Making pizza at home is always a fun occasion, but not everyone knows how to make a deep-dish version like the iconic pies found in Sicily. Artichoke Basille’s Pizza – an iconic pizzeria in New York ...
For my sojourn I was lucky to stay with a friend in her grandparents’ hometown of Terrasini. Just 19 miles west of Palermo, the small seaside city doesn’t suffer from the afflictions of tourism, is ...
If you’ve ever visited a New York City pizza joint, then you probably already know that there are two primary pizza styles that NYC can call its own: There’s the classic, thin-crusted, round pie, ...
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Most Famous Foods in Sicily

There are so many famous foods in Sicily you really have to try while there. Don’t think because you’ve had Italian food that ...
Last week, I offered an overview of the gastronomic paradise that is Sicily. It touched on everything from the Sicilian habit of dessert-parading-as-breakfast to the long tradition of street food, ...
Last week, Faith Willinger began documenting her Grand Tour through Sicily with a description of her time in Catania. This week, she continues her journey in Sortino. With Vito Santoro behind the ...
The story behind this pizzeria is as colorful and romantic as the island of Sicily where it began. Two brothers, Pete and Frank Leone, grew up in Cinisi, Sicily, and came to America in 1970. In 1971, ...
Is Sicilian pizza about to be the next big trend? In August, Anthony Spina, of O4W Pizza and Nina & Rafi, announced he’d be bringing Sicilian slices to Virginia-Highland this spring with a restaurant ...
What do pastries and pizza have in common? They’re both the stars at Krescendo, a new Brooklyn restaurant specializing in Sicily’s sweet and savory dishes. “What I love about Italian food and wine is ...
You could spend a chunk of your 20s in New York City, even marry a Sicilian woman living there, and still not remember off-hand the distinction between two familiar square slices: the Grandma — a ...