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Gearing up for Super Bowl 2017… Italianissimo style!
October 20, 2016
Reservations for Super Bowl 2017 are already beginning to come in. Please reserve by calling (727) 375-5155 Located in the Galleria (just up the road from NRG stadium where the Super Bowl 2017 will be played), Ciao Bello is legendary Houston restaurateur Tony Vallone’s “neighborhood Italian trattoria,” a casual restaurant known for its critically acclaimed “Italianissimo” menus and wine list. Named “Houston’s Best Italian Restaurant” for two years in a row by the editors of the Houston Press, Ciao Bello…
Casual elegance at Tony Vallone’s “italianissimo” Tanglewood-Galleria trattoria
December 7, 2016
Please click here for current menus. And please call (727) 375-5155 to reserve.
David Siegman named Ciao Bello managing partner by Tony Vallone and Vallone Restaurant Group
December 15, 2016
A native Houstonian, Ciao Bello’s new managing partner David Siegman began working at Tony’s in 2009 after returning to Houston with a bachelor’s degree in government from UT in Austin, where he had already been working in the restaurant trade for four years. “He had been recommended to me by a client and friend and then Scott happened to spot him and suggested, independently, that he apply for a manager’s position at Ciao Bello,” says Tony. “And so we had…
When Trump and Nixon dined at Tony’s (New York Times)
January 2, 2017
HOUSTON — They still talk about the Saturday night here 27 years ago when Donald J. Trump partied with former President Richard M. Nixon. Dressed in tuxedos, they sang “Happy Birthday” to Texas royalty — former Gov. John B. Connally and his wife, Nellie, whose birthdays were a few days apart — as Nixon played the tune on a white baby grand piano. They dined at Tony’s, the “21” Club of Houston, and Nixon was so fond of the cannelloni…
Happy New Year from Ciao Bello, Tony Vallone’s ITALIANISSIMO trattoria!
January 5, 2017
Happy New Year everyone! There’s SO MUCH going on at Ciao Bello… We are just about to officially launch a new menu and look at Ciao Bello. Stay tuned for details. And in the meantime, please stop by and experience what makes Tony Vallone’s ITALIANISSIMO trattoria such a stand out among Italians in Houston!
Ciao Bello has a NEW PHOTO GALLERY!
January 13, 2017
We are thrilled to share Ciao Bello’s NEW PHOTO GALLERY, which features images from our newly remodeled dining room and new dishes from our newly updated menu. In other news, we are gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday on February 5. Reservations for that week and weekend are filling up very fast. We highly encourage you to make your reservation at your earliest convenience to ensure availability. And in case you are looking for private dining options, Ciao Bello can…
Check out the NEW dining room at Ciao Bello!
January 25, 2017
single-post-title Please stop by to experience our newly remodeled dining room. And please don’t forget to make your Super Bowl weekend reservations: We are expecting a full house. Please call (727) 375-5155 to reserve now.
Ciao Bello has a NEW CHEF, MENU, and LOOK! As featured in the Houston Chronicle…
February 13, 2017
“Tony Vallone excels at orchestration,” writes food editor Greg Morago for the Houston Chronicle. “You don’t get to mark more than half a century in the restaurant business, as Vallone has, without knowing how to coordinate elements to deliver the maximum punch.” “And perhaps that’s why he chose to trumpet a new chef at Ciao Bello two months after the toque already started. But in announcing the arrival of executive chef Alan Paryzek, Vallone did more than post a simple “new…
Houston Chronicle features Ciao Bello’s NEW CHEF and MENU!
February 15, 2017
“Tony Vallone excels at orchestration,” writes food editor Greg Morago for the Houston Chronicle. “You don’t get to mark more than half a century in the restaurant business, as Vallone has, without knowing how to coordinate elements to deliver the maximum punch.” “And perhaps that’s why he chose to trumpet a new chef at Ciao Bello two months after the toque already started. But in announcing the arrival of executive chef Alan Paryzek, Vallone did more than post a simple…
Come see what’s NEW at Ciao Bello!
February 21, 2017
We’ve just updated our menus online. Check them out here. Come see what’s new at Ciao Bello! And in case you missed Greg Morago’s feature story on our NEW chef for the Houston Chronicle, check it out here… Please call (727) 375-5155 to reserve.