Next in our series of regional dinners is the luscious Palermo, Sicily

Thank you to all who came to our Rome dinner in May, it was wonderful to take you on a culinary tour of the Eternal City. For our next regional La Festa, we will be taking you to Palermo, the picture postcard destination on the isle of Sicily.  Read on to see the menu and find out a little out more about the origin of these beloved dishes.

Our 4 Sicilian courses for £48 will take you on a succulent journey of the eternal crossroad of the Mediterranean. Our antipasti course includes the Sicilian classic and Cin Cin mainstay, the arancina (pronounced with an ‘a’ in Palermo). Said to have originated in Sicily in the 10th century, the name for these beloved cheesy, stuffed rice balls derives from the word ‘aranciu’, meaning orange, due to their shape and golden appearance after deep frying. Our Sicilian antipasti will not be complete without sfincione palermitano, the Sicilian pizza which is one of the most traditional and most popular recipes of Palermo.

Following our antipasti is our primo pasta dish of Busiate alla Norma, long spiralled macaroni with a rich tomato and aubergine sauce, topped with salted ricotta.  Our secondi features couscous, a typically Moroccan dish that has travelled up from Sicily’s southernly neighbour to become a regional staple. In the African coast it is prepared with meat and vegetables, in Sicily – and more precisely in Trapani – it is seasoned with fresh fish caught in the Mediterranean Sea.

To finish, we have brioche & cherry gelato as well as cannoli of ricotta & chocolate. The latter sweet treat was originally prepared for the Carnival season before Lent, but nowadays can be found across the island and country all year round. Read on for the full menu…

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We hope you can join us on the 28th June for our Palermo dinner in London or Hove. Click the links below to book your place now.

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And if you can’t make this regional feast then we hope you can make Bologna (on the 27th September) or Venice (on the 22nd November) in this regional trip around the food capital of the world.

*please note on the dates of the regional dinners our current Chef’s Menu will be unavailable and instead our La Festa Regional Chef’s Menu will be available on the night.