The 11 best restaurants in Sicily

Sicily used to produce chefs for export. Today, more and more of the island's culinary talents are staying home and exploring new ways to use the island's extraordinary foodie raw materials and change the tone of island food.

Gone are the days when a visitor's choice consisted of chic (usually hotel) restaurants, tourist-oriented 'folkloric' trattorias and illuminated local dive spots. Now Sicily has everything from Slow Food-style organic snack bars through creative trattorias and country restaurants to a few luxury Michelin-starred restaurants setting a ...