SOMEWHERE ON the coastal road between the Sicilian towns of Marzamemi and Siracusa, from behind the wheel, our guide pointed out the giant reeds growing above the Ionian sea. “Those are the canna they ...

Boston is an eater’s kind of town. The oysters from New England and the Maritimes bring on the brine and the restaurants are as good as anywhere. But the true objects of any serious diner’s desire are ...

Sicily — the largest island in the Mediterranean and one of Italy’s 20 regions — is my favorite part of the country. You name it, Sicily has it. It boasts beaches with sparkling, turquoise blue water, ...

This isn’t what you might expect from a Disney vacation. Courtesy of Adventures by Disney Adventures by Disney, part of the Walt Disney Company, unveiled its latest vacation itineraries, and they all ...

Andrea Pizzo Gonzalez knows the recipe to a good life includes four ingredients: God, family, health and food. “If you have those things, you’re rich,” she said on a recent night inside the Throop ...

Cannoli are delicious Italian treats from the region of Sicily. It's hard to pin down their origins, but it's known that in 70 B.C., the ancient Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero wrote of a dessert ...

Cannoli, the sweet, crisp pastry filled with creamy ricotta, is one of Italy’s most iconic desserts, but its story is as rich as the filling itself. This beloved Sicilian treat has ancient roots that ...

The car was filled with boxes of cannoli. But you can’t have that. Cannoli get soggy; they can’t sit around, waiting. So Victoria Granof stopped the car on a street in Sicily, in a tiny mountain town ...

The greatest cake in the world might be cassata. Shelled in marzipan, decked with candied fruit, and filled with cannoli cream, cassata is the old, festival spirit of the Italian South in pastry form.

PHOENIX — The home of the largest cannoli in the state is getting spooky for the season! The Sicilian Butcher & Baker in Chandler, Phoenix, and Peoria serves up their spin on a classic Italian treat.

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Plus, what makes the best cannoli, from shell to filling. Boston is an eater’s kind of town. The oysters ...