Pasta is glorious when its freshly made and served hot at a local, unassuming trattoria. Sure, there are fancy, chef-run restaurants in Sicily, and I do take our guests to those too, but I’ve learned that they prefer family-run local, casual spots, like this one, La Ruota, that I always look forward to patronizing in…
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Stuffed Sardines Siciliana
Sarde a beccafico, or stuffed sardines, is arguably my favorite “secondo,” or second dish. Tonight at Zest!, GoSicily: Sicilian Cooking Experience’s Annalisa Pompeo taught us how to make this signature Sicilian recipe. With assistance from beloved teacher Nino Elia, we learned how to make the stuffing mixture, prepare the fresh sardines, and fry them up….
Passing on Love
As we were reminded yesterday by Annalisa of GoSicily, Sicilian Cooking Experience, the traditions of food preparation and recipes are passed from one generation to the next. Grandmothers to mothers to daughters and sons… Here, Cacio e Vino’s owner, Giusto Priola, is showing one of our New York event’s guests how to make fresh cavatelli…