Chapter Thirty-Three - On the Brink: of Pasta and Politics

Rosemary chats with Anthony-Bourdain like chef and international tour guide Ric Orlando on the shores of the Ionian Sea about phallic cannoli, why there is little hummus in chickpea-rich Sicily, and the connections between cheese and bulls and eating veal. Ric Orlando is a renowned chef, restauranteur, musician, writer, food marketer and tour guide through Italy and Sicily. He was. a pioneer of Hudson Valley farm-to-table movement, ran beloved restaurants in Saugerties, Woodstock and Albany, produced and starred in the PBS series Ric Orlando’s TV Kitchen; beat Bobby Flay and won Chopped — not once but twice — on The Food Network. He written books and does a Substack newsletter on food, maintains a social media presence on a series of platforms including Facebook and Instagram. He imports and sells specialty Sicilian and his own products and sauces and hosts small group travel around Italy.