Buon giorno, Italiani! Welcome to the Austin Italian webpage. This site is designed to help promote the Italian language and culture in Austin, Texas. In June 2006, I re-started the Austin Italian Language Meetup group so I could start practicing speaking Italian once again. Here I hope to add links to Austin-area Italian websites and resources.

Austin Italian Language

• Austin Italian Language Meetup - Monthly conversational Italian group.

• Austin Italian YahooGroup - Speak with other Austin Italians.

• A Taste of Italy in Italian - Italian lessons, Italian cooking, tours of Italy and much more.

Austin Italian Resources

• Italian Cultural Association of Greater Austin - The Austin Italian culture organization of Austin.

• Il Circolo Italiano - Italian language and cultural organization at the University of Texas at Austin.

• Italian Chalk Art Festival

Learn to SPeak Italian with PODCASTS

There are a few podcasts that will teach Italian. A podcast is basically an audio file (usually an MP3) that you can listen to on your computer. There are a number of free Italian podcasts. The easiest way to listen is with a program like iTunes.

• Lets Speak Italian - Five minute lessions daily, five days a week.

• Learn Italian Pod.com

• Inside Italian - Weekly lesson

Austin ITalian Restaurants

Okay, I haven't found too many Italian restaurants in Austin that actually remind me of Italian food in Italy, but here are a few Austin Italian restaurants. Some I like. Others I don't. Feel free to suggest something.

• Bocca di Beppo

• Brick Oven - Every now and then, they make brilliant tasting pizzas. Other times, not so much.

• Carmelo's Italian Restaurant

• Gino's Italian Grill

• Johnny Carino's Country Italian

• La Traviata

• Romano's Macaroni Grill

• Romeo's Austin Italian Restaurant

• Siena Restaurant

• Venice Cafe & Italian Grill

• Vespaio Restaurant

Austin Italian Music

I play in a Celtic music group. But my affinity for Italy had me recording an Italian song on our latest album.

• "Santa Lucia" (Listen) by Brobdingnagian Bards
  from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

• My Italian Homepage