Casa Santo Stefano, now in its fifth year of operation in Tampa's historic Ybor City, is hosting its first Sicilian Carnevale! It's a celebration of food, fun, and festivities leading up to Lent.
Casa Santo Carnevale in Sicily is a centuries-old tradition, a feast of abundance and binge eating before the Lenten fasts. There are parades of paper mache floats and celebrations for more than a week leading up to Ash Wednesday.
Casa Santo Stefano in Tampa's Ybor City, housed in a former macaroni factory, honors the Sicilians who emigrated to the area and brought their food traditions with them.
The Carnevale menu at Carnevale runs now through March 4 and features decorations, face painting, balloon animals, magi,c and a variety of traditional Sicilian foods like ricotta-filled cannoli and Arancini Al Burro. Arancini are traditional teardrop-shaped antipasti of fried saffron risotto balls combined with fresh mozzarella and prosciutto and served with our fresh house-made tomato sauce.
For more information, visit CasaSantoStefano.com.
