Category: Food/Cuisine
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The Cannoli Crawl Builds A Bridge From New York City To Italy
Yesterday, I hosted Julianne, Christine, Daly, and Sofia for a private-by-request Cannoli Crawl New York City walking food tour to celebrate Christine’s upcoming nuptials. We had a fantastic time eating a lot (!) but also building a bridge from New York City to Italy through the people we met and the history that revealed itself…
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Cooking In Sicily: An Ancient Tool
If you are a cook, you probably could guess what this ancient cooking implement is that I photographed in the archaeological museum of the ancient city of Himera near Termini Imerese. What do you think it is? We just added another Cooking In Sicily: Stirring Sicily tour to our 2022 schedule from September 14 to…
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These Ladies Make Excellent Cannoli
When you know what makes an excellent cannoli, you don’t bother with the bad ones. You’ll learn what does make an excellent cannoli on the Cannoli Crawl when you join me in New York City on Saturday, July 10 (or July 24). Seriously, don’t tell me you don’t like cannoli, because that’s like saying you…
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Sicilians You’ll Want to Know | #1. Annalisa
Annalisa Pompeo, the founder of GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experience, is a force of nature. When you arrive in Favara, her hometown outside of Agrigento, she’ll greet you with a knowing smile and a recipe up her sleeve. When I say recipe, I am not only talking about one meant to make a delectable Sicilian dish, but…
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52 Reasons to Love Sicily | #40. Life-changing Culinary Experiences
Having an opportunity to go directly to the caseificio (dairy) when the famer is making cheese from the morning’s milking — and my favorite, ricotta (re-cooked whey from the cheese, pictured) right out of the cauldron – wow, there is nothing like it! Grab some warm, sesame-laden bread and bring your appetite because you’ll experience…
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52 Reasons to Love Sicily | #26. Haute Cuisine … No, Bread
This post was supposed to be about how in Sicily you can find outstanding modern, gourmet cuisine. And you can. I have eaten at some of Sicily’s best haute cuisine restaurants like I Pupi in Bagheria, Bye Bye Blues in Mondello, Ristorante Cortile Arabo in Marzamemi, and others. And yes, these are excellent restaurants with eye-popping…
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Our Busiate Partè
Grazie mille Giuseppe Sciurca, Valeria Signorino, and Chef Nino Elia with assistance from Bill DiGilio for making today’s Make Busiate Pasta with Giuseppe Sciurca and Biancomangiare with Nino Elia a success! I was too busy cooking, managing, and then eating to take photos (oops!). So, these inspired reports below have been provided by RoseAnn Pusateri-Rowe…
