{"id":44019,"date":"2021-04-08T03:37:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T09:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drfumblefinger.com\/?p=44019"},"modified":"2020-10-04T12:48:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T18:48:57","slug":"pic-of-the-week-april-9-2021-etoile-dor-catania-a-sicilian-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drfumblefinger.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/pic-of-the-week-april-9-2021-etoile-dor-catania-a-sicilian-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"“Pic of the Week”, April 9, 2021: Etoile D’or Catania, a Sicilian Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was surprisingly cold and damp when we visited Sicily a few Februaries ago. After walking about Catania for a few hours, it was always nice to stop for a cup of coffee and a pastry, to rest and warm up some.<\/p>\n

A most pleasant finding was this fine bakery\/cafe\/snack bar in Catania, which we visited daily while in that city. The place exuded elegant 19th century charm, like so many in Europe. Here we met a wonderful cafe employee who was very kind to us but whose name currently eludes me. He treated us like welcome members of his family. <\/p>\n

The place specialized in a large variety of fresh-baked pastries and snacks (like pizza and buns with meat). Everything looked great and everything we tried was terrific! I was especially fond of the cannoli and fruit tarts.<\/p>\n

Just looking at these photos makes we yearn for a return visit!<\/p>\n

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