I consider myself a fortunate person. I get to run one of America's finest Italian restaurants, I have a loving family and many friends, I get to travel a lot and do a lot of research and I get to experience first-hand what some people only dream of.

This past March, I traveled to Sicily with a group of friends and visited everything from the salt flats of Marsala to a cooking class where I was able to refresh my knowledge of Sicilian cuisine.

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