Saved from Starvation
The first weekend of October, I was enjoying a truly quiet day here, when all of a sudden Totò, my neighbor arrived with a friend of his. They were here to work, which is pretty unusual for Totò, however sometimes he does come to get away and not be bothered.
At noontime, he called me over and wanted to know what I was going to do for pranzo. I really had no idea. He introduced me to his friend, Francesco, and said they were going out someplace to eat. Fine with me, I was getting tired of salad for one meal, and some sort of panino for another meal, with fruit as snacks. Not tired enough to make me want to do some real cooking for myself, but tired nonetheless.
We discussed possible places to eat in Sciacca. It had to be in Sciacca, because Totò and Franco had to get back to work soon. Totò had his favorite place, Franco had his, and I had mine. We set out in my Punto convertible, with the top down of course (another beautiful day), and went to the first place. Closed - no sign, no reason, no food. Well, that took care of Totò's suggestion. Then we went to La Vela. Closed. A sign said they were on vacation. Things were getting better. At least we knew why. That took care of my suggestion. Then we back tracked to another place, and back tracked to closed, no sign, no reason, no food.
I remembered that there was not going to be market on this Saturday because of a large festa scheduled for the evening in Piazza San Michele, so I suggested Badia Grande, near Conte de Luna Pizzeria. Franco and Totò both liked the place as well, but being locals, they did not know about market being cancelled. We drove up, found a place to park with no problem, go to the door, and ....and....and they were open.
Ah, a good meal. Over a delicious pranzo I learned that Franco was an art teacher at the art school in Sciacca, and he was working with Totò to possibly change professions to geometer, which is what Totò does, which seems to be architectural drawings. He showed me some renderings he had done for a developer who is building houses near here, and his work is impressive.
It was great to have lunch with the two of them, even though I think Totò really invited me because he thought he would get his picture in the blog again.
At noontime, he called me over and wanted to know what I was going to do for pranzo. I really had no idea. He introduced me to his friend, Francesco, and said they were going out someplace to eat. Fine with me, I was getting tired of salad for one meal, and some sort of panino for another meal, with fruit as snacks. Not tired enough to make me want to do some real cooking for myself, but tired nonetheless.
We discussed possible places to eat in Sciacca. It had to be in Sciacca, because Totò and Franco had to get back to work soon. Totò had his favorite place, Franco had his, and I had mine. We set out in my Punto convertible, with the top down of course (another beautiful day), and went to the first place. Closed - no sign, no reason, no food. Well, that took care of Totò's suggestion. Then we went to La Vela. Closed. A sign said they were on vacation. Things were getting better. At least we knew why. That took care of my suggestion. Then we back tracked to another place, and back tracked to closed, no sign, no reason, no food.
I remembered that there was not going to be market on this Saturday because of a large festa scheduled for the evening in Piazza San Michele, so I suggested Badia Grande, near Conte de Luna Pizzeria. Franco and Totò both liked the place as well, but being locals, they did not know about market being cancelled. We drove up, found a place to park with no problem, go to the door, and ....and....and they were open.
Ah, a good meal. Over a delicious pranzo I learned that Franco was an art teacher at the art school in Sciacca, and he was working with Totò to possibly change professions to geometer, which is what Totò does, which seems to be architectural drawings. He showed me some renderings he had done for a developer who is building houses near here, and his work is impressive.
It was great to have lunch with the two of them, even though I think Totò really invited me because he thought he would get his picture in the blog again.
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