The Milano Files

Send us Fan Mail Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio chats with Alessandro Fanfani, the bar supervisor of the Bvlgari Hotel in Milan.   Relevant links: Jaclyn’s Conde Nast Traveller article about the best cocktail bars in Milan   The Bvlgari Bar's current cocktail list   Alessandro’s Instagram   Bar Giornale named him one of the best bartenders under 30   Campari Competition finalists   His Negroni recipe...

Send us Fan Mail Milan-based food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses A.C. Milan's victory in the Italian Supercoppa tournament. For further reading, check out the following sites:  Sempre Milan La Gazzetta dello Sport Corriere dello Sport   The Athletic If you're visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're in town, send her an email:...

Send us Fan Mail As the holiday season is still underway in Italy, host Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food writer, thought she'd keep with the seasonal theme and release an episode from season one that delves into some panettone-related legal shenanigans. Pertinent episode notes below:  Panettone features prominently in the media every holiday season, but this year Milan...

Send us Fan Mail Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio veers off course from food to discuss a shake-up at her beloved AC Milan.  Sources consulted for the mini-episode: Sempre Milan La Gazzetta dello Sport Corriere dello Sport 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@gm...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of the Christmas season, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio has decided to rerelease her panettone-themed episode from two years ago (season 1, episode 2), which includes an interview with Nicola Olivieri of Olivieri 1882. Show notes below.  If you’ve sworn off panettone because you think it’s dry, bland, cottony, and uninspired, then you haven’t...

Send us Fan Mail Milan-based food tour guide and food and travel writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses a Milanese Christmas party staple: panettone gastronomico, a savory take on the beloved Christmas sweet.  Pertinent links: Jaclyn's blog post about panettone gastronomico  Jaclyn's Instagram feed The Milano Files Instagram The Milano Files YouTube Channel If you're visiting Milan and w...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of Christmas looming just around the corner, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses an unlikely Milanese Christmas table staple: aspic and gelatins. Though Milana is a city at the forefront of fashion and design (and even food!), these old-school preparations have always been in vogue. For this episode, Jaclyn's sources are an article...

Send us Fan Mail For today's Milano Minute, food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses a new law going into effect on January 1, 2025 that means bad news for smokers.  Episode source: La Repubblica  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 Jaclyn's Instagram...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of the wintry weather, Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a food tour guide based in Milan, has decided to re-release the season one episode about the Barbajada, a coffee and hot chocolate drink created in Milan that has De. Co. status. Here's a link to the original episode , where you can find all the sources cited and whatnot in the show notes. For the accompanying video, Jaclyn is...

Send us Fan Mail Jaclyn dishes on a dish she had at Stadera Gastronomia Contemporanea , chef Aldo Ritrovato's part-gastronomia, part-restaurant in the Crocetta neighborhood. The pasta, patate e provola is ever so cozy and satiating during the cold weather months. Stadera's Instagram   If you're visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're in town, s...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of the holiday season (and Milan's beloved leavened treat!), Jaclyn discusses a quirky Italian holiday film form: Cinepanettone. These offbeat comedies date back to the 1980s. Sources used for the episode:  Sky News round-up of the best cinepanettone films to watch Il Foglio - Aridatece il cinepanettone   NPC Magazine - The True Story of Cinepanettone - the Italian c...

Send us Fan Mail Milan-based food tour guide and food and travel writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio shares a lovely shop for your holiday paper goods, but not only at Corso Lodi 74 owned by Silvia Mangano. Contact info below.   +39 3386216968 www.calambour.com info@calambour.com If you're visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're in town, send her an email: jaclyndeg...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of the Milano Files, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio continues her conversation with Edoardo Nono, the owner of Rita , an epic cocktail bar in Milan's Navigli district. Follow Rita on Instagram here .  Relevant links:  Il Pirla cocktail realized for the 100th anniversary of Camparino in Galleria  "Pirlare su se stesso,...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of the Milano Files, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio continues her conversation with Edoardo Nono, the owner of Rita , an epic cocktail bar in Milan's Navigli district, and its sister establishment Rita's Tiki Room. Follow Rita on Instagram here and Rita's Tiki Room here.  "Ofelè fa el to mesté" is Milan...

Send us Fan Mail Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide, veers fuori strada (off course) from her usual food coverage to talk about what's arguably the most in-vogue sport in Italy right now: tennis!  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 Jaclyn&...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of the Milano Files, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio speaks with Edoardo Nono, the owner of Rita , an epic cocktail bar in Milan's Navigli district. Follow Rita on Instagram here .  Chiara Berreta is the woman bartender he mentions  The Gin Zen is the cocktail in the recipe art, photo: Gaia Menchicchi Dale DeGroff, who was...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of the Milano Files, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio speaks with Edoardo Nono, the owner of Rita , an epic cocktail bar in Milan's Navigli district. Follow Rita on Instagram here .  Links: American Bar: The Artistry of Mixing Drinks by German bartender Charles Schumann is the book that inspired Edoardo: Schumann's Amer...

Send us Fan Mail Jaclyn DeGiorgio is a food tour guide and food and travel writer based in Milan. For this week's Milano Minute mini-episode, Jaclyn discusses La Siciliana dal 1956 , a beloved historic pastry shop in Milan's Lambrate neighborhood.  If you're visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're in town, send her an email: jaclyndegiorgiofood...

Send us Fan Mail The aperitivo is one of Italy's most romanticized traditions, and Milan-based drinks writer and journalist Carlo Carnevale joins Jaclyn DeGiorgio to delve below the surface and discuss its history and significance, with a focus on its role in Milanese social culture. This is part two of two episodes. Follow Carlo's adventures fueled by cleverly crafted cocktails and then...

Send us Fan Mail In this mini-episode,  Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food and travel writer, discusses one of her Milan obsessions: the tarot-themed chocolate bars at Zàini Milano inspired by the Visconti-Sforza tarot.  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...

Send us Fan Mail The aperitivo is one of Italy's most romanticized traditions, and Milan-based drinks writer and journalist Carlo Carnevale joins Jaclyn DeGiorgio to delve below the surface and discuss its history and significance, with a focus on its role in Milanese social culture. This is part one of two episodes. Follow his adventures fueled with cleverly crafted cocktails and then some o...

Send us Fan Mail 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.  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 Jaclyn's blog: A...

Send us Fan Mail Milan-based Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a food tour guide and food writer, discusses a telltale sign of autumn in Milan: pan dei morti (bread of the dead), a baked sweet prepared in honor of All Souls 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 Jaclyn's...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in M...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Cl...