Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons: Travels in Sicily on a Vespa

Description

Esteemed food critic and writer Matthew Fort takes to his Vespa in search of Sicily's culinary delights. At the age of twenty-six Matthew Fort first visited the Italian island of Sicily. He and his brother arrived in 1973 expecting sun, sea and good food, but they were totally unprepared for the lifelong effect of this most extraordinary of Mediterranean islands. Thirty years later, older and a bit wiser - but no less greedy - Matthew finally returns. Travelling around the island on his scooter, Monica, he samples almond ice cream on the spectacular coast and intoxicating mouthfuls of sausage stew in olive groves, and goes fishing for anchovies beneath a star-scattered sky. Matthew is drawn once again to the intensity of life in Sicily, its dramatic landscape and traditions, and discovers how the island's vibrant food culture is intertwined with its often turbulent past.

Matthew Fort has worked on the food pages of the Guardian for more than ten years. He also writes for the Observer, Esquire, Country Living, Decanter and Waitrose Food Illustrated and appears as a judge on BBC2's Great British Menu. One of Matthew's greatest passions is Italy, which he visits every year. Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons is his fifth book.

Witty and romantic * Metro * An accomplished piece of travel writing that makes you want to explore the island all for yourself * Sunday Express * Perfect summer holiday reading * The Bookseller * Matthew has an infectious delight in proper food * Rick Stein * The finest book on this fascinating cuisine since Peter Robb's Midnight in Sicily -- Christopher Hirst * The Independent *