Before I continue with the significance of the December 13 Feast for Santa Lucia, let’s talk about the really serious stuff! That is, that Palermitani celebrate the Saint by eating arancine. Arancine (as they are known in Palermo, pictured right; Arancini, if you’re from the east side of Sicily, pictured left), are rice balls filled…
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Santa Lucia Lunch Sun., Dec. 9 in New York City
In Siracusa, Sicily last spring, I thanked Santa Lucia for guiding me through last winter–a particularly long and arduous one for me. Now, days from the winter solstice, I invite you to join me for our annual Experience Sicily luncheon celebrating the patroness of light, eyes, sight, and wheat on Sunday, Dec. 9 in New…
Explore A Remote Sicilian Town In New York City
Corso Umberto I, Licodia Eubea, photographed in the 1940s … Please join me next Wed., Nov. 28 at 7PM in New York City for an evening of literature and old friends and new ones as we “explore” life in the remote Sicilian town of Licodia Eubea, Sicily. Author Natale Caruso, a native of the town,…
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.
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…