PALERMO

To be honest, Casa Professa is not one of my favourite places in Palermo. However, I always recommend seeing it at least once — the rest is a matter of personal taste. In one of the first books I read about Palermo, a local described it with the word[…]

I only discovered these shrimp after I started living in Palermo. After trying them in a restaurant for the first time, I decided to serve red shrimp for my New Year’s dinner. Imagine my shock when I realized they were meant to be eaten raw. Picture this: New Year’s[…]

Right at the beginning of Ballarò Market, if you’re entering from the Casa Professa side, there’s a small alley named after one of the most mysterious people ever born in Palermo. In fact, one of the most mysterious figures in Europe of his time. You’ll probably never spot it[…]

As I’ve mentioned before, here in Palermo we rarely throw anything away.Of course, I wouldn’t compare our flea markets to those in Rome or Paris. But when I first moved here and had to buy almost everything from scratch, they definitely helped me stay within budget. Besides the markets,[…]

You could spend a lifetime eating desserts in Palermo! Maybe you remember the famous scene in The Godfather. After Clemenza and his men kill the traitor Paulie in the car, he says, “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.” The line about the cannoli was improvised by the actor, but[…]