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The Milano Files champions the food, wine, beverage, and lifestyle culture of Milan - home to Italy's most electric food scene. Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio, who considers herself Milan's cheerleader-in-chief, is a food tour guide as well as a food, wine, and travel writer who's lived in the Lombard capital for over a decade. The fiercest champion for her adopted city and its surroundings you'll ever meet, Jaclyn celebrates Milan's, and most of Northern Italy's, overlooked, though no less noteworthy allure--especially on the food front.
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Send us a text Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide based in Milan, shares some exciting news about Rita cocktail bar, whose owner Edoardo Nono, was interviewed for the Milano Files earlier this season. Rita named a World's 50 Best Discovery Rita's websiteIf 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Mila...
Send us a text Today Jaclyn, a food writer and food tour guide based in Milan, discusses the city's Carnival treats and why Milan celebrates "Sabato Grasso" or Fat Saturday instead of "Martedi grosso" or Fat Tuesday. You can find 20 great bakeries and shops in Milan to sample these carnival treats at this post on Jaclyn's blog, A Signorina in Milan. Sources used for the episode: Sky News article about Carnevale Amborsiano 2025Milano Today Carnival 2025 events Gambero Rosso story a...
Send us a text Milan-based food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio shares a Milanese riff on an Italian idiomatic expression. Details on the idiom Gino D'Acamp video 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. The Milano Files Instagram The Milano Files Yo...
Send us a text Milan-based Food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses a post-festival reflection on Sanremo's most undervalued and misunderstood song: Rkomi's Il Ritmo delle Cose (the Rhythm of Things). Pertinent links: Saturday Night Live skit referenced Eurovision update Current FIMI Music Chart Il Ritmo delle Cose video Il Ritmo delle Cose text Screen Zen app If you're visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when y...
Send us a text Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide, shares some of the latest news regarding the Sanremo 2025. Sources used for the episode: Il Sole 24La 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. The Milano Files Instagram The Mil...
Send us a text Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses the 2025 edition of one of her favorite Italian traditions: the Sanremo Italian Song Festival. Sources used for the article: Sanremo 2025 final restultsRolling Stone Italia festival pagellaRolling Stone Italia article citedStory about Edoardo Bove from the Athletic The Jackal's YouTube pageThe Jackal video: Fru's Mission Festival songs she added to her running playlist: Rose Villain – “Fuori...
Send us a text For this week's Milano Minute, host Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses her thoughts on the Sanremo Italian Song Festival so far. 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. The Milano Files Instagram The Milano Files YouTube Channel
Send us a text Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio veers fuori strada from her usual purview to discuss one of Italy's most cherished pop culture traditions: the Sanremo Italian Song Festival. As the contentverse is saturated with "Italysplaining" and "how to be Italian" tips by self-styled authorities, she wanted to talk about an occasion that's super special to the Italians. Links below to the sources used for and/or cited in the episode: Sky Italia broa...
Send us a text Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide, discusses a very Milanese tradition in honor of the feast day of San Biagio (Saint Blaise), which takes place on February 3d. Sources used for the episode: Milano TodayLombardia Comune Milano Weekend Gambero RossoIf 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 Jaclyn's blog: A S...
Send us a text Food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses Chinese New Year in Milan's Chinatown, the history of Italy's largest and oldest Chinese community, and why you should eat Chinese food in Milan. Sources consulted for the episode: Urban File Elle Decor ItaliaCine in Italia Yes MilanoStatista chart about foreigners in Milan Facebook photo of La Pagoda Oren Chinese restaurant websiteCorriere della Sera interview with Alessandro Cheung, the owne...
Send us a text Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide, makes a case for why you should consider Milan a top food destination. 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. The Milano Files Instagram The Milano Files YouTube Channel
Send us a text Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio chats with Alessandro Fanfani, the bar supervisor of the Bvlgari Hotel in Milan. Five of his favorite cocktail bars in Milan: CamparinoMandarin GardenBarba Mag CafeCeresio 7 Relevant links: The Bvlgari Bar's current cocktail list and current bar menuThe Bvlgari GardenNiko Romito's Casadonna restaurant in Abruzzo Campari Shakerato is his favorite cocktail Alessandro’s Instagram Jaclyn's InstagramJaclyn's YouTube If you're visit...
