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Espresso yourself

18 August 2022

Enterprising Sicilian roasters are embracing a changing climate by growing their own coffee beans.

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Italian self-trained chef Fabrizia Lanza swapped the city for the countryside almost 20 years ago to take up the mantle at her family’s cooking school in Sicily. We take a class to find out how the establishment is champ…

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Brave new world

20 September 2018

For decades the Belice Valley was a byword for bureaucratic bungling in the face of disaster. Now, 50 years after a devastating earthquake struck the region, the bold aesthetic legacy that bloomed in its wake is finally…

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Anissa Helou

13 August 2018

The author initially saw the cookbook as a manual and nothing more. But once she started writing about food – and discovered the importance of preserving her heritage – she couldn’t stop.

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A Taste of Sicily

8 August 2013

Sicily is a stunning Mediterranean destination – and not least for its food. Monocle goes on a culinary tour of the island and drops in on a cooking school that promotes traditional food producers and seasonal recipes.

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The opener

13 August 2018

We get sociable with co-working spaces and consider two very different approaches to national pride. First up, a quick fix in Milan, Washington’s explosive exhibition and Portland puts opera on the menu.

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The Concierge - Sicily, Saint Barths and Bratislava

2 August 2023

This week, we speak to Toru Machida, president of Clefs d’Or Great Britain and head concierge at The Cadogan, a Belmond Hotel. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, takes us to sunny Sicily…

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Coffee and avocados? As heat rises, Sicily turns to tropical produce

26 January 2023

Climate change is prompting fruit farmers to diversify and coffee roasters to start considering areas beyond the so-called bean belt to source their raw material. In Sicily, Morettino, a forward-looking family-run roastery…

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods #407: Taormina, Sicily

22 October 2024

We swap city life for the hilltop town of Taormina in Sicily to soak up the last of the season’s sun. George Ruskin takes us on a tour of this elegant destination’s best culinary spots.

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Rough diamond

2 July 2020

The creative residents of Sicily’s delightfully unpolished capital have claimed their home town as a hub for art and design – and a haven for anyone looking to soak up the sun and sea.

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Unpolished gem

21 July 2016

Matt Alagiah reporting from Palermo: Sicily’s capital is far from perfect but its revival, thanks to progressive leadership and the return of youthful residents, is a joy to behold.

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The Briefing, episode 500

2 October 2013

As a boat reportedly carrying migrants from Eritrea sinks off the coast of Sicily, we get the latest from Italy. We also ask why the EU wants Gazprom to pay its dues and hear the pop track that is fast becoming Norway’s…

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Issue 156

Monocle has its eyes on new frontiers, from health-tech breakthroughs in France to growing coffee in Sicily. Refreshed and revitalised from a summer break, we get back to work in three new media HQs and meet Dries Van Noten…

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Konfekt Korner - Cooking with grandmas, Georgian hospitality and icy desserts

31 July 2023

This month we muse on the power of our grandmothers’ cooking as we step into the kitchen of Athens-based writer Anastasia Miari. We travel to the Caucuses to find out how local traditions are helping Georgian hospitality…

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Life in the slow lane

29 September 2022

Bored of big cities and tedious commutes? Considering jacking in your job and starting something new in a place with a gentler pace of life? We have just the idea: start up somewhere slower. We visit Mexico, Indonesia and…

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The Monocle Daily - Monday 4 June

4 June 2018

Amid rumblings from North Korea and escalating trade talk, we consider the possible agenda of this week’s G7 summit in Quebec. Plus: Jordan’s prime minister resigns, Italy signals an end to Sicily’s “refugee camp of Europe”…