A torrid day in a Sicilian summer, or rather Catanese, where you cannot miss a dessert that today I want to tell you with a very special family recipe. The catanese brioche with “tuppo”, is known all over the world and its name derives from the traditional low chignon of Read more…
Pasta alla Norma is one of the symbols of our Sicilian cuisine and its history seems to be linked to a tribute to Vincenzo Bellini, a well-known composer from Catania. Others, on the other hand, attribute it to the humour of the writer Nino Martoglio. It was December 26, 1831 Read more…
My memories are made of images and flavors, which always bring me back to those of a child and to Zafferana Etnea. Called the “Pearl of Etna”, due to its beauty and position at the foot of the volcano, it is a town with an ancient name and Arab origins, Read more…
Sicily is a land rich in traditions. The invaders have given us mixtures and a cuisine rich in mixes of flavours, sometimes baroque. Traditions that pamper the eyes and cheer up family lunches with the well-known “lucullian” meals. A custom that sees us sitting at the table at times that Read more…
The foliage of Etna is tinged with the colours of autumn, the red of the woodbine announces the change of the season, while the still prevailing jasmine communicates that mostly sunny days still fill the Etna landscapes, despite everything. Inside the houses the sunlight is still captured right down to Read more…
One of the special festivals in Catania that celebrates the fusion of sacred and profane is the Feast of the Dead. Of course it sounds a bit macabre, but the Feast of the Dead embodies many traditions: from the flowers offered to loved ones on the day of the commemoration Read more…
Pedara, a village on the slopes of Etna has seen us as vacationers since the late 1960s. My family spent all summers and Sundays in the cottage outside the town to pamper those plants that the gardener cared for during the week. My childhood memories leave space in my mind Read more…
There are magical days when the Countess of Etna can be seen from Catania. Altocumulus lenticulaus is the scientific name of the almost mystical phenomenon that occurs on Etna when the winds that blow from the west meet the volcano. A cloud of which we are particularly fond so much Read more…
A fisherman’s boat rocks silently between the coves. The oars caress the waves as he is starting to return, the scarlet Hibiscus awakens in the still faint rays of the sun. I see myself as a child, in the shade of the leaves in the middle of the citrus trees Read more…
Sicily is my land. First Greek Sicilian colony and second Italian colony, the richest in material and intangible sites: it is a true heritage of humanity and not only because UNESCO has recognized it. On one of the most beautiful days I can describe it as a painting. Close your Read more…
