional wine manager Jaime De Leon, founder of the Houston Sommelier Competition. Now in its third year, the Houston Sommelier Competition was created by Kroger regional wine buyer and sommelier …

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Thank you to everyone who made Taste of Italy 2023 such a memorable event!

Taste of Italy 2023: Nearly 400 attendees, more than 70 brands, more than 250 wines and food products presented, 2 sold-out seminars… THANK YOU to everyone who made Taste of Italy 2023 our best event to date! And special thanks to the honorable Mariangela Zappia, Italy’s ambassador to the U.S., and Italy’s Houston Consul General …

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Calabria, Land of the Mediterranean Diet, seminar and tasting, Monday 3/6.

Calabria: Land of the Mediterranean Diet with Giovanni Guido, general manager, Mercato delle Eccellenze di Calabria and Luciano Salvadore, executive chef, Il Calabrese (Southlake, Texas) moderated by food and wine historian Jeremy Parzen Monday, March 6, 2023 Omni Hotel Houston 11:30 a.m. Click HERE to register. Since the 1950s, doctors and nutritionists have been fascinated …

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Wine tastings Nov. 29-30 in Houston: Taste Sicily, Abruzzo, and Calabria with wine writer Jeremy Parzen.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, November 29-30 in Houston, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce South Central is proud to present two wine tastings featuring three top Italian producers: Cantine Bruni (Calabria), Isula di Pantelleria, and Tenuta San Giaime (Sicily), and Citra (Abruzzo). The seminars will take place at Vinology on Tuesday, November 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; and …

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IACC at the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth: American painters in Venice and Prosecco.

On Thursday, July 14, the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce South Central was at the wonderful Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Ft. Worth. The occasion was the “Second Thursday” of the month event where more than 200 art lovers gathered to view the touring exhibition “Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the …

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IACC members at the Texas Restaurant Show. Thanks and congrats to the Texas Restaurant Associaton!

The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce South Central would like to share its heartfelt thanks and warm congratulations to the Texas Restaurant Association for having hosted a phenomenal Texas Restaurant Show (formerly the TRA Marketplace) in Dallas this week at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. More than 5,000 restaurateurs and industry experts were in attendance. …

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