Category Archives: International

Take A Bow

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Epicurious Travelers

It’s a long and winding road to Montreal. Hours of rural Maine, New Hampshire and a tiny slice of Vermont zip by before we cross into the rolling hills of Canada. We pause at leafy Café Ailleurs for our annual bonjour … Continue reading →

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Election Day

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Epicurious Travelers

Interesting to be here during a national election, as Italian populists and far-right reveal their mutual discontent with taxes, unemployment and immigration. David has been wearing his “Bernie” shirt which yesterday inspired a €3 discount on a liter of Artumes.

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Mediterranean Mother Lode

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Epicurious Travelers

In Sicily I often wonder, “Where are the women?” Sometimes it seems they’re behind closed doors, as men stroll the streets in affectionate pairs and groups. At last, we find the mother lode of Sicilian women in Catania at the … Continue reading →

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Sicilian Chocolate: Savory and Supreme

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Epicurious Travelers

Chocolate is a sublime experience. My brother-in-law Stevie has eaten chocolate all over the globe, and he will tell you, there is nothing like a superb piece of chocolate. Here in Sicily, morning cappuccino is always served with little bite … Continue reading →

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Festa!

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Epicurious Travelers

Here in Sicily, whatever the season and no matter where you are, there is a festival gearing up somewhere. Lucky for us, our little city of Noto is no exception. Every town has a patron saint — Palermo has Santa Rosalia, … Continue reading →

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Magnifici Mosaici

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Epicurious Travelers

In case you think all we do here is eat and drink, you are only half right. Here are images from a day among the astonishing mosaics in the Villa Romana del Casale, in the very small town of Piazza … Continue reading →

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Anche Gli Angeli

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Epicurious Travelers

This extraordinary vaulted space is refined and sophisticated, yet somehow manages to be welcoming — a bookish hipster paradise. Anche gli Angeli features a bar, bistro, “concept store,” bookshop and live-music venue. The back walls of this soaring space are … Continue reading →

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ChoccOfficina Noto

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Epicurious Travelers

This sun-drenched sleepy corner of Sicily is our home for a month. When we’re not pinching ourselves, we walk the ancient streets at a leisurely pace. We live here and are not in a hurry. We have coffee, dawdle over books, … Continue reading →

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Sicilian Valentine

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Epicurious Travelers

It is February 14th, 2018.  This is my Valentine to Noto, Sicily — it is love at first sight. Love of Place Siamo qui, we have arrived. The first thing we see is Noto’s magnificent historic center built from golden … Continue reading →

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Saveur & Savoir: Montreal 2017

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Epicurious Travelers

The first week of July brings us to the Montreal Jazz Festival. We do not mind missing the promiscuous display of red white and blue at home, and are ecstatic to be going rogue.In the upscale province of Justin Trudeau, … Continue reading →

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