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    The Person in Front of You

    by Aaroncino August 9, 2026
    by Aaroncino August 9, 2026

    Thousands of years of words. Yesterday, they became a burger, fries and water.

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    Product vs Artifact

    by Aaroncino May 27, 2026
    by Aaroncino May 27, 2026

    For years I would stand in grocery stores staring at walls of wine. Hundreds of bottles. Thousands of labels. Every color imaginable. …

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    Futtitinni & Friends – A Sicilian Survival Guide (from Costa Mesa to Catania)

    by Aaroncino December 4, 2025
    by Aaroncino December 4, 2025

    If you have ever spent more than three days in Sicily, or grew up in a household where dinner was loud, everyone …

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    In the Clay and the Kitchen: Graste, Caltagirone, and the Moorish Legacy in Sicily

    by Aaroncino November 22, 2025
    by Aaroncino November 22, 2025

    If you’ve ever seen a fiery-faced ceramic head with a crown and a scowl staring at you from a Sicilian windowsill, you’ve …

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    Learning How to Sit in a Sicilian Piazza

    by Aaroncino October 25, 2025
    by Aaroncino October 25, 2025

    I have walked into the piazza of many villages in Italy. Sometimes by accident, sometimes on the way to somewhere else. Too …

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    Sadat X, Nero d’Avola, and the 15-Year-Old Wine Review That Still Hits

    by Aaroncino October 3, 2025
    by Aaroncino October 3, 2025

    By Aaroncino Every time I see a bottle of Cusumano Nero d’Avola, I think of a YouTube wine review from more than …

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    The Origins of Sicilian Food: Bold Flavor, Deep History, and Mediterranean Health

    by Aaroncino September 4, 2025
    by Aaroncino September 4, 2025

    Italian Food vs. Sicilian Food When Americans think of Italian food, we often picture red sauce, pasta piled high, or maybe a …

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    How I Froze on Camera and Found My Voice Anyway

    by Aaroncino September 4, 2025
    by Aaroncino September 4, 2025

    This isn’t my first time trying to interview someone. Back in the early ’90s, I was maybe 21, wired and completely unqualified. …

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    Arancini vs. Supplì: A Love Letter to Fried Rice Balls (and That One Night in Sicily)

    by Aaroncino September 4, 2025
    by Aaroncino September 4, 2025

    aka “How a Hangover Turned Into a Life-Long Obsession” Let me take you back to 1991. I’m in Sigonella, Sicily (a Navy …

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    I’m Not Italian, But Italy Lives in Me

    by Aaroncino September 4, 2025
    by Aaroncino September 4, 2025

    I’m not Italian. I’m not pretending to be. But somewhere between a bite of something hot and crispy in Palermo and a …

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I’m Aaron, and Aaroncino is my way of sharing the flavors, stories, and adventures that inspire me. From Sicilian roots to Italian wines, from road trips to hidden kitchens, this is a space to explore food, wine, and culture with honesty and curiosity. Think of it as pulling up a chair at my table. Where stories are poured, journeys are shared, and life is savored.

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