This is such a fun read by Mike Fiorito! “Sleeping with Fishes” is a collection of essays about life in Sicilian America. Mike notices the beauty of humanity and shares it in his stories. They are vignettes and portraits and tales from his life and local travels. I’m blessed to have been included discussing cannoli…
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Cannoli With Me
Last weekend was wall to wall cannoli! Saturday I spent the afternoon making cannoli for a private cannoli making class at the Parker family’s home in New Jersey. It was absolutely wonderful! We all had so much fun getting our hands in the dough and our faces filled with sweet ricotta cream! Sunday, I hosted…
Stunning Sicily October 2021, Day 11
Ciao from Stunning Sicily, Day 11! Crossing to western Sicily is dramatic. The landscape changes west of Palermo. Steep and sweeping mountains rose before us along the Costa Gaia. Views of Castellammare del Golfo offered wonder (and great photo opportunities!), but so too do those from the top of Mount San Giuliano, which hosts Erice….
Stunning Sicily October 2021, Day 4
Ciao from Stunning Sicily, Day 4! Siracusa has one of the largest and most extensive Christian catacombs outside of Rome, and we explored the dark, damp, and mysterious underground pathways of San Giovanni’s Catacombs and San Marciano’s Crypt with our local, expert guide Lucia. After a visit to the Orsi archeological museum to see the breathtaking statue of…
Our Cannoli Weekend At Dancing Ewe Farm In Upstate New York
Thank you to Dancing Ewe Farm for hosting Experience Sicily this past weekend! 100 fresh, homemade (by yours truly… help with the rolling out and cutting the dough by Joe Ravo) cannoli stuffed with outstanding sheep’s milk ricotta cream from upstate New York! We’ll do it again next year so you will be able to…
Our Sicily-inspired New York City Walking Tour The Cannoli Crawl
Meet Elton and so much more! I will bring Sicily to you in New York City next Saturday, September 11 during the Cannoli Crawl presented by Experience Sicily in New York City. Join me for a food, history, and personal adventure that will warm your heart, stimulate your intellect, and fill your tummy! Grab your…
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…
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…
52 Reasons to Love Sicily | #11. Fresh Cannoli
So, since we can’t travel to Sicily to partake in the glories of #11, join me online next Sunday, April 25 at noon Eastern for a cannoli making workshop during which I will teach you how to make this Sicilian delight along with history, legends, and culinary secrets. Let me take you there through your…
52 Reasons to Love Sicily | #4. Sicilians
Riccardo, her son, had just showed me around the bed and breakfast that they operate upstairs from the kitchen where we are in the photo. Paolo, a good friend, brought with him to share his pecorino (sheep) cheeses with pistachio and saffron, but not only. Knowing about my passion for cannoli (Thanks to Pierfilippo and…