Interview with Chef Pasqualino Barbasso 15 May 21

I had the pleasure of interviewing the amazing Chef Pasqualino Barbasso who told us about his adventures as a pizza chef He grew up making pizza as his parents own a restaurant in Sicily! He tours the world to show his skills! His next stop is Cameroon. He also plans on visiting Mexico and Dubai later on this year We wish him all the best with his ventures. If you want to find out more about him ,check out his Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pasqualinobarbasso/ #italia🇮🇹 #pizzachef #italianfoodporn #pizzadough #triplover #bloggergirls #interviewskills #watchthis #trendingnow😍 #sicily🇮🇹 #foodiefeature #eatsplorations #foodofthedaypic #instagood #pizzanapolitana #pizzasiciliana #ilfuturoècroccante #sicilianfood #sicilian #sicily🇮🇹 #foodielove #deliciousfoodies #pasqualinobarbasso #diversamentenapoletana #instacoolfood

Visit to Emilia's Restaurant -Arthur Avenue , Little Italy ,The Bronx

Visit to Emilia's Restaurant

I was really fortunate to have the opportunity of visiting this charming Italian restaurant ,which is located at 2331 Arthur Avenue ,Little Italy in the Bronx (New York City ) 

I met the owner, Nunzio Sapienza who opened the restaurant in 1992.

The restaurant is cosy with a distinct Sicilian ambience 

The interior is decorated with lovely murals on the walls.There is also a bar which is stocked with a range of delicious Italian beverages 

We sampled the food as we sat outside at the back of the restaurant which has a lovely water feature, giving it a tranquil feel 

Appetizers:

Emilia's fresh homemade mozzarella with roasted peppers 

Arancini /Sicilian rice balls served with panelle (chickpea fritters)

Caponata (Sicilian eggplant dish)

Main Course

Osso buco served with rice -lamb shin with Arborio rice

Linguini a la vongole (linguini pasta with clams )

Branzino (steamed fish and vegetables ) -the fish is steamed in special parchment paper making it a delicious and healthy meal 

Rigatoni -homemade pasta served with portobello, shitake and button mushrooms with a madeira wine sauce ,topped with truffle cheese 

Meatballs with shredded cheese 

Dessert 

We were served delicious homemade cannoli with ricotta and cannoli cream 

We also had homemade ricotta cheesecake 

We ended our visit with a lovely cup of cappuccino 

The owner, Nunzio Sapienza and his wife were wonderful hosts ,and did a great job of making us feel comfortable .I can't wait to visit again !

    

Lets take a quick trip around the world!

Let’s take a quick trip around the world 😀 ✈️ 🌎
These are my best aerial captures from my most memorable recent trips
1)Luxembourg to Milan
2)Munich to Geneva
3)En route to San Francisco
4)Just before landing in New York City
5)Mauritius
6)Leaving Venice en route to Stuttgart
7)Johannesburg ,South Africa
Hope you enjoyed the trip , I know I did
These are from my travels between 2018-2019
Can’t wait to get back up there 😃
What’s your favorite sky pic?
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Visit to Venice,Italy

My visit to Venice,Italy was wonderful
I loved exploring the waterways ,architecture and history of this beautiful city
Venice built on an archipelago of 118 islands formed by 177 canals and connected by 409 bridges!
I wasn't prepared for the stairs and took too much luggage and a tourist bumped into me and I landed up twisting my finger !
I went in June and it was hot ,humid and full of tourists .
Based on my experience I would definitely advise that you take less luggage especially if you are traveling solo,try not to book in the busy months like June and make sure you have access to GPS as its easy to get lost in the tiny streets.You can actually find bargains if you look ,so dont shop near the more 'touristy sites' like San Marco's Square.I bought a lovely shirt for only 8 euro ,and I saw some really reasonable leather bags but you have to look .
The water taxis are not cheap at 7 euro per trip,but you can buy a travel card which starts at 20 euro for 1 day.The gondola rides were very pricey at 80 euro so I just sat in one and took a picture (and got proposed to in the process )
I will definitely go back as I want to see more of the this historic city