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Culinary Journey through the Five Most Iconic Sicilian Food

Culinary Journey through the Five Most Iconic Sicilian Food

In this blog, we will explore the top five iconic Sicilian dishes that best represent the island’s diverse, millennia-old culinary culture. Sicily’s cuisine is a reflection of its rich history, where layers of influence from different civilizations have created a unique and flavorful tapestry. Blessed with favorable climatic and geological conditions, the island offers top-quality […]

Sicilian Volcanic Wines: A Wine Lover’s Guide to Mount Etna and Beyond

Close-up of ripe, blue grapes hanging from a vine amidst lush green leaves in a Sicilian vineyard on Mount Etna.

Sicily’s Natural Landscape: A Wine Lover’s Paradise Sicily is a land of dramatic landscapes and rich history, where rugged terrain and Sicilian volcanic wines meet the sparkling Mediterranean Sea. This island is not only breathtaking but also the perfect destination for wine lovers. The wines of Sicily are a true reflection of the land, shaped […]

The Italian “Sagre”

Italy is certainly known to be a country rich of historical, architectural and cultural marvels; but among everything else it is first and foremost the kingdom of delicious, healthy, and fresh food. And what better way to celebrate this goodnessthan with the sagre?! But let’s start from understanding the cultural and folkloristic meaning of the term sagra. The sagre are […]

The one and only limoncello recipe!

Limoncello is a liquor that has its roots in Southern Italy, specifically, in the Amalfi Coast, Sorrento and the island of Capri and we love to drink it as an aperitif or digestive after a meal. This amazing liquor was born in the early 1900s in a small boarding house in the Capri area, where […]

La Cacio & Pepe – The easiest & most delicious Roman recipe!

The cacio e pepe pasta is one of the best Roman dishes!Despite some people make it with spaghetti noodles, others with rigatoni and others with a different shaped pasta, one thing is certain… we all say that ours is the “mejo!” – Best in Roman dialect. What are the origins of this simple yet delicious […]

From chocolate to charcoal, the Christmas holidays make everyone fall in love!

There is no doubt that Italians love to party; however, when Christmas arrives the celebrations never end! In Italy, the holidays begin on Christmas Eve and end on January 6th with the Epiphany. The SweetsDuring the months of December and January, it’s impossible to go to an Italian’s house and not find the traditional Christmas […]