Vincent Schiavelli (1948–2005)

Loved this book. If you have sicilian ancestry,this is a must read.No matter where your ancestors settled,this story will resonate with you! Fabulous!
The author/actor's stories are heartwarming and transport you back to your childhood. Thankfully he includes all the recipes he speaks of,because you will salivate when he tells you of these special family dishes that most of us of sicilian ancestry can remember oh so well.
Great read!Memories galore!

I have read the previous books by Vincent Schiavelli and they always feel like "homecoming" to me. An Italo-Americano who relishes his Sicilian heritage writes with love and passion of his grandfather and the recipes passed down from him. In this book he returns to the ancestral town of Polizzi Generosa and tells the story of the town, his relationship with the people that develops over time, and the recipes that they call their own. Wonderful book!

I'm not the gourmet type, and I'm an extremely bad cook, but these recipes are so enthralling and baroque and full of love and memories that I immediately tried my hand at spaghetti. Unfortunately, enthusiasm was not enough. The author is an Italian American actor, you can see him in several movies by Milos Forman, Martin Scorsese and other famous directors.