Maria Grammatico in her pastry shop, in Erice, Sicily. In all of Italy, Sicily, for me, has the best food. It just makes sense to me all around—the ingredients, the palate, the preparation. I suppose being part Sicilian myself, I’m predisposed to favor Sicilian flavor, and maybe also to be infatuated with Louis Prima. But [...]
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Go to Cacio e Vino for Good Sicilian Food
Posted in Restaurant and Product Reviews on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I Love Volare
Posted in Restaurant and Product Reviews on February 16, 2009 | 12 Comments »
The amazing art at Ristorante Volare on West 4th Street. About a dozen times in the last year I’ve either called Dell’anima to make a reservation (5 p.m. or 11 p.m. offered) or walked by thinking I could just slip in, only to be disgusted by the pushing, the crowding, and the noise level at [...]
Saint Agatha’s Nipple
Posted in Restaurant and Product Reviews on February 3, 2009 | 9 Comments »
February 5 is the feast day of Saint Agatha, patron saint of Catania, Sicily. Now, that may not mean a hell of a lot to most people, but to many Italian-Americans (who, of course, are mostly Southern Italian) there is the exciting little memory of eating their first Saint Agatha’s nipple, the breast-shaped pastry that [...]
Lunch at Gottino
Posted in Restaurant and Product Reviews on January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Gottino’s charming storage cellar. I finally got to Gottino. Even though it’s one of the most talked about, best reviewed Italian wine bars in this restaurant-stuffed city, and is only a few blocks from my apartment, I hadn’t been able to bring myself to make it through the door. Gottino has been open for a [...]
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