Find Sicilian NQ at 14 Turner Street, Manchester, M4 1DZ or click here to view their online shop.
Expect dishes such as arancini, gnocchi with clams and pizza fritta (deep-fried mini calzone), followed by cannoli and some of the best gelato in town.
It’s also open for breakfast and bottomless brunch, where you can start your day with dishes such as Sicilian eggs benedict or a ‘full Italian’ featuring fried eggs, slow-cooked beef and pork ragu, creamy parmesan mushrooms, potato crocchette, salame, Parma ham and focaccia.
Address: 14 Turner Street, Manchester, UK. M4 1DZ
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Patrizia Andre' born in 1974 has traveled the streets of art since she was very young on the slopes of Etna. The particular characteristic, not widespread among color artists, is that he uses his fingers instead of brushes, and seeing the works in the "Agatha" collection, the result appears excellent (and if we hadn't read it in the curriculum, we would never have take care- congratulations )-
Some of her art is at Sicilian NQ, 14 Turner Street M4 1DZ to watch or to buy.
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There's some serious history behind the Cassata 'cake' of Sicily...
It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to learn that the people of Sicily take their cuisine VERY seriously indeed. Us English couldn’t care less about that time when the Earl of Sandwich decided he wanted something ‘different’ for his lunch, but in Sicily – the history of their food is serious business.
Whether it’s vigorously discussing the origins of the Arancini, claiming to have changed the world with the Canola, or taking credit for the Cassata Cake; a dessert with highly contested origins that date back all the way to the Crusades, you can be sure that the mere mention of some of these dishes gets food historians scratching their heads and teeing themselves up for fisticuffs.
It’s the Cassata though that really sets itself apart from the rest, hotly disputed both from the dark corners of Ancient Arabia, Sicily and also, strangely enough – Northeast Ohio in the US.
The Cassata is a round sponge base, which can be moistened with fruit juices or liqueur, which is then layered with sweet ricotta cheese and candied fruits. There are tonnes of variations to this however, leading to some rather conflicting accounts to its inception.
Going back to the Arab invasion of Sicily in the 10th Century, many historians argue that this is where the Cassata first came into being, created in Palermo as a dessert that utilised the unique sugar-making traditions that the Muslims introduced to the island.
As a result, many argue that the name of the cake actually comes from the Arabic word for a wide circular pan with sloping sides – qas’at – the type of dish a cassata is traditionally made in.
Alternatively, many food historians refute these claims, saying that the word actually comes from the Latin word for cheese, and that the arrival of the Cassata during the Arab invasion is just “nonsense, an alternative fact.” It seems that some people REALLY want this to be a Sicilian cake through and through.
The Cassata Cake that you’ve probably tried before, and the one that is now available at the excellent Sicilian NQ in the city centre, is in fact the Cassatella di Sant’Agata – a smaller, one person version that, with its signature cherry on top – actually resembles a woman’s breast, and indeed these desserts are referred to as “virgin breasts” over in Sicily.
Traditionally, pastries and cakes in Sicily were baked and sold by the ample monasteries and convents that littered the country – a way for the nuns to make some money to keep their convents going – closely guarding their secret recipes for hundreds of years.
It’s here where the Cassatella di Sant’Agata started, a treat for the festival of Saint Agatha – a virgin Christian saint who is usually depicted iconographically as carrying her excised breasts on a platter. The breast itself was seen as a symbol of childbirth and women’s fertility – and so these cassata cakes proved very popular in local communities and villages.
They’re smaller versions of the larger offering, with a soft sponge topped with sweet ricotta and then coated in marzipan (in different flavours) and topped with a candied cherry. I must profess that they are absolutely divine (in more ways than one).
What about the United States version then? Well, as with a lot of dishes, the Cassata Cake ended up there as Italian and Sicilian immigrants moved to the country at the turn of the 20th Century, and since then a wonderful cacophony of variations has arisen, some sticking to the old traditional ways, others, featuring chocolate chips and custard – haven’t so much.
You’ll only find the proper traditional Cassata over at Sicilian NQ though, all homemade to a secret, family recipe that’s been in owner Carmen’s family for generations.
Personally I highly recommend their Pistachio version – it’s spectacular on so many levels. The cakes are available in both the small version, and also a larger option – which follows more closely the traditional Sicilian recipe.
