From Nonna's Sicily to Texas Bellies

Jay Maffi's journey to meatball superiority

"...a small coastal town in the Trapani province of Sicily. He learned his Sicilian grandmother's recipes from his mother,..."

June 6, 2014 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Open Doors

"...man who replaced him and his wife. In Palermo, Sicily in 1938, there is not much doubt he will..."

June 21, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Don Diego Trio Sends Greetings From Austin

Vittorio Bongiorno follows a rockabilly band from Italy to Texas

"...how filmmaker Vittorio Bongiorno travelled an Italian band from Sicily to the Ameripolitan Festival in Austin – and why..."

April 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Weekend Wine: Sicilian White Wine

Light, bright, and tasty with summer fare; made by Tenuta Regaleali

"...Sicily is not quite as hot as Texas right now,..."

July 27, 2019 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Mafioso

This genius Italian comedy from 1962 has been plucked from obscurity and given a sparkling new cleanup job.

"...two blond children to visit the paternal in-laws down Sicily way. Needless to say, the city spouse finds the..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

La Scorta

"...bravery and the bonds between men. Set in modern-day Sicily, this 1993 film examines the tacit collusion between government..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Johnny Stecchino

Benigni performs dual roles in this comedy of mistaken identities.

"...Johnny Stecchino lures him to her villa in Palermo, Sicily with promising prospects of passion to liven up his..."

Jan. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Everybody's Fine

"...when his children don't arrive to visit him in Sicily for summer vacation, packs up and heads up the..."

June 28, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Sicilia!

Restored Italian experiment is more form than substance

"...in Italy in 1941 under the title Conversations in Sicily, Sicilia! is principally an anti-narrative of stylized exchanges between..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The New Traditional

Damian Mandola has the restaurant business in his blood

"...The story begins in Sicily. Damian's ancestors were from Bisacquino, an agricultural town in..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Malèna

"...film-infatuated boy living in a small village -- Castelcuta, Sicily, to be precise -- in 1940, the era of..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Did Abraham Lincoln Deserve a Second Term?

In 1864, Lincoln would have seemed more in favor of war than peace

"...so I imagine that Sicilian Mike, born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1798, is a typesetter and printer by trade..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: A Sicilian on the Mob

We have not seen real Sicilian mobsters onscreen

"...Sicily, by the way, is quite different from Italy in..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Io Capitano

Despite strong performances, migrant tale is broadly told

"...the film’s surprisingly abrupt ending, when the coast of Sicily is sighted from the beleaguered, overcrowded boat that Seydou..."

March 15, 2024 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Shadows of Freedom

Fascinating if brief documentary about the overlooked Algerian Jewish Resistance

"...Torch, no beachead to launch Operation Husky to take Sicily, no road to Rome or Berlin) is often breathless,..."

June 12, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Trip to Italy

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon continues their journeys as a couple of guys attached at the funny bone.

"...want to end. And, of course, what trip to Sicily would be complete without dueling Brandos?..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The AggreGAYtor: October 30

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• Picture it. Sicily. 2013...."

Oct. 30, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...things are heading south by south weird when Salemi, Sicily, buys out your favorite independent video-rental store. Which is..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Then and Nau

Of Kash-Karry, Casiraghi's, and Jeffrey's: Clarksville's culinary history

"...about the same time, Josephine's father, Pasquale Perrone (Godrano, Sicily), built a new cottage on the corner of Waterston..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Veggie Heaven

A visit to Angel Valley Organic Farm

"...Last September, the hardworking farmers traveled to Sicily ostensibly for a vacation but found themselves researching small-farming..."

March 24, 2006 Food Feature by MM Pack

Fantastic Fest Review: Kim’s Video

Fascinating story of the NYC movie mecca gets lost in other films

"...moved from New York to Salemi, a town in Sicily that promised to act as stewards of the invaluable..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Weekend Wine: Thanksgiving!

Wines both obscure and easy to find

"...on a white varietal that is grown mainly in Sicily, Inzolia. It is an amazing bottle of wine that,..."

Nov. 17, 2022 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Hope and Hard Truth: A Life in Texas Politics

Life beyond the governor's office with Ann Richards' chief aide

"...and a certain emotional reticence. Rogers traveled to Corleone, Sicily, in Italy in part to better understand the public..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Michael King

OroBianco Italian Creamery Makes Magic With Water Buffalo Milk

Making mozzarella from white gold

"...in a number of places. They [were brought] to Sicily about 1,000 years ago and made their way to..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Top Tracks for Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival

Band histories and soaring romances at the streaming fest

"...poet, who meet each other during their travels in Sicily. Have you heard a story like this before? Of..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Screens Feature by Sara Hutchinson

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...D: Joelle Graham, Southwest Premiere* A lesbian nun in Sicily decides to follow her own moral compass, beyond the..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2019:
Embracing the Journey

Anika Fajardo and Tembi Locke travel far to find what’s near

"...her husband to cancer and visiting his family in Sicily just a few months after his death. She read..."

Oct. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Barbara Purcell

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...shipment of lemons to America was in 1807 (from Sicily)...."

Aug. 30, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk

Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place

"...drums with rising Brooklyn punks Surfbort, who flew to Sicily to star in the brand's pre-fall 2019 photo shoot..."

April 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Devil and William Friedkin

The director's journey from The Exorcist to a real exorcism

"...this year, at a conference for exorcists held in Sicily, it was estimated that 500,000 requests for exorcism are..."

Jan. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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