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  • The Sicily Episode Of Stanley Tucci Searching For Italy On CNN

    “It’s not what I expected. It’s kind of a revelation,” says Stanley Tucci while standing in the middle of Palermo’s historic center during the Sicily “Searching for Italy” episode. And this, sums up my thoughts about the show. He had no idea how amazing, in the truest sense of the word, Sicily is. Americans and…

  • Glorious Springtime View, Southeastern Sicily

    A hidden corner of eastern Sicily in springtime View from Castelluccio, Noto, Sicily

  • It’s All About The View

    Springtime in western Sicily

  • Watch The Recording: Artisanal Olive Oil From Sicily

    What a revelation! We learned so much on Friday evening! Thanks to everyone who participated in our online, synchronous olive oil tasting event. Watch the recording on the Experience Sicily YouTube channel (Please subscribe!) at https://youtu.be/hxXgAiWDg6g. Thanks to Giò Buonanno of Azienda Brancati and Niki Masino of Gelsomino Imports, LLC for your support! I loved sharing…

  • Olive Oil And A Laugh

    It snowed on Mount Etna yesterday (and there was some pyroclastic activity too)! So, Mamma may look like this photo from two years ago when Giò Buonanno of Azienda Brancati and I were on his olive and mandorin farm enjoying the views and a good laugh (He’s very entertaining!). Join in on our fun this Friday,…

  • Learn What Makes A Good EVOO This Friday Online

    What makes an outstanding #evoo (extra virgin olive oil)? This Friday, March 26 at 5PM Eastern, join me, Allison Scola of Experience Sicily with Giò Buonanno of Azienda Brancati for an online, synchronous olive oil tasting and discussion. You’ll learn what makes an excellent olive oil, how olives are cultivated, how olives are pressed into…

  • A Smile In Agrigento

    Optimism is a sky-blue, antique Fiat 500 on a sunny day in Agrigento, Sicily.

  • Synchronous Online Olive Oil Tasting

    Olive oil from the shadow of Mount Etna! Join Experience Sicily with Giò Buonanno of Azienda Brancati for an online, synchronous olive oil tasting and discussion Friday, March 26 at 5PM Eastern. You’ll learn what makes an excellent olive oil, how olives are cultivated for oil, how the fruit is pressed into the evoo we…

  • Sfince Di San Giuseppe

    For Saint Joseph’s Day, you’ll often hear people seeking zeppole. Zeppole are delicious and Napolitano (from Naples, Italy). So it is a different recipe than what Sicilians eat. Sfince, which are cream puffs slathered with cannoli cream and dressed with candied orange, candied cherry, and chocolate chips and/or pistachio dust, are Sicilian. So, when looking…