Food

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

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 …

If you’ve ever been in Sicily in July or August, you know the heat doesn’t mess around. The sun bounces off stone …

Let’s be honest: fried food hits a certain spot in the soul. But not all fried food is created equally. Enter panelle …

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

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

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

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