Stirring Sicily, our Experience Sicily hands-on cooking experience has come to a close, but the memories continue! So much joy! Join me and Chef Nino Elia in 2020, from September 17-24. Learn more at https://experiencesicily.com/2020-tours-of-sicily/ and enjoy cooking in Sicily with us!
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Stir in Sicily in September
Get your hands in the dough this September 19-26 during Stirring Sicily, our Experience Sicily hands-on cooking in Sicily tour. Full itinerary at https://experiencesicily.com/tours-of-sicily/2019-tours-of-sicily/stirring-sicily-west-sept-2019/ Contact me me here or at AllisonScola@experiencesicily.Com for more details.
Three Regional Styles Of Sicilian Cooking
During our Experience Sicily Stirring Sicily tour from Sept. 19 to 26, co-hosted with Zest! and chef Antonino Elia, we’ll be learning recipes from three different regions of Sicily. One will be local dishes of Agrigento Province with Annalisa of GoSicily cooking experiences. Join us! Contact me for details about a registration special offer! The…
Ancient Restaurant Discovered At Himera, Where We’ll Be Cooking
In yesterday’s La Repubblica Palermo newspaper, an article explained that at the site of the ancient Greek city of Himera, they have discovered the 6th Century B.C.E. remains of a caffetteria-style restaurant. Ovens, stoves, pots, pans, and plates have been excavated. I visited Himera and met the director of the site back in June with…
Perfect Pasta By Giuseppe in Sicily
Last night we had dinner in the hills of Termini Imerese with Chef Giuseppe Sciurca who made this remarkable plate of pasta. Remarkable because it was delicious and the result of an elegant recipe: perfectly al dente spaghetti with a pesto of garlic, mint, zucchini (cucuzza), red pepper flakes, olive oil, salt and pepper. I…
Bring Your Appetite To Sicily
When you go to Sicily, go hungry! The food, like this busiate pasta with tomato and eggplant, is outstanding. One of my objectives is that you’ll eat really well on all of our Experience Sicily tours. All of them. Check our our 2019 tours at https://experiencesicily.com/tours-of-sicily/2019-tours-of-sicily/
Stir Things Up In Sicily With Us In September
Extended! Stirring Sicily, our hands-on cooking in Sicily tour, will take place from Sept. 19-26. Co-hosted by Chef Nino Elia, we’ll have classes with Annalisa Pompeo of GoSicily and Giuseppe Sciurca. You don’t want to miss it! Contact me to sign up by Jan. 25, and I’ll extend to you the $300 early registration incentive…
Hands-on Cooking In Sicily
In September, Chef Giuseppe Sciurca taught us how to make Sarde alla Beccafico (stuffed, fresh sardines) during one of our three cooking experiences of our Experience Sicily Stirring Sicily tour. Next September for Stirring Sicily 2019, we’ll be back in his hometown of Termini Imerese for more cooking in Sicily. Itinerary details at https://experiencesicily.com/tours-of-sicily/2019-tours-of-sicily/stirring-sicily-west-sept-2019/
Fill Your Stomach And Heart On The New York Cannoli Crawl
My favorite part of the Cannoli Crawl is when my guests are confident about what makes a good cannoli. By the end of our day-long tour of New York City’s Village and Little Italy, they have learned more than they ever thought they would about this beloved pastry to become true Cannoli Connoisseurs. A certificate…
Feels Good To Be Home
It feels good to be “home.” When I see Capo Zafferano, pictured, and swim in the sea below, I am in my land. These are the waters where my grandfather fished and swam more than 100 years ago before emigrating to the United States. It’s an amazing feeling to think of him and my grandmother…