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Sicilian NQ, 14 Turner St, Manchester M4 1DZ
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The young man, reciprocated by the beautiful Sicilian, brought with him a great secret: not only would he soon return to the East, but it was precisely there that he would find his family, his wife and his children. Wounded in pride and betrayed by what she believed to be her great love, she planned her revenge. One night, while her Moor was asleep helpless, she killed him and cut off his head so that her beloved not only could not return to that family, but would remain with her forever. With the head, hence the name Moor's head, he made a vase where he planted basil, a plant linked to a divine symbolism and always associated with sacredness. From that moment on, the basil grew luxuriant, according to the legend, thanks to the girl's tears. The beauty of that plant, however, awakened the envy of the other inhabitants of the neighborhood who then had the artisans build terracotta pots in the shape of a Moor's head. . . #contemporaryart #art #artist #painting #artwork #abstractart #modernart #artgallery #fineart #arte #artcollector #instaart #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday #drawing #contemporarypainting #abstract #gallery #kunst #sculpture #design #abstractpainting
]]>The intense and profound author Patrizia Andrè has traveled the streets of art on the path of beauty since she was very young, on the slopes of Etna, in the sun and heat of Sicily. From her island, which smells of ancient and tells a primordial story of different and great peoples, Patrizia has taken the blue of the sea, the blue of the sky, the green of nature, the yellow of the sun and the ocher of the earth, composing the palette of his painting. Thus it happens that with the strength of the volcano, the author produces a captivating energetic art, with bright colors, worthy of Frida Kahlo. The main message of his painting is that of a homecoming. Patrizia hopes, in fact, the end of the conflict between man and nature, which ends in the epilogue of a nostos of the son, a human being, from mother earth. Agatha represents and symbolizes just that: a being who lives so in harmony with nature that he dresses in it. Her body and her breasts are covered with the green of plants and meadows, with the chromaticity of fruits, flowers and the sea. Her hair is covered in the gold of the sun and dreams, while her eyes have drawn from the paint of the sky. Her hands and everything around her are lost in the ocher of the earth. Its features are those of a leaf, a forest fairy, a nymph, with a Byzantine name, a precious stone, an ancient Sicilian river, "good", "gentle" and "noble". @patrizia_andre @patrizia_andre_pittrice #painting #art #art #painting #artecontemporanea #contemporaryart #artist #artwork #colori #artista #paint #artgallery #italia #pitturacontemporanea #pintura #design #arteitaliana #painting #artemoderna #drawing #pittore #instaart #colors #oilpainting #disegno #italy #painted #peinture #gallery #bhfyp Share this post
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At palazzo borghese @Firenze
Conceived and edited by @edoardosyloslabini
will see the presence of illustrious personalities from the world of art and journalism, including:
@pupi_avati_lanavedeisogni
@angelocrespi
@alessandrelli_store sallusti
@vittoriosgarbi
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Celebrate Easter the Sicilian way with their Easter gift boxes, plus their gelato cart is BACK baby!
Easter seems to have cropped up very quickly this year – it seems like we were only just celebrating the New Year.
Luckily, Sicilian NQ is on hand with a range of sweet treats all with a tasty Sicilian spin than the usual bog-standard Cadbury egg.
What’s more, they’ve got gift bags to suit all budgets with the Sicilian Easter Egg starting at £6.50 all the way to a hamper for £45, complete with Limoncello!
The Sicilian Easter Eggs come with three handmade cannolicchi inside with your choice of Gianduia (Italian Hazlenut chocolate spread), Lemon, Pistachio or a mix of all three!
If one isn’t enough, you can go for the Easter Egg Basket which features FIVE easter eggs packed full with three cannolicchi each. That’s 15 cannolicchi to gobble up over Easter weekend.
And finally, the big daddy of the Easter gifts, the Sweet Easter Hamper signed by Sicilian NQ (£45). Packed full with three Easter Eggs Sicilian way, one jar of Rhum Baba, 12 cannolicchi shells so you can stuff with whatever filling you like, a jar of Gianduia spread and a bottle of their famous handmade Limoncello.
If that wasn’t enough you can also get your hands on the ‘Maxi Sicilian Easter Egg‘ packed full of 12 chocolate pastries.
And it’s great news for those who simply can’t wait any longer to get some of their famous arancini balls, Gnocchi Bolognese and those amazing gelato brioche sandwiches too as Sicilian NQ are set to reopen for takeaway from 12pm on Friday 26th March.
You can order for takeaway or collection via Good Eats most of their menu, including six different arancino and a whole range of pasta mains including some vegetarian and vegan options.
