Word: sicilianism
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...antique culinary finds in two stores, on Chartres and Magazine streets, says owner Patrick Dunn. In addition to such varied items as a $35 breadbasket and a $35,000 18th century French dining-room table, the stores have some unique pieces. For instance, the Chartres Street location features a Sicilian clay wine cup dating back to biblical times that sells...
...what became known as the Maxi-Trials in the mid-1980s, Sicilian prosecutors tried hundreds of Mafia suspects en masse for crimes ranging from murder to criminal association. The sweeping strategy hit Cosa Nostra in the trenches, marking a critical victory for such crusading magistrates as Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. It was also great theater. Crammed together into a custom-made, bunker-like courtroom, the accused seemed straight from a Hollywood casting call for Mob thugs: often unshaven, sweaty and in short-sleeved leisure shirts, the Mafia men pointed fingers and hollered threats from inside steel cages that ringed...
Gamboa, the strongest of the cast, is always perfectly in character and avoids the temptation to go over-the-top. The same, however, cannot be said for his Sicilian counterpart (also played by Saval), whose sometimes melodramatic line readings detract from the emotional nuances of the character...
...many Harvard regulars, offers a wide array of pizza dishes that please the most picky of palates. The actual dining space is not much larger than many common rooms, but patrons of this late-night spot are not usually coming in for a sit-down meal. The thick-crusted Sicilian slices ($2.20) are the most commonly requested items, but tasty Italian sandwiches and salads are also available...
...area of the kitchen to settle.The first kneading occurs anytime from one to 10 hours after the dough is mixed. The four-pound loaf is massaged and stretched slightly, then left to sit until pizza supply is running low.During the second kneading, the dough is stretched across a large Sicilian pan, leaving excess dough around the edges for the crust. The pan is covered with a thin layer of sauce and then left to rise in the warm nook above the oven for about 10 minutes.When the crust has gotten just a little bit puffy, the pizza is ready...