Tag: new york city
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Bread Making For Thanksgiving
Let’s make bread together! In Sicily for Saint Joseph’s Day, or la Festa di San Giuseppe, as an act of prayer and thanksgiving, devotees to the patron saint of fathers, carpenters, and those who toil for work, spend days preparing beautifully crafted loaves for their March 19 feast day altars. Are you seeking protection or…
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Usher In Spring With Saint Joseph’s Day In New York City
Yesterday, I ate this splendid sfinge di San Giuseppe on Staten Island. It was so good! St. Joseph’s Day, celebrated annually on March 19, will be here before we know it! Please join me to celebrate the guardian-father of Jesus and the protector of carpenters, toiling workers, and of course, fathers. Let’s usher in spring…
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Joe’s Sicily For You
Experience Sicily friend Joe Zarba is holding an exhibition of his photos of Sicily. “La MIA Sicilia… per voi” will be at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum on Staten Island through March 24. The museum is open Wednesday to Saturday from 1PM to 5PM. Be transported by Joe’s vision of Sicily, here in New York! More info…
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First Course
Eggplant caponata and panelle (chickpea fritters) from Cacio e Vino restaurant
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A Faithful Maiden
Under the ancient Roman calendar, December 13 was the shortest day of the year: the winter solstice. Under our modern Gregorian calendar, the solstice in 2017 falls on December 21. In Sicily, December 13 is still recognized as a celebration of light, when they celebrate the Feast of Santa Lucia, the patron saint of the…
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A Pair of Fantastic Evenings
After a fantastic evening of Sicilian cuisine last night with the Sicily and Southern Italy Interest Circle (of NY, on Meetup.com) at 83 1/2 Ristorante on New York City’s Upper East Side, this evening, I was downtown on the Lower East Side at Cacio e Vino for a wine tasting dinner with pairing of Donnafugata…
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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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Rice Balls Made in Brooklyn
Tonight I made balls! I am full of goodies and joy after spending the evening in Brooklyn with Paige Lipari (right) at her Sicilian-inspired bookstore and cafè, Archestratus Books & Food. We made Palermo-style arancine (fried rice balls) from scratch, getting our hands full of sticky rice, breadcrumbs, and various fillings, including traditional ragu with…
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Norma in New York
Tonight I had an opportunity to to enjoy Norma Gastronomia Siciliana in New York City… Another of now, a few, Sicilian focused restaurants in La Grande Mela (The Big Apple). I ate spaghetti al “Rais, ” which is spaghetti alla chitarra Setara (a brand of durum wheat pasta from Naples) with fresh tuna, mint, cherry…