Live from Sicily! Day 4 of Experience Sicily Stirring Sicily tour… A day in nature. Oh, the joy of being on the sea! Snorkeling, swimming, feeling the wind in our hair, taking in the coastline of Capo Zafferano and Mongerbino with Vincenzo Lanzafame’s Team Shark. Then seafood dinner at Scarù in Porticello with the freshest…
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Busiate: Sicily’s Curly Pasta
Busiate pasta is particular to western Sicily, specifically Trapani province. It’s special because it’s made to look like ringlets, and when it is made by hand, it is created by wrapping the dough around thin, long reeds and rolling and pulling your hand in a particular way, creating the curls. From personal experience, I can…
Black Lipstick… Sort of
In recognition of this week’s NY Times article, “In Sicily, Tasting Seafood with a Skeptical Son,” this intrepid traveler and writer wanted to share my love of black seppia ink/cuttlefish pasta with you all. It may not be for everyone, but for those of us who are adventuresome, the rewards are great! Travel encourages you…