Join Chef Melissa Kelly in Sicily on a Modern Adventure! Chef Kelly loves how Sicily brings it all together—Arabesque mosaics, Norman architecture, citrus groves, and seafood risotto—all shaped by centuries of conquests and cultural exchange. “It’s like history you can taste,” she says. For her, the island is a masterclass in harmony: art, ingredients, and identity—all woven into something unmistakably Sicilian. Learn more details about this trip.

Though her roots trace to Emilia-Romagna, Melissa felt instantly at home in Sicily. “I couldn’t believe I’m not from here,” she says. The rhythms of island life—the generosity, the pace, the flavors—echo the Sunday tables and storytelling she grew up with. In Sicily, it wasn’t déjà vu. It was belonging.