Palermo Pastries Are Cultural History
Pasticcerie (pastry shops) in Sicily are veritable altars of culinary history. One of these “culinary altars” is certainly Pasticceria/Bar Gardenia, a splendid showcase of culinary creations in Cardillo, a nondescript borgata (small suburb, an outcrop) just outside of Palermo. Pino grew up in Cardillo, though the bar – opened just over 40 years ago – was not there…