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Johnny Carrabba

  • Dining

    August 2, 2012

    Do It Yourself

    Top five condiments to make at home.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2012

    First Look at Mia's, the First of Carrabba's Three New Restaurants on Kirby

    While the chain of Carrabba's Italian Grill restaurants exists across the nation -- there are more than 230 locations these days -- the original Carrabba's itself was founded here in Houston in 1986. John Charles "Johnny" Carrabba III and his uncle, Damian Mandola, opened the first Carrabba's on Kir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Farm Living Isn't the Life for Damian Mandola

    Damian Mandola and his wife, Trina -- both notable Houston chefs and restauranteurs -- have found themselves in a spot of bother up the Hill County, where they currently reside on a ranch outside of Austin. That spot of bother? Allegations that they had three of their neighbors' Swiss mountain ... More >>

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    The Cow Says "Oink"

    Which Houston restaurants are swapping pork for veal?

  • Dining

    December 11, 2003

    Italian Bubba

    Damian Mandola -- a big man who's made it big

  • Dining

    May 4, 1995

    Steak and Potato Paradise

    If you can get past the silly surface, Outback delivers the goods

  • Dining

    January 6, 1994

    Working on the Chain Gang

    Carrabba's is cloning itself for national consumption. Has it kept its original flavor?

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