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In this mini-episode, Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food and travel writer, discusses the 2024 Italian Michelin guide and recaps the new starred restaurants in Milan and Lombardia.

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Episode art: The spring onion spaghetti at Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Milan. Photo by Brambilla Serani

Milan-based Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a food tour guide and food writer, discusses a tell tale sign of autumn in Milan: pan dei morti (bread of the dead), a baked sweat prepared in honor of All Soul's Day (November 2nd).

If you're visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're in town, send her an email: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@gmail.com

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Relevant Links
Jaclyn's blog post about where to find pan dei morti in Milan
Pan dei Morti Recipe from Cucchio d'Argento (It's in Italian, but I know it's reliable because it's a solid brand.)
Cook Corriere pan dei morti story
Monza Today pan dei morti story
Switzerland Patrimoine Culinaire
Quotidiano Nazionale All Souls Day story
Punti d'Incontro Pan dei Morti story
Ossa dei Morti recipe
Giallo Zafferano Fave dei Morti recipe

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Jaclyn DeGiorgio is a food writer and food tour guide based in Milan. Here she shares an overview of Milan's dining scene, focusing on what's new since she wrapped the first season of The Milano Files.

If you're heading to town and you'd like to book a food tour with her, send her an email: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@gmail.com

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New trattorias/bistrots:
Trattoria Sincera
Via Stampa
Trattoria della Gloria

New "new Italian":
Ai Fiori Blu
Cucina Franca

Fine dining:
Verso
Autem

Countertop dining/trattoria dining:
Silvano Vino e Cibo al Banco
Rosticceria Palazzi
CreDa
Razdora

Revamped restaurants:
Contraste
Iyo
Manna
Shiro

A first for Milan:
Latteria Soresina

New pizzeria:
Confine

Via Melzo/Viviana Varese
Polpo
Faak
Passalacqua

Certosa district:
Lafa
June Collective

Sidewalk Kitchens:
Totost

New openings from chefs who worked with three-star chefs:
RAW
Procaccini
Fourghetti

New wine bars of note:
Bicchierino Bar
Bar Paradiso
NON La Solita Vineria
Minerale
Remedy
Broadwine

Special shout-out:
Pan Milano

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Jaclyn DeGiorgio kicks off season two of The Milano Files by coming full circle from where she ended season one: with her thoughts on Milan Design Week, which took place last spring.

If you're visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're in town, send her an email: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@gmail.com

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Relevant episode links:
Salone del Mobile
Salone del Mobile recap
Porta Venezia Design District
Marimmeko/Bar Stoppani
Porsche Art of Dreams
B&B Italia Narinari Chair
Fabscarte Enigmatic Garden
Nemo Lighting
Nemo LBB01 Light
Nemo Lorosae
Nemo Portofino Light
Palazzo Litta
Trattoria alla Vista
Pietrachiara folding screen

Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia - Michelin-starred restaurant whose chefs cooked for Trattoria alla Vista

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Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a food and wine writer and food tour guide in Milan, shares some highlights from Salone del Mobile (aka Design Week) and then reflects on the first season of The Milanophiles. Stay tuned for season two, coming this summer!

Design Week highlights

• Bitossi Home collaboration with Pangea
• Nemo Lighting collaboration with Ron Gilad
• Google's Shaped by Water
• Dior by Starck
• Porro Romby armchair

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Jaclyn DeGiorgio shares a clip from her interview with food journalist Roberta Abate that didn't make the cut for the final interview.

Dongiò

Wineries mentioned:

• L'Acino
• A Vita

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If you haven't listened to Pizza Culture with Simone and Lombardi and Giovanni Mineo of Crosta part 1, please go back and do so before tuning into this one. (It's episode number 14, and it was released on March 31. Here's the link. )

We continue chatting about Milan's pizza culture and in doing so, we dispel a couple of Italy food myths that circulate like wildfire on the social networks.

Here are some pertinent links for the episode:

• Crosta's website
• Crosta's Instagram
• Simone's Instagram
• Giovanni's Instagram
• Jaclyn's Instagram
• Jaclyn's blog
• Jalcyn's article for La Cucina Italiana about Simone's pizza

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Jaclyn speaks with Caterina Monda, co-founder of Metis PR, a Milan-based PR firm representing clients in the design industry. They chat about the meaning of "Made in Italy", what to expect during Design Week, and the allure of their adopted city, among other topics.

Caterina's Instagram
Metis PR Instagram
Jaclyn's Blog
Jaclyn's Instagram
The Milanophiles Instagram

People, places, and things mentioned:

• Triennale Milano (the design museum where Caterina worked
• Fonderia Battaglia works with designers like Osanna Visconti and Giuseppe Penone
• Bitossi Home (the blue and white plate mentioned is the Arcano )
• Venini - Murano glassmakers that just published the Artisan book

Design Week-related stuff

• Rossana Orlandi Gallery
• Niloufar Gallery
• David and Nicolas
• Gio Ponti (EPIC Italian architect and designer)
• Bitossi Home and Pangea
• Bitossi Ceramic and Robert Stadler
• Ron Gilad's collaboration with Nemo Lighting at Via Borgunovo 19
• Martyn Thompson (Australian Designer)
• Fabscarte
• David Dolcino

Caterina's design reading recs:

• Wallpaper
• T (The New York Times Style Magazine)
• Monocle
• Site Unseen

Caterina's Milano 5 (plus 2) :

• Villa Necchi Campiglio
• Ambrosiana (Codex Atlanticus is the Leonardo da Vinci on display)
• Atempo bistrot
• Momo Milano
• Osteria del Verme
• Art Noble Gallery
• Tommaso Calabro
  
  

Design Week sources Jaclyn used for the episode :

• Dezeen: 2022 Milan Design Week
• Elite Daily: 2019 Design Week recap
• Where Milan Design Week 2023
• Salone del Mobi