Tag: Allison Scola

  • A Girl Can Dream of Sicily

    As soon as it’s safe and we have permission to travel to Sicily, I’m ready. Amunì! (Let’s go!) (Photo Credit: Chiara Musumeci Fotografia)

  • Homemade Cannoli For Research, Of Course

    I’m doing research and development for some online cannoli events. It’s rewarding work! (seriously) More details on how you can participate will be announced soon.

  • Make Fresh Cavatelli Pasta With Us Online

    Join me, Allison Scola of Experience Sicily, for a fresh cavatelli pasta making meetup on Zoom. Cavatelli is a typical shape from Sicily. I’ll do a tutorial, and then we’ll make pasta together and chit-chat in my kitchen and yours! Experience Sicily Online Pasta Making Gathering THURSDAY, MAY 28 AT 5:30 PM EDT Register for…

  • Add Some Sicilian Spice To Your Day

    One thing is for sure, when Annalisa and I get together, it’s spicy! Today, Thursday, 14 May at 2PM EDT/8PM in Italia I’ll be talking with Annalisa Pompeo of GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experiences for “Sicilian Stories with Annalisa,” LIVE on Instagram. Join us from the header of your IG account! Click on @gosicily_cook_eat_explore or @experiencesicily…

  • Conversations On Sicily, Vol. 2020.2

    Join Allison Scola, owner of Experience Sicily, along with Pierfilippo Spoto, owner of Val di Kam, for a conversation about one of Sicily’s most artistic annual feasts produced by the citizens of San Biagio Platani in Agrigento Province. 

  • Experience Sicily On The Italian American Podcast

    For your listening pleasure… This week I am the special guest on the Italian American Podcast. We talk travel to Sicily and Italy, Coronavirus, Italian and Italian American culture, and cannoli. And we have a great time doing it! High energy fun! Listen at https://italianamericanpodcast.com/iap-133-coronavirus-culture-and-cannoli-experiencing-sicily-with-allison-scola/ Let me know what you think!

  • Say YES2020 By February 1 And Let’s Go To Sicily

    I’m going to Sicily in 2020 – – and you can too! Amuni’: Let’s go! Say YES2020 when you reserve your spot on a small-group Sicily tour hosted by Experience Sicily by 11:59PM on February 1, 2020, and save an additional $150 per person. Immerse yourself in this fascinating region of the world featuring 3000…

  • The Ancient Art Of Basket Weaving In Sicily

    Claudio Romano has a deep knowledge of medicinal herbs and wild plants, especially those from the Hyblaean Mountains of southeastern Sicily. Building on his passion for flora, Romano learned the art of basket weaving, a practice that has existed since humans sought containers to keep their foodstuffs and other products. Watching him work and learning…

  • Tarantella In New York City, Saturday, October 19

    Andiamo! Come dance with us! Saturday, October 19 in New York’s Little Italy for the Marco Polo Festival of Chinatown & Little Italy. Calabrese percussionist Massimo Cusato and I will heat things up from 3PM – 3:30PM, when we’ll take the stage for our annual tarantella workshop at the corner of Mott St. and Grand…