If you are going to venture into a country, you might as well sound like a native speaker. Courses: Cibo: Means food in Italian. These are the traditional meal courses in Italy. Aperitivo : A pre-dinner drink and small plates of food before dinner to open the palate Antipasto : Before the meal, starters Primo : First course usually of a pasta, soup, risotto or gnocchi not served as the main course Secondo : The second and main course consiting of fish, meat or other protein

Helpful information and food rules To walk around these cities is incredible, for me it’s like Disneyland! I love to take in all the smells, the people, shops and the architecture. As far as restaurants, there is a saying in Italia: Stay away from Ristorante that have red and white checkered table cloths. Restaurant owners think it attracts American Tourists so the food must be authentic and good, but it’s not always true.   Business hours: For majority of stores and restaur

Here are my favorite bars, restaurants and hotels for your travels in Balestrate, Sicily. Where to Eat Why Not Bar (for Appertivio) Via Montegrappa N65/67, Balestrate, Italy At the right side of Piazza Evola you must go in the evening for Appertivio. Go hang out there and have Aperol Spritz and people watch. Sometimes there is music or activity in the Piazza.The white Sausage pizza with Pomodoro, Mozzarella or burrrata, salame picante, salsiccia, oregano. Fruitti Di Mare da G

Traveling to the small town of Balestrate, Sicily was a long-awaited dream of mine. It's the hometown to my grandfather Angelo Saputo, my father’s father and his siblings. To this day, this is where we gather around the table with close family and friends. I have been fortunate to visit there several times over the last ten years, spending time with relativities, cooking and learning more about my Italian roots. I recently returned from an amazing few weeks and thought I want