Holy Cannoli!
If you have ever read the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, you might recall a passage about a pizzeria in Naples called Pizzeria da Michele. Liz’s friend Giovanni (or Dario, I can’t remember) recommends this place to her and says:
“Order the double mozzarella. If you go to Naples and don’t eat this pizza, please lie to me later and tell me that you did.”
If you are ever in Vancouver, you must take the skytrain from downtown and head east to Commercial Drive. About halfway up the 22 block shopping district is a place called Fratelli Bakery. It’s on the west side of the street.
When you are there, do not get sidetracked by the neopolitans or biscotti. ORDER A SICILIAN CANNOLI. And good gravy, do not get it mixed up with a regular cannoli – it must be the Sicilian one. (It’s the one that is stuffed with orange peel scented ricotta and chocolate chips.) You cannot even imagine how good this is. CB suggested that we share one and I almost peed myself from laughing over the thought.
If you go to Vancouver and don’t eat this cannoli, please lie to me later and tell me that you did.
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Oh my, I incredibly wish I had one. Right. NOW. I’ve heard wonderful things about real cannoli from Sicily. I want to go there mainly for the cannoli. Is that a bad thing?
Holy Sugar High, Batman! That looks amazing. Makes me glad that Fridays during Lent say “no meat”, not “no delicious baked goods” since I may be forced to visit the bakery on the way home.
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Yum! Looks amazing. I’m going to tell my friends.
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Wow, that looks and sounds wonderful. I am now going to have to go out in search of Sicilian cannoli. There are a couple of supposedly very good Sicilian bakeries near where I live.
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Oh, my word. I’ve had one of those (not from that bakery, but from the Sicilian bakery next to my old apartment in NYC). BEST. PASTRY. EVER. Am quite tempted to jump in car and drive to Canada or NYC to get one right now. From Alabama. Probably not a good idea since baby just went to sleep.
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I remember that line and how she went and found out how wonderful it WAS. I must seek out that bakery now. Commercial Dr. is a very interesting area, fantastic cappuchinos!
Wow, I haven’t had a cannoli in forever and that pictures looks SO GOOD!
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