Read more on Manchester The Finest
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“There’s not really anyone else doing Sicilian street food in the city, and the new place is a huge upgrade on the previous premises. We’ll not be changing our concept, one based on tradition and authenticity of Sicilian food and culture, and are excited to now be able to offer fantastic imported Sicilian wine, as well as an extensive cocktail menu, beers and ales. We have some new, and very talented additions to our team to bring the new venture to life.”
https://secretmanchester.com/sicilian-nq/
The new food spot is set to bring a taste of sunny Sicily to rainy Manchester, with a brand new menu, Sicilian wines, cocktails and beers. Expect authentic ingredients, a welcoming, Italian vibe and traditional dishes that William Sicilian Street Food fans already know and love, such as pasta, cannoli, cipollini and tiramisu.
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Sicilian artist, Patty Andre is on the volume 16 of the very famous Italian Editor Dantebus, in their Painters Collections!
@andre.patty5 @dantebus collana di pittura bazart.
Al Volume 16 ci sarò anche io..
#pittura #arte #art #painting #artecontemporanea #contemporaryart #artist #artwork #colori #artista #paint #artgallery #italia #pitturacontemporanea #pintura #design #arteitaliana #dipingere #artemoderna #drawing #pittore #instaart #oilpainting #disegno #italy #dipinti #peinture #gallery #bhfyp
Review about the Sicilian Artist, Patty Andre, by the famous Italian editor Dantebus! The review was written from art critic, Alda Merini!
Come i poeti della poesia della grande @alda_merini_citazioni Alda Merini, l'intensa e profonda Autrice @patrizia_andre , sceglie il tempo della notte per la propria produzione artistica.
Un tempo in cui tutto sembra fermarsi e mentre il mondo dorme, è possibile tornare ad ascoltare il proprio battito e quella della terra.
Un tempo in cui il carpe Diem della rapida asciugatura di un acquerello o di un acrilico si dilata nell'infinito e nell'immenso.
Un tempo nel quale tornare a riflettere sul senso della vita.
Un tempo dove cercare di trovare, o ritrovare, il vero io, la propria individualità.
I due dipinti ,chiamati Agata, sembrano proprio rappresentare tale ricerca di identità, di indagine sul significato dell'essere donna, con l'importante fine di divenire, finalmente ,regina e padrona di se stessa.
Un tempo in cui aprire la porta della memoria e del passato, andando a recuperare le emozioni di ieri,per riportarle vive e presenti oggi, perché solo conoscendo chi siamo e siamo stati vivremo bene il futuro.
Un tempo dove affrontare i rimpianti del poteva essere e dove per correre con la fantasia i bivi, dello sliding Doors delle vite possibili.
Un tempo per recuperare la magica facoltà del sognare di quando eravamo fanciulli.
Simbolo di ciò che l'opera "Esmeraldo", nel quale il variopinto uccello circondato dei fiori è la rappresentazione della preziosa cromaticità dei sogni e dei desideri, grazie au quali all'uomo spuntano le ali per volare all'infinito.
Il locus amoenus viene un ritorno all'Eden.
Un tempo per ritrovare la bellezza interiore e rinascere in una nuova alba, esprimendo finalmente la meraviglia della vita.
Il recupero della bellezza interiore è rappresentato dalle tre opere dove Patrizia raffigura il proprio autoritratto o una delle figure con le sue sembianze......
@andre.patty5 @dantebus
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Prepare the ultimate Sicilian dinner at home this Valentine’s Day with Sicilian NQ’s dinner kits.
Whether you and your partner are all loved up this Valentine’s Day, or you and your flatmate are having a Galentine’s, Sicilian NQ have got plenty of foodie delights to make it extra special.
You can of course just treat yourself to a box of 10 mixed sweets including cannoli, aragostine (stuffed puffed pastry bites) and Barchetta if you’re going solo this Valentine’s Day.
If you want to go all out with a slap-up dinner, the dinner packs include everything you need for a romantic night in.
The Valentine’s Dinner Kit (£30) includes antipasto to share, homemade Sicilian pasta sauce (made all the way in Sicily!), Divella pasta, six pastries for dessert and even a bottle of Limoncello to wash it all down.
You can also go Luxury (£55) which includes a bottle of Firriato Wine (Bianco or Rosso) made in the vineyards just outside of Catania in Sicily, near Mount Etna.
If you don’t fancy yourself as a chef, you can give the gift of sweet Sicily instead with the Sicilian NQ gift box.
The box contains a luxury Sicilian spread of your choice (peanut, gianduia and pistachio) and 12 cannolicchi shells boxed up and wrapped with a festive red ribbon.
You can grab the Valentine’s meal kits and gift boxes through the online shop for pick up or delivery.
