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The surprising tastes of Guinness in Baltimore

Even though it doesn’t brew the classic stout, the first experimental Guinness brewery in the U.S. makes a cool, refreshing stop in Baltimore.

Thames Street Oyster House in the Fell’s Point quarter of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor is definitely the place to go for Chesapeake Bay seafood.

Miss Shirley’s Cafe is a Batimore favorite with professional ballplayers and fans alike. We popped in before an Orioles-Red Sox game.

On an island where fresh food is prized, it’s not all that easy to discover foodstuffs to bring home. We persevered, nonetheless.

Sicily’s wine culture is maturing at breakneck speed. The great improvements in winemaking are parelled by the rise of enotecas.

We met native Sicilian Lena at the ancient Greek theater in Taormina. She clued us in to her family’s version of ghiotta with eggs.

The ring-shaped pastas called anelletti are characteristic of parts of Sicily. They’re key to an Easter timballo.

Slow Food honors Palozzolo Acreide for its traditional sausage, but that is just the beginning of the mountain town’s appeal.

Ballaro Market is a kind of street food paradise for people who like good unfussy Sicilan food. Best of all, you can eat at bargain prices.

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