This Sunday, March 19, join Experience Sicily in New York City for a traditional Saint Joseph’s Day luncheon prix-fixe menu from Cacio e Vino restaurant that includes maccu di fave, pasta con le sarde, and more, coupled with of course, sfungi di San Giuseppe! Food is one aspect of our event which will also include…
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St. Joseph’s Day on Long Island at Babylon Mercantile
Join us! Experience Sicily with GoSicily Sicilian Cooking Experience on Long Island at Babylon Mercantile & Cookshop on Thursday, March 17 for a St. Joseph’s Day Cultural Cooking Experience! Lunch and Dinner events. We are so excited to present these to you! Details and register at https://experiencesicily.com/saint-josephs-day-cultural-cooking-experience/. (This photo was taken by Annalisa Pompeo in…
Join Us Thursday For Saint Joseph’s Day Online
Join me on Thursday, March 18 at 8PM Eastern for an online presentation for Saint Joseph’s Day. More details and register at https://experiencesicily.com/st-josephs-day-online/ San Giuseppe is the patron of fathers, carpenters, and those who toil for their work. He is probably Sicily’s most important saint.
Foraging For Wild Fennel In Sicily
‘Tis the season for foraging wild fennel in Sicily. Not to be confused with the bulb fennel we have in our supermarkets in the United States, wild fennel is mostly fronds (the fern-like leaves), and it contains the best flavor when it is young. One finds wild fennel in the mountains and countryside. A keen…
Saint Joseph In Palermo
Viva San Giuseppe! Pictured is St. Joseph with a young Jesus in the Chiesa di San Giuseppe dei Teatini in Palermo, where there is a series of art dedicated to this very important saint. Today is St. Joseph’s Day, March 19. Also, it is fittingly Father’s Day in Italy. Joseph was the surrogato father of…
St. Joseph’s Day Feast in NYC This Sunday
For the health and safety of our Experience Sicily guests, we are limiting reservations for Sunday’s St. Joseph’s Day Feast in New York City at at Cacio e Vino to 30 people. Additionally, we will seat you at separate, smaller tables. There are just a couple of spots left, so if you’d like to join…
Bread Making For Saint Joseph’s Day In New York City
Today we created bread loaves for Saint Joseph to express our gratitude and ask for support for the year ahead. It’s amazing how powerful this medicine can be. Viva San Giuseppe! Thank you Cacio e Vino for hosting our messy Experience Sicily day! See you next Sunday for our prix-fixe lunch feast! Join us in…
Flowers Loaves Made For Saint Joseph
Ritual bread loaves made for St. Joseph (San Giuseppe) that are in the shape of flowers signify elevated spirituality and detachment from earthly possessions. These pictured were made by women in Salemi, Sicily, where San Giuseppe is strongly venerated. Join Experience Sicily this Sunday in New York at City Cacio e Vino to make bread…
Citrus Bread Loaves Represent Life
Bread loaves for St. Joseph made in the form of a peacock symbolize resurrection and the beauty of creation. Those formed as citrus fruits represent the circle of life. Join me on Sunday, March 8 in New York City at Cacio e Vino restaurant to make your ritual bread loaves for Saint Joseph. Reserve your…
Sicily’s Altars For Saint Joseph
Because San Giuseppe, or St. Joseph, is the patron saint of carpenters, when the women of Salemi in Trapani province, Sicily are creating their loaves for the feast on March 19, they make bread in the shape of tools, like those pictured here: scissors, screws, and nails. On their altars, you’ll also see hammers, saws,…