Dinner inspired by 'The Leopard' and things Sicilian  It was close to 9pm, on a late spring evening last month, when our guests moved down flights of stairs, from the first floor of Palazzo Notar Nicchi to the cool of the cellars for an unhurried dinner at The Sicilian House long table in Polizzi Generosa, high in the Madonie Mountains.

  Summer heat and gelato It was Monday last week, and on our way back to Polizzi after spending an afternoon in the lovely old seaside town of Cefalu, we (my travelling companion and I) past Bar Santa Lucia not far out of Cefalu on the SS113.

The bar is just after a bend in the road which gives one of the best views to this charming town.