Close to Heaven in Ravello
I can only tell you that the air is perfumed with the sweet tang of lemons; that the heat of the splendid sun warms the skin like the...
The Sicilian Table in Toronto
I am still relishing the lightly crisped homemade gnocchi in that delectable stracchino sauce sprinkled with sweet corn niblets and...
Conversazione in Sicilia
Not all journeys are physical; at times we find ourselves travelling within ourselves, discovering, slowly, realities hitherto unknown. ...
A Taste of Sicily
The cuisine of Sicily is unique and exceptionally varied, and no wonder; it is the culinary reflection of all that Sicily is----a land...
Betwixt Myth and Reality: Discovering Ortigia
I think that for my whole life, at least from the time that I started losing myself in books, I looked for a place that existed in my...
Les Plus Courtes Folies Sont Les Meilleures! Part 2
It’s Sunday morning. An early breakfast of a brioche and a cappuccino at the bar facing the Duomo, and we’re off by taxi to the Stazione...
"Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures" Part 1
The shortest follies are the best, according to Pierre Charron. I would have to agree with him. Last year in December I took a short...
Sicily, The Enchantress
Summer is over. The last of the blooms in the garden are languishing, and fading in colour; still, the sky, a dull grey, fails to quell...
Ahhh… Che Bel Caffè!
I normally drink my cappuccino in the morning, at breakfast, without thinking about it. In between sips I am calculating how much I owe...
Those Red Beauties from Tropea
Years ago when I first visited Tropea with my father I could not have anticipated my dad's reaction as we approached this gem of a town...