Chef arrested

A WELL-KNOWN Sicilian chef who was arrested with drugs at his home, justified their presence by saying he was looking for “new flavours” for contemporary cuisine, Italian media reported Saturday. Officers found two two-metre-high marijuana plants and 500 grams of Indian hemp inflorescences at chef Carmelo Chiaramonte’s home in Trecastagni, a village at the foot of Mount Etna. They also found cannabis flavoured wine, olives, coffee and tuna.