Re-Emigration as an Origin
Excellent food, whether typically Sicilian with 4-5 ingredients prepared at every mother's stove at home or enjoyed in any agriturismo thanks to politically created opportunities, or in a wider sense restaurants with or without stars - it is almost impossible not to eat and drink exceptionally well in Sicily.
That is why it seemed pointless to us to offer something similar, which is why our kitchen results in the fusion of skilful cooking with the finest, local organic ingredients.
& Language Expert Mona
Mona is fluent in five languages and has a Masters in Translation (Queen's University Belfast) and has been offering all kinds of language services under the banner of the language agency Nothing but Words for a quarter of a century now. Whether working in a bank excelling in financial consultancy, later in local journalism, or teaching foreign languages abroad, for Mona everything has always revolved around understanding situations, which she transforms into relevant information she then communicates, preferably in writing.
This is evident in her visual translation exhibits, writing, her introduction of plancha barbecue in Germany, and in the al Castelluccio venue she designed, where she naturally feels particularly at home given its location in the birthplace of Leonardo Sciascia along the "Street of Writers".
Culinary Ability Awards
Success on a plate
In most parts of Europe more than 42% of chef vacancies are considered hard-to-fill. However, very little inclusion is taking place. Talented individuals with disabilities and much needed passion for our industry are overlooked. Founding the Culinary Ability Awards nearly 20 years ago, the goal is creating opportunities and raising awareness within the hospitality industry on international level.
With his own background in competition cooking, Chris Sandford brought the first team with individuals with disabilites from Italy, Scotland, Ireland, and Germany to the Culinary Olympics in 2020; first time ever since its foundation 120 years ago. The Culinary Ability Awards competition has been on BBC's One Show and is endorsed with the World Chefs, with Chris being their Chair of the 'Equality and Inclusion Culinary Committee' with winners in the past receiving scholarships with the renown Chef Anton Mosimann OBE in London. After a European partnership with the Culinary Ability Awards, Scotland introduced its resulting task-based qualification Culinary Ability Award (SQA) in 2016.
The vision is for every food outlet globally to embrace people with disabilities. Not connected or affiliated with any single service provider, the Culinary Ability Awards is about inclusion no matter the physical disability, visual impairment, or intellectual disability. It is about empowering and promoting in unity the personal and professional possibilities with food, and to support employers to fulfill their social responsibility.