This place is

INSPIRING

For the immense beauty of nature.
Facing a horizon of sky and sea, let yourself be intoxicated by its scents and colours.
In front of a sunset, a majestic show of light. Under a sky illuminated by infinite stars.
Rediscovering authentic flavours that express our splendid land.

The soul of

‘CIBO CHIACCHIERE VINO’

Our restaurant showcases Mediterranean cuisine; it is grounded in the seasons, and features the freshest local organic ingredients.We serve simple fare, made from prime quality raw materials, with minimal processing, and ancient traditional Sicilian recipes that are enriched with the creativity and imagination of our collaborators.

Excellent

RAW MATERIALS

In choosing our ingredients we prioritize local, organic, and fair-trade products, not only out of loyalty to our philosophy, but also to make the most of the excellent ingredients and small producers of our region. Our extra-virgin olive oil, honey from Sicilian black bees, aromatic herbs, seasonal vegetables, and ancient Sicilian wheat varieties – from which we produce flour, wholemeal busiate pasta, bread, and our other baked goods – are all produced in Favignana on our organic farm, Terre del Favonio.

  • Oil
  • $ 100
  • Extra-virgin oil made from organic olives of Biancolilla, Nocellara and Cerasuola varieties produced by our Terre del Favonio farm
  • Flours
  • $ 100
  • Organic products made from ancient Sicilian wheat varieties cultivated in Favignana on Terre del Favonio farm, and in the countryside of the Sicilian hinterland
  • Pasta
  • $ 100
  • Wholemeal organic busiate pasta produced from our flours made from ancient Sicilian wheat varieties
  • Honey
  • $ 100
  • Organic, from Sicilian black bees (Apis mellifera Sicula) produced in Favignana on our farm
  • Cheeses
  • $ 100
  • And dairy products from small local producers; the expression of Sicilian and Favignana excellence
  • Vegetables
  • $ 100
  • and aromatic herbs produced in the organic kitchen garden of Terre del Favonio and in the kitchen gardens of Favignana and the Trapani area

Our choice for

VEGETARIAN CUISINE

We love to express our land through our food. Seasonality, freshness, territoriality, and environmental sustainability are the values and watchwords of our art in the kitchen. Top-quality raw materials, skilled hands, passion, and smiles are the ingredients of our dishes.

Every day

THERE ARE TREATS NOT ON THE MENU

Delicious, ever-changing dishes for brunch, for a quick lunch when you come back from the sea, or to wash down with an aperitif at sunset.

A choice that is out of the ordinary

NATURAL WINES: TERROIR, POETRY, AND GRAPE JUICE

“We let nature take its course, and the harmony and energy of the plants be transmitted from the grapes to the wine, fully expressing the territory they belong to.”

Marco Sferlazzo, Porta del Vento

The wines we serve our guests are the result of careful, continuously updated research and selection among the finest Sicilian wines, so as to represent the best of the wine offering of the many territories of our island. The Sicilian sector is made up of the greatest long-standing wineries and niche producers in those corners of Sicily where fearless winemakers carry out viticulture that can only be defined as ‘heroic’. We have chosen some small producers of natural wines; ‘small’ in terms of vineyard area and number of bottles produced, but ‘great’ for the quality of their wines. We share the philosophy that guides these winemakers: respect for nature, for the land, for the vines, and for the traditions and the culture of a region. It is, essentially, out of respect that the decision to revive and make the best of the native varieties of the production area arises; the careful and patient tending of the vines that require a great deal of manual work, but which at the same time provide us with a top-quality raw material.

We also refrain from using chemicals both in the vineyard and in the cellar, favouring ancient techniques such as grassing and green manuring, which preserve and increase the fertility of the land, and the biodiversity of the ecosystem; the use of only native yeasts (those naturally present on the grapes) instead of selected yeasts. The artisanal dimension of these vineyards permits manual harvesting, which allows the producers the ‘luxury’ of selecting the best bunches of grapes, with consequent minimal processing in the cellar. All this allows the wine to best express the characteristics of the variety and its specific territory, what the French call ‘terroir’.From our beloved Sicily, we also offer craft beers, dessert wines, liqueurs, and spirits in our range of products.

The vineyard is a magical place that vibrates with wind and light; it is nourished by sun, sea, and the fragrant Mediterranean scrub.We work with nature in the vineyard, and we continue to support it in the cellar. This is the path that leads to natural wine that can express the history of its wonderful land.

Accepting the diversity of the soils

OF THE WIND, OF THE SLOPE OF THE LAND, OF THE ALTITUDE, AND OF EVERYTHING THAT MAKES UP THE ORIGINALITY OF A VINEYARD

“Wine must taste of the land whence it comes (…). However, the development of healthy soil and a balanced ecosystem within the vineyard means more work, and especially more manual work.
We harvest our grapes by hand, and while on one hand this is more difficult, on the other hand it gives me the luxury of being able to select only the best, healthiest, and ripest bunches. And when I print the vintage on the bottle, I remember those grapes, because the vintage of a wine is the year of the harvest: everything begins with the fruit, from the start (…). The time spent in the cellar then becomes easier, with fewer interventions (…). Natural wine springs from respect for the soil and for the vine.
It comes from the idea that the portion of land that we have was given to us as a gift, and one day we will pass it on to those who come after us, with the obligation to leave it to them in a healthier and more-cared-for way than we found it.”

Arianna Occhipinti, Natural Woman, Fandango Libri