Live from Sicily! Southern Secrets, Day 9: Do you have what it takes to take on Palermo? We started our day at the splendid Monreale Cathedral walking through the storybook of stupendous mosaics that it is. Then on to Il Capo market to eat frittola, babbaluci, cazzilli, panelle, arancine, sfincione, sangue, and pane ca meusa……
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My Warm-Up In Roma
As a warm-up for our Southern Secrets: Campania and Sicily’s Hidden Corners tour that starts tomorrow with Danielle Oteri and Feast on History and Experience Sicily, today I delighted in a wine tasting and lunch pairing at Rimessa Roscioli in Rome. When my host Mattia understood my knowledge of Sicily’s terroir, he changed up the…
No Two Cannoli Are Created Equally
What makes scrumptious cannoli? Find out with me. Cannoli Crawl tomorrow, Saturday in New York City! Two spots left. Register ASAP at https://experiencesicily.com/events/new-york-cannoli-crawl/
We Like Cannoli
Today’s Small Business Saturday Experience Sicily Cannoli Crawl was a ton of fun! Excellent food, and our Cannoli Connoisseurs were right on with their Cannoli Conclusions. We’ve got only a handful of spots left on the upcoming tours: December 15 and 22 in NYC. Use the code SMALLBIZ by Monday, November 26 at noon to…
When Making Cannoli
Look at these beauties I came upon this evening in Acitrezza, Sicily at Eden Bar! “Holy cannoli” is right! As I get ready for our Experience Sicily hands-on cooking and wine tour, Stirring Sicily, (presented along with Zest Lititz, Penn. and Chef Antonino Elia) that starts tomorrow, a word of advice for when you make…
Pistachio Or Chocolate Chip
How do you like yours? I am partial to pistachio. But of course, chocolate chip offers a bitter-sweet contrast that is irresistible! Decide for yourself which cannoli you prefer during one of the upcoming New York Cannoli Crawls! Registration is now live for six dates this fall. Spots are limited, so don’t wait! Oct. 13,…
Savoring Sicily, Day 8: Friends Make Me Rich
I promised our guests that they’d meet friends along the way, and today, Day 8 of Savoring Sicily, we certainly did! My heart is so full after a day meeting old friends and new who hosted us in the most wonderful ways… Through song, food, and wine! I want to gush and gush! I’ll try…
Stirring Sicily, Day 4: Sweet Sensations from Favara
Today during our hands-on cooking class with GoSicily and Zest of Lititz, PA we are in the process of making the very characteristic Favara marzipan lambs, traditionally made for Easter in Sicily. Marzipan is almond paste (almonds and sugar). These are spectacular because in their center, they have sweet pistacchio paste as well. Che buonissimo!…