Tag: cannoli
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Introducing Experience Sicily’s New York Cannoli Crawl
If you know me, you know I love cannoli. And I love sharing this love with you! Well, this April 21 in New York City, I’ll be hosting a new initiative I’ve created, the New York Cannoli Crawl. It’s a Sicilian-inspired tasting, Italian-American history walking tour. Interactive and family-friendly, it’s a great way to see…
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Sicily Tours and Sicily Travel: An Invitation
Travel to Sicily in 2018 with Allison Scola and Experience Sicily. Read about our small group tours of Sicily.
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Like Family at Norma
I enjoyed another fantastic dinner at NORMA Gastronomia Siciliana in New York City this evening. My partner in crime was Niki Masino of Gelsomino Imports (When looking for Modica chocolate, see GelsominoImports.com!). Our host, owner Salvatore Frateriggo, treated us like family. I look forward to the next time!
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Vucciria Market’s New Energy
Last September during our street food tour of Palermo, I spotted this T-shirt while we were in La Vucciria market. It exemplifies how different the market is today than it was years ago (and that I am a geek for anything Palermitano and cannoli-related!). La Vucciria gets its name from an ancient Sicilian word for…
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Top Five Cannoli
This cannolo is on my top five list. The ricotta is so fresh, it needs nothing else but the crispy shell and the pistacchio dust for some textural contrasts. You can enjoy one at La Ruota in Piazza Armerina.
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New York Cannoli Crawl
On Saturday (earlier today for us night owls), I led the “maiden voyage” of a new Experience Sicily venture, the New York Cannoli Crawl. It’s a walking and tasting tour of the South Village and Little Italy of New York City, where we taste Sicilian inspired foods and talk New York City Italian-American history. Today…
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Heavy Metal, Sicilian-style
Know what these are? If you guessed that these are cannoli forms, you are right! Cannoli are a traditional food of Carnevale, which is celebrated with gusto over the next few days throughout Italy. Children of all ages participate in the modern festival, which is based on ancient customs of “letting it all hang loose”…
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Ancient Bronx Secrets
Today, I had the fabulous opportunity to attend a cannoli workshop hosted by Feast on History’s Danielle Oteri and Wine for the 99’s Christian Galliani at Egidio Pastry shop in The Bronx. What fun! I learned some secrets from the 106-year-old operation. Our hostess, owner Carmela Lucciola, was fantastic. She is such an inspiration to…
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Sweet Anticipation
In anticipation of our September 2016 Stirring Sicily cooking experience, tonight, Nino Elia and I hosted a cooking class on cannoli and sfince di San Giuseppe at Zest!, a gourmet cooking store in Lititz, PA. We had a fantastic time, and valuable support from Gelsomino Imports and Zest!. Stirring Sicily, which is from 15 September…