Welcome to the Farmhouse Table...
We are dedicated to exploring the ways in which food and wine is
the perfect expression of culture and tradition.
Exciting tours of Sicily for the food and wine-obsessed ...
Join us in September and October for culinary and wine adventures that blend cuisine, culture, and wine as you experience Sicily “off the beaten path.” We will sample an incredible array of local ingredients from the land and sea. Vineyards, farms, cooking classes, and cultural sites will be on the menu.
Divine Sicily Vendemmia: September 13 - September 20, 2010
[PLEASE NOTE new travel dates.] It's called the vendange in France, vendemmia in Italy and here in this country, the crush. There is the smell of the earth and the vines, and the freshly picked grapes, the air and brilliant sky above you clear and crisp. The shocking sweet-tart taste of fresh grape juice and the marching row after row of vines with their leaves turning red and gold against the distant hill town. We invite you to come and be a part of the grape harvest this fall on the West coast of Sicily...[more]
Divine Sicily Cuisine & Culture: September 20 - September 29, 2010
Are you one of those people who plan what you’re going to make for dinner while you are eating lunch? Do you stop and read menus on restaurant doors, live to share time at the table with your friends and family, and read cookbooks like novels? If so, you MAY be the type of soul we’re looking for to join us on our Sicilian Foodie Road Trip. If you’re ready for a fun food adventure, then start packing your bags. The Farmhouse Table has put together an itinerary that is the perfect blend of cuisine and culture that will allow you to experience Sicily with an insider’s perspective. We’ll begin our food journey at the International Couscous Festival in San Vito lo Capo and work our way across the island with a knife, fork, and wine glass...[more]
Divine Sicily Wine & Culture: October 2 - October 11, 2010
Flying into Catania, our adventure begins on the eastern side of the island near Mt. Etna. We'll stay on a working organic vineyard where we'll taste world-class wines and experience food culture harking back to the ancient Greeks. As we work our way across the island, we'll be staying on an olive estate, exploring a town famous for its ceramics, and tasting the only DOCG wine in Sicily, the velvety Cerasuolo di Vittoria. The road trip ends on the western side of the island near Marsala, where we’ll sample some of the Arab-influenced specialties of the area (you'll only be 85 miles from North Africa at this point), learn about some of the indigenous grapes of that region and explore some archeological sites...[more]
Ciao et Grazie,
Elizabetta and Cynthia