Alia Akkam is a New York-based writer who covers the worlds of food, drink, travel and design. She has contributed to outlets from First We Feast and Wine Enthusiast to Hemispheres and the Paris Review Daily.

Island Hopping

For decades, Sicily was a haven for the Mafia. As their grip loosens, the island, and particularly its capital city, is morphing into a fashionable, gorgeous hotbed of tourism.