The Cuisine of Sicily

On a recent trip to Sicily, the locals made it perfectly clear, that soccer aside “they are Sicilians, not Italians.”  Sicily is a wonderfully diverse island and depending on which shore you are on, the food is influenced by the nearest country: the East is influenced by Southern Italy and Greece, the South and West by Spain and Africa and the North by France and Corsica.  This makes for a colorful journey around the island and a number of opinions on what is Sicilian food.  In this class, we will feast on dishes from all shores: Eggplant Caponata on Toasts, Salad of Oranges, Black Cured Olives and Arugula and Handmade Cavatelli with Fresh Almond Pesto, Sicilian Seafood Stew with Almonds and and Zeppole (Italian doughnuts) with Zabaglione.