ottobre 19, 2014

Nicolosi and the Etna Chocolate Festival

Box of chocolate (Photo source: Stratta1836.it) Where are you all crazy chocoholics?  If you happen to live or visit Eastern Sicily these days, plan a trip […]
ottobre 4, 2014

Time for Sicilian excellence, opening soon in Palermo EAT SICILY!

Photo Source: Natale Giunta Do you remember the famous Chef from Palermo? His name is Natale Giunta and he is back again with an impressive, magnificent […]
settembre 21, 2014

Sicilian parmigiana and Nero d’Avola: amazing combination!

Have you ever heard about Parmigiana? I am sure the name rings a bell, but what is it exactly? The “Parmigiana di melanzane” is a very […]
agosto 25, 2014

Events: The ‘Mandrarossa Vineyard Tour’ is back! You don’t wanna miss it

Photo source: ilmovimento.altervista.org Ernest Hemingway once said: “Wine is the most civilized thing in the world.”  I certainly won’t disagree with him. Photo source: bekirent.blogspot.co.uk/ Talking […]
agosto 8, 2014

Food & Wine of Sicily: a cooking class with Chef Francesco Mazzei

Chef Francesco Mazzei showing foodies how to make fresh Sicilian pasta Last saturday Aug. 2nd. I had the pleasure and the priviledge to join an amazing […]
luglio 20, 2014

Three Sicilian products in one dish, the busiati made in Sicily!

 Freshness and delicacy are the words that best describe this recipe particularly perfect for a summer lunch with your family. What I also love about this […]
luglio 14, 2014

The tradition of the Festino: babbaluci, calia and semenza

I have to be honest with you: when I was a child, we were never particularly crazy about the “Festino of Santa Rosalia”, (or in Sicilian […]
giugno 29, 2014

“StrEat Palermo Tour”: where you eat like a real Sicilian!

Typical Sicilian lunch you can have during the tour As I often write in my blog, “it’s all about food here in Palermo”. A very important […]
giugno 15, 2014

Street food: Palermo is n° 5 in Forbes’ top 10 cities worldwide

Few weeks ago the famous magazine Forbes published a chart of the World’s top 10 cities for Street Food and look who is in their fifth […]
giugno 8, 2014

My grandma’s beef skewers, easy and extremely tasty

Have you ever heard the word “spiedini”? We basically use it for something we eat on a wooden stick and are cooked on a skewer, barbecue […]
maggio 11, 2014

Artisanal gelato and sorbets, their roots are in Sicily!

Photo source: http://www.enduroibleo.it Sicilian artisanal gelato is not just a nice summer dessert for us. It’s the essence of summer, there can’t be any serious summer […]
maggio 4, 2014

Homemade pizza alla Norma: definitely the right night!

Do you have from time to time that uncontrollable desire of eating something made with your own hands, which is also genuine and unbelievably mouthwatering? If […]