Full article here Manchester's Finest
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Created and bottles in a tiny house on the island of Sicily, these vegan sauces are then shipped over to the Northern Quarter for your pleasure, and are perfect alongside some fresh pasta and one-too-many glasses of Aperol Spritz. Over a million times better than anything you’d find in the supermaket.
Read the article from Manchester's Finest
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Sicilian NQ - Friendly neighbourhood bar and bistro serving authentic Sicilian food, wine and amazing cocktails in Manchester Northern Quarter
14 Turner Street
M4 1DZ
Manchester United Kingdom
Video produced by Lucy Frodsham, Connor Gready & Kar Koo
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The newest Italian deli in the Northern Quarter is now stocking Sicilian-made sauces, known as ‘sugo’, which makes the perfect base for any pasta dish or slapped onto a pizza base.
The sugo is made in a small family artisan laboratory in Paterno – a few kilometres away from Catania – where the ingredients are authentically Sicilian and, owner Carmen promises, even more delicious.
They made without preservatives or any kind of chemicals before being shipped right to the NQ and sold to you lovely lot.
Sicilian NQ, owner Carmen’s family are handmaking the sauces and this is the first time they’ve ever sold them anywhere outside of Italy.
Traditionally, sugo is made from ripe tomatoes cooked with extra virgin olive oil, onions, garlic and plenty of seasoning. Italian families tend to make batches of sugo using end-of-season tomatoes and keep in sterilised jars for up to six months.
Sicilian NQ has a good range of sugos including a signature tomato and basil sauce ‘Sugo al Basilico‘ (£5)
Sugo alla Norma (£5.60) is one of Sicilian NQ’s most famous sauces used in their best selling dishes like Gnocchi Siciliana as well as Arancino Norma.
The final two sugos are dedications to a small town in Catania and a Neapolitan actor.
Sugo Malavoglia (£5.60) is taken from the best known Sicilian novel ‘I Malavoglia’ by writer Giovanni Verga. The story follows the family of a fisherman who all live and work in a small village near Catania, Aci Trezza, where Sicilian NQ’s owner grew up.
Malavoglia uses the tomato pulp base with the addition of tuna in oil, olive oil, parsley, sea salt, sugar, garlic and anchovies in oil.
And finally, the Sugo Malafemmena (£6.50) is a popular song written by the Neapolitan actor Totò.
Inside, you’ll find the tomato pulp base as well as pork cheek, black olives, extra virgin olive oil, parsley, basil, sage, marjoram, rosemary, onion, garlic, thyme, black pepper, Sicilian oregano, integral sea salt, sugar.
Sicilian NQ also has authentic Sicilian pantry essentials as well as fresh pastries and preprepared cocktails.
The deli is open Monday to Sunday at 12pm-9pm
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Sicilian NQ, 14 Turner Street, Manchester, M4 1DZ
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THE nights are drawing in and we’re dreaming of a Mediterranean holiday. With its immaculate white beaches, sparkling turquoise sea and incredible food. Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, would be a great shout right about now.
Reluctantly though, we’re staying put (crying tier 3 tears) but we can bring a slice of Sicilian sunshine home by ordering a takeaway from Sicilian NQ. Lord knows we need it.
Food is surely one of the most important parts of travel, not only for its endorphin-firing and hedonistic properties but what it teaches us about a culture, its people and its history.
If you thought Sicilian food was basically Italian food, think again.
Sicily has been occupied by many different countries over the years so its food has influence from Greek, Arabic, Spanish, African and, yes, Italian food too.
Key ingredients include lemons, pistachios, chillies, rice, dried fruits, aubergine, oily fish and a special type of ricotta, ricotta salata - a pressed, firmer version of the soft cheese that can be grated on top of dishes bringing a salty, slightly nutty, feta-like tang.
Many of the ingredients used by the chefs at Sicilian NQ are shipped over from Sicily so you know you’re getting an authentic taste.
What do we recommend?:
Arancini - Deep fried, breadcrumbed, risotto balls oozing with indulgent fillings are basically our food of dreams. The recipe for this national dish changes depending on which part of Sicily you are in. Arancini at Sicilian NQ are huge. We tried one stuffed with a rich ragu - like a mini mount Etna bursting with delicious cheesy and meaty lava - and another ‘Al Burro’ with ham and cheese served on a fragrant homemade pesto sauce. Pick your favourite fillings and order some of these if nothing else.
