St. Joseph's Day in Sicily

      In the heart of Sicily, the Marchesa Anna Tasca Lanza runs a  cooking school at Regaleali, her family’s wine estate.  Anna is also a cook book author:  The Heart of Sicily and The Flavors of Sicily are two of her books.  We were fortunate enough to visit there a few years ago for a week that included March 19, St. Joseph’s Day.  Anna’s father, the Count Tasca d’Almerita, who has since passed away, was named Joseph, and I knew there would be a great celebration.  In Southern Italy, the feast day of the saint for whom you were named, is celebrated like a birthday.