Ciao Bello

“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…

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.

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…

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!

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…

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…

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