Simply stating “I’m dining here for MAM” at the new Gugliani’s Memorial restaurant on Tuesday, January 31, will mean newfound financial support for Memorial Assistance Ministries (MAM). From 5 p.m. until closing that evening, the Memorial-area modern Italian restaurant and bar will donate 15 percent of guests’ dinner bills (beverages included) to the nonprofit emergency and financial assistance agency. 

“As good neighbors, we want to do what we can to support MAM’s mission to help families and individuals who find themselves in temporary crisis,” said Gregg Gugenheim, head of operations at Gugliani's. MAM provides emergency and financial assistance and other services designed to put clients back on their feet, largely the working poor faced with immediate and critical personal and family situations.

MAM supporters will enjoy Gugliani’s full menu, comprised of fresh American cuisine, as well as traditional Italian pasta and pizza fare and beverages from a fully stocked wine and cocktail bar. The contemporary neighborhood gathering place, designed by hospitality and retail award-winning architect Carlo M. Di Nunzio, AIA, is located at 12389 Kingsride near Gessner. It is steps from the Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital complex, Memorial City Mall and neighboring office buildings and adjacent to the Memorial Villages.