Food Blog

After our trip to Monreale, we had a drink on the roof lounge of our Hotel in Palermo - Albergo Sole and then it was time to eat again.

The view from the roof, the cupola of Chiesa Santa Catarina, Palazzo di Città (city hall) or Palazzo delle Aquile (Palace of Eagles) and I think […]

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Inside the Monreale Cathedral
We ate a lot of gelato while in Sicily, this was the first, in Monreale across from the cathedral. I opted to start my gelato experience slowly, with a vaniglia (vanilla). Thick and creamy, perfumy with vanilla. Some others on the trip who tried other flavors thought this was the best gelato […]

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A few random pictures to give you a taste before I write up my posts.

Market in Palermo. Note the tuna and swordfish in the background.

Cannoli in Eriche.

Marzipan in Eriche.

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I’ll be making a seperate site for a report on my Sicily trip, but I’ll be posting some quick thoughts here.

A trip like this always starts with the airline food. Alitalia’s food wasn’t bad. The beef was nice and tender, the pasta was al dente and it didn’t taste like it had been frozen and […]

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