Gnocchi Alla Siciliana uses a riff on the classic Sicilian Norma sauce - named for the famous opera by Bellini as it was declared just as wonderful. It’s a slightly sweet, slightly sour sauce of roasted tomato and aubergine with salted ricotta served over rib sticking potato gnocchi to put a furnace in your belly on a Winter’s eve..
Panelle are an appetiser of little chickpea flour fritters, a popular Sicilian street food often eaten stuffed into a sandwich roll. At Sicilian NQ, they are served with a variety of (vegan) toppings like black olive tapenade and pistachio pesto, great with a glass of wine.
Sette Veli Pistachio is a cake the shade of the hippest 70s bathroom suite: avocado green. It’s not avocados that bring the green hue, though, but pistachio paste. If it takes you longer than 5 seconds to wolf this light and creamy cake down then we salute you - we did it in nanoseconds.
But it’s not just ready to eat food at Sicilian NQ. They have recreated Sicily’s famous Souk-like markets with all kinds of colourful, overflowing food stalls crammed into the narrow streets - just close your eyes and imagine.
In this online deli, you can find all kinds of treats: homemade limoncello and grappa, house cocktails, flavoured oils (the chill one gets our vote) pistachio pesto and other homemade sauces. There are also Kilner jars of house marinated olives with lemon, chilli and garlic, authentic Sicilian pasta, flour, cannoli with a variety of sweet flavoured ricotta fillings, biscuits, Savoiardi (for tiramisù) taralli, panettone, pandoro and more.
One more thing that Sicily is well known for is wine. As well as making wine from many familiar international grapes like Syrah and Chardonnay, Sicily has plenty of its own unique grapes too. The most famous Sicilian grape is the red Nero D’Avola which makes a smooth, slightly spicy wine bursting with hedgerow fruit. Grillo is perhaps the most famous white grape. It’s the base for the island’s famous fortified wine, marsala, but also makes a crisp, dry white for fans of minerally wines with lots of citrus and a touch of dried thyme. Both are available by the bottle for home delivery from the Sicilian NQ shop along with more local wines, aperitifs and cocktails.
Find Sicilian NQ at 14 Turner Street, Manchester, M4 1DZ or click here to view their online shop.
WE love Sicilian NQ. It’s friendly, it’s unpretentious, it has great cocktails but most importantly the food is absolutely top notch.
These are some of the dishes that we love.
"Pistachio is our favourite grown-up flavour right now"
Arancini
You can’t go to Sicilian NQ without trying the arancini – they’re famed for it. Our fave is the arancino al burro. It’s a giant globe of glory, stuffed with prosciutto cotto and melted oozy fontina cheese, sitting resplendently in a pool of basil pesto sauce. A bottle of wine and an arancino al burro and, for a moment, all is right with the world.
Lasagne
Don’t knock the classics. Lasagne is a firm favourite for a reason and Sicilian NQ’s is a knockout. Generous and comforting, it’s gooey, cheesy and gloriously rich with a slow-cooked ragù that really delivers on flavour.
Gnocchi Bolognese
We love pasta as much as anyone but Bolognese with gnocchi is definitely our thing. Less scary to eat in public than spaghetti for a start. And there’s something so satisfying about those little potato dumplings coated in a deep, meaty sauce. It’s the perfect dish for autumn.
Pistachio Cake
Pistachio is our favourite grown-up flavour right now. It’s a gorgeous colour and it lends everything an air of class that might not really be true but hey, we’ll take it. Pistachio ice-cream, very cosmopolitan, I’ll have two scoops please. A massive slab of pistachio cake, how sophisticated. Yes please. In fact, there’s an ever-changing selection of traditional Sicilian cakes. Who knows what will be our new flavour of the month?
Also don’t miss Sicilian specialities like the Palermitan Panelle and the spicy girasole – vegan delicacies you just have to try.
And we can’t write about Sicilian NQ without reminding you about their lovely range of dessert drinks like the very special cocktails and the liquid gelato liqueurs or their Sicilian Cannolo puds.
Choosing is difficult when there’s this much temptation but we’ve done our best to point you in the right direction.
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]]>If you’ve missed your holidays this year, you might want to bring some Mediterranean sunshine to your Xmas celebrations - or send some the way of a sun seeking loved one. Sicilian NQ’s online deli is overflowing with handmade Sicilian specialities like Grappa dell' Etna, bottled house cocktails, pasta sauce, Sicilian pesto, antipasti, capers from Pantelleria, Sicilian Farm Extra Virgin Olive Oil and sweet cannolicchio and the team can put together a bespoke hamper to suit you. Pop into their Northern Quarter deli or drop them a line.
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