Siciliy

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 on 2021.12.14
8 Places
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"When Bourdain arrives in Sicily, he quickly realizes that telling the story of the island under the boot of Italy will be harder than he thought. While in Palermo and Catania—two of Sicily’s major cities—Bourdain interrogates how the mafia shaped the culture and politics of this Mediterranean island."
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Monaci delle Terre Nere

Hotel · Catania

Agri tourismo - a working farm, hotel, restaurant. Produces olive oil. On his last day in Sicily, he had a meal here made from ingredients on the farm: penne with sundried tomatoes and zucchini; a rabbit dish; agridolce greens.

La Baia

Restaurant · Messina

The beach where they launched the boat to go "fishing" and then dropped dead fish, octopus, and shellfish into the water around Tony. He described his feelings on this experience saying he slid "quickly into a spiral of near hysterical depression." After this scene he gets really drunk.

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Osteria Nero d'Avola

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Tony had dinner here after the disastrous "fishing" expedition. It's his birthday and he doesn't remember any of the meal because he drank so much. Bourdain ate: white olives, abalone served raw in the shell, baby sardines, tuna tartare, pasta with fennel Dinner dates: Tomaso (a local) and his wife

Trattoria Piccolo Napoli

Seafood restaurant · Palermo

Bourdain ate: panelli (fritter made from chickpeas), caponata (sweet and sour eggplant), spaghetti al nero di seppia (spaghetti in cuttlefish ink), casarecce al pescespada (pasta with swordfish, eggplant, and tomatoes) Lunch date: Mary Taylor Simeti, food writer and author of On Persephone’s Island: a Sicilian Journal

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Macelleria e braceria D'antone

Tony tried horse meat here. They grilled it outside on the street. Tony enjoyed it.

Parco dei Nebrodi

Park · Messina

Tony went to a free range pig farm located in this national park. They cooked one of them, using the lungs and liver in a stew with garlic, chili pepper, red wine. They also make blood sausage and serve it with homemade cured meats, local cheese, and homemade wine.

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Fera 'ô Luni

Very old market selling meats, produce, cheese, and other local goods. The market is best known for its seafood.

Al Vicolo Pizza&Vino

Pizza restaurant · Catania

Tony had dinner at Tomaso's mother's home. They had caponata; bread and tomato salad; shrimp sautéed in garlic, butter, and herbs; sardines fillet sautéed in garlic, oil, and red pepper

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