Calabrese Nacatole: Byzantine Delights for the Holiday Season
As the festive season approaches, I think of my mom and her enigmatic smile, and how she…
Food
The Legacy and Cultural Significance of Italian Grocers
Although it was a long time ago, the memories I have are still vivid – walking as a boy…
Gingerbread: A Sicilian-Canadian Tradition
In December 2015 I sent out a celebratory email about the gingerbread houses I’d made…
Holiday Memories
Our holiday celebrations always began with Italian Christmas Eve fare: fish and seafood,…
Mushrooms Like Paper-Thin Memories
Evenings on Prince Edward Island already smell like autumn. On the boardwalk at the end…
Preserving Summer’s Latecomers
Forlorn, hopelessly hanging on, budding too late to reach their full glory, tarty green…
The Grape Harvest
Strolling on a lazy afternoon I passed the local grape-crushing site My senses felt the…
The Florentine Steak
The Maitre D appeared seconds later carrying a huge white China platter. I almost…
Pass the Jug
“That’ll be €1.50 a litre”. We weren’t talking about the latest hike in gas…
Oregano & Origins: In the Shadow of the Italian Kitchen
I learnt to cook so well in Sicily that I will cause the banqueters to bite the dishes…