I was visiting Cleveland for the weekend, and my hosts took me to Little Italy for dinner. Being Sicilian, I was loving this. After dinner, one of my hosts wanted lemon ice and wandered into Corbo's. I was ecstatic to discover that Corbo's had Italian sesame cookies! Sesame cookies were a staple of my childhood...and something I haven't had in at least 20 years. They are not made en masse like they used to be, and there is no Italian bakery in Raleigh (something that should really be rectified, but I digress), so I was so happy to see this. I had to buy half a dozen cookies. And they were just like I remembered them--dry and crumbly, with just a hint of extra flavor. (I always taste lemon, but I'm told it's actually anise.) I was a happy camper.
Thank you, Corbo's, for returning me briefly to my childhood. :) My Cleveland hosts are coming to Raleigh in a couple of weeks and have promised to bring me more sesame cookies from Corbo's...I hope they do!