Bring the whole family to celebrate St. Joseph's Day or La Festa di San Giuseppe with Experience Sicily at Cacio e Pepe! In addition to a prix-fixe, traditional lunch, there will be a short concert of Sicilian folk songs and folk music presented by the duo Villa Palagonia and a discussion about Saint Joseph and the feast day traditions presented by Allison Scola of Experience Sicily.

Your $100/person reservation includes the full, prix-fix feast as outlined below, entertainment, the discussion about St. Joseph's Day traditions in Sicily, a raffle ticket, and a wonderful sense of community!

Seating is "general admission." It is a small restaurant and we'll be seated at long tables for a community-style meal. Tickets are limited to 50 guests.

Doors open at 2:30 PM.

NB If you are a party larger than 4 people, and you'd like to sit together, please email me the names of all of the people in your party by 12 noon on Wednesday, March 13. Everyone must have a fully-paid reservation to be included in this assigned seat scheme, and we will do our best to seat you all together.

St. Joseph's Day Luncheon Prix-fixe Menu

Appetizer

• Maccu di Fave con Crostini (Fava Bean Soup with Crostini Bread),
• Caponata di Palermo con Panelle (Sweet and sour eggplant chutney with chickpea fritters)

Choice of Pasta

• Bucatini con Sarde (Bucatini pasta with Fresh Sardines, Pine Nuts, Fennel, Raisins & Toasted Breadcrumbs)
• Penne al Cavolfiore (Penne pasta with cauliflower, raisins, and pine nuts "Arriminata")

Main Course

• Involtini di Pollo alla Siciliana (Sicilian Style Rolled Chicken with breadcrumbs, raisins, and pecorino cheese)
• Salmone con Capperi, Pomodori e Olive Verdi (Salmon with Capers, Tomatoes & Green Olives)

Dessert

• Sfingi di San Giuseppe con Ricotta e Vanilla Cream (Sicilian zeppole with cream)

To Drink

• 2 glasses of wine or soda and coffee

Tax & Gratuity are also included.

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ABOUT ST. JOSEPH'S DAY

San Giuseppe, or Saint Joseph, is perhaps the most venerated saint south of Rome. In the 10th century, a drought caused a severe famine. Devotees of Saint Joseph prayed to him to bring rain, and in return, they promised to hold a feast in his honor. Rain and recovery from hunger did come, and since then, the ritual-feast of Saint Joseph has been practiced.