Past Culinary Tours

Western Sicily in May 2025

8 Days and 7 Nights Fully Escorted Tour with Expert Food and Wine Instruction

A unique, outside-the-guidebook experience in Western Sicily. A place that is both fascinatingly otherworldly and vibrantly alive, a continent on an island.

Our trip begins in Western Sicily in the city of Palermo, famous for its street food and outdoor markets. From there it leads us across ancient roads, seaside towns and onto rolling hills to discover local wines, traditional cuisine, history, culture and of course the people who call Sicily home. 
Small Group Travel 8 – 12 guests. Seven nights, eight days. All hotel, all travel in SICILY, all sights, all education, seven lunches and four dinners are included. In and out of Palermo and through the wonders of Western Sicily.
Boutique Accommodations, 7 Delicious And Amazing Breakfasts, 7 Lunches and 5 Dinners Paired with Local Wines

Market visit and cooking class in Palermo, Guided visit to the Sellinunte Archeological Park, Erice, Marsala wine tasting, Salt pans of Marsala, 6 winery visits, cheese farm visit in the hills of Palermo, olive grove visit and guided tasting of extra virgin olive oils and many more.

Books

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Mustard: A Global History

Winner of Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Published by Reaktion in December, 2019

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Food on Foot: A History of Eating on Trails and in the Wild

Published in April 2017 by Rowman & Littlefield

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