My 2025 Syracuse Cooking Class: A Real Taste of Cannoli & Arancini

My 2025 Syracuse Cooking Class: A Real Taste of Cannoli & Arancini The morning sun in Syracuse is, you know, just a little different. It seems to spill over the old limestone buildings with a kind of honeyed light, promising something special. So, that morning, I was walking through the winding lanes of Ortigia, pretty much filled with a nervous sort of excitement. My mission, which was actually a long-held dream, was to finally learn how to make two of Sicily’s most famous street foods: cannoli and arancini. I had booked the ‘Cooking Class of Cannoli and Arancini in Syracuse’ …

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Ortigia Food & Wine Tour 2025 Review: A Taste of Sicily

Ortigia Food & Wine Tour 2025 Review: A Taste of Sicily So, standing there in the middle of Piazza Duomo, I actually had this little moment of doubt. You know, you book these tours online and you honestly just have to hope for the best, right? The whole idea was an ‘Ortigia food and wine tour with a local,’ and frankly, that ‘local’ part could pretty much mean anything from a student reading from a script to, well, someone who genuinely lives and breathes this place. Still, the 2025 version of this specific outing had some really glowing write-ups, so …

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