Experience Sicily

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  • Cannoli: The Gateway To My Heritage

    Cannoli were the gateway to my Italian and Sicilian heritage. Yup, the Cannoli Crawl and Experience Sicily stem from my love of this world-renowned pastry. Growing up, I thought everyone ate cannoli for holidays. I didn’t know it was an Italian dessert. Today, I know a lot about cannoli, and I love sharing an outstanding…

  • Cannoli Dusted With Personalities

    We ate a lot of scrumptious food today on the Cannoli Crawl in New York City, but what I’ll remember most are our expert hosts and the personalities we met along the way, like Giuseppe and Lucio, pictured, at Famous Ben’s Pizza of SoHo.

  • Let’s Have A Ball

    Let’s have a ball! A rice ball, that is! Join me, Allison Scola, owner of Experience Sicily, for a walking, shopping, and tasting tour in Greenwich Village, on the New York Cannoli Crawl! Register at https://experiencesicily.com/events/new-york-cannoli-crawl/ During this unique tour, you’ll savor some of the City’s finest cannoli, become a true cannoli connoisseur (sharpen your…

  • I Took The Cannoli

    Yup, I’m guilty. I ate a lot of cannoli while in Sicily last month, and now, on Sat., June 30 I’ll have more fun–this time with YOU in New York City. Join me, Allison Scola, owner of Experience Sicily, for a walking, shopping, and tasting tour in Greenwich Village on the Cannoli Crawl! Register at…

  • Join Me On June 30 For The New York Cannoli Crawl

    Join me, Allison Scola, owner of Experience Sicily, for a walking, shopping, and tasting tour in Greenwich Village, New York City: the New York Cannoli Crawl! On this unique tour, you’ll savor some of the City’s finest cannoli, become a true cannoli connoisseur (sharpen your pencils!), devour savory Sicilian-inspired bites, and learn fun facts about…

  • Is That A Cannoli In Your Ear

    My new cannoli earrings bought in Palermo … I’ll debut them on June 30 in New York City, during the next Cannoli Crawl. Wanna join me? You have to be willing to be filmed for a documentary. Sign up at ExperienceSicily.com.

  • Frying and Stuffing

    Join me on Facebook Live on Saturday, April 21 sometime after 1:35 PM EDT and before 2 PM for a look into our New York Cannoli Crawl.

  • Join Us April 25 in Little Italy

    Please join us! On Tues., April 25 at 6:30PM, I will be co-hosting an evening at the Italian American Museum in New York City. Along with Eszter Vajda of You, Me & Sicily (pictured with me here in Catania’s Piazza del Duomo), we will be sharing some news from the region, presenting an episode of…

  • Today, Remember the Triangle

    Today, please remember the Triangle Fire of 25 March 1911. 146 immigrant workers, many of whom were Sicilian (and Italian and Jewish), perished in a garment factory fire in New York City. We have them to thank for positive changes to our labor laws, regulations for workplace safety, and fairer workers’ rights. Take a moment…