Send us a text Milan-based food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio continues to veer off course from food to discuss A.C. Milan's anticlimactic return to the league after its Supercoppa victory. 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: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@gmail.com Jaclyn's Instagr...
Send us a text 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 recipeMontenegro competition Jaclyn's InstagramJaclyn's YouTube If you're visiting M...
Send us a text 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 MilanLa Gazzetta dello SportCorriere dello Sport The AthleticIf 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to ...
Send us a text 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's signature leavened delight garnered some aberrant attention, which food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgi...
Send us a text 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 MilanLa Gazzetta dello SportCorriere dello SportIf 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsl...
Send us a text 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 tasted good panettone, true panettone–you most likely have only had the preservative-packed ...
Send us a text 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 feedThe Milano Files InstagramThe Milano Files YouTube ChannelIf you're visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're in town, send her an email: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@...
Send us a text 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 she wrote for U.S.A. Today last year on the topic as well as a post from her blog. If you're ...
Send us a text 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. The Milano Files Inst...
Send us a text 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 especially thankful to Pavé, in particular Nadia, for letting her take a video of the preparation.&nbs...
Send us a text 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, send her an email: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@gmail.com Jaclyn's Instagram Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Cli...
Send us a text 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 watchIl Foglio - Aridatece il cinepanettone NPC Magazine - The True Story of Cinepanettone - the Italian comfort movie I Sorrisi's round-up of the best Christian De Sica cinepanettone movies&nbs...
Send us a text 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: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@gmail.com Jaclyn's Instagram Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here t...
Send us a text 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 Milanese dialect for "pastry chef (or cookie maker) do your job" - more about the phrase here Offelle are a type of cookie t...
Send us a text 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," which means "rotating/turning on himself," is the phrase that inspired the Il Pirla cocktail ...
Send us a text 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's Instagram Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. The Milano...
Send us a text 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 MenchicchiDale DeGroff, who was bartending at the Waldorf Astoria, is nicknamed the Cocktail King. Jerry Thomas bookDavid Embury...
Send us a text 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 American Bar is his bar in Munich. Riva website Wikipedia page for Gilda nightclub in Rome, which closed...
Send us a text 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: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@gmail.com Jaclyn's Instagram Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsle...
Send us a text 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 some on Instagram. Relevant links Amaro Ramazzoti is the brand with the Milano da Bere slogan The Taac...
Send us a text 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter If you're...
Send us a text 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 on Instagram. If you're visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're ...
Send us a text 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 Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter Episode art: The spring onion spa...
Send us a text 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 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter Relevant Links Jaclyn's blog ...
Send us a text 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 Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. New trattorias/bistrots: Trattoria Sincera Via Stampa ...
Send us a text 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 Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. Relevant episode links: Salone del Mobile Salone del Mobile re...
Send us a text 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 GiladGoogle's Shaped by Water Dior by Starck Porro Romby armchairJaclyn's Instagram: @jaclyndegiorgio Jaclyn's blog: A...
Send us a text 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'AcinoA VitaJaclyn's Porta Romana dining guide 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. The Milan...
Send us a text 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 websiteCrosta's InstagramS...
Send us a text 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...
Send us a text Marcello Rapisardi of Pasticceria e Dessert in Milan joins Jaclyn for a bonus episode to discuss Italian Easter sweets. Relevant links: Colomba History and Origins (it's in Italian so you might have to run it through a translator) Pastiera Wikipedia pageUovo di Pasqua Pasticceria e Dessert Instagram - I encourage you to check this out to see Marcello's beautiful versions of the Easter sweets Marcello Rapisardi Instagram Jaclyn's blog post about...
Send us a text Today Jaclyn speaks with pastry chef Marcello Rapisardi of Pasticerria e Dessert, a whimsical pastry shop in Milan where the offerings include a mind-blowing carbonara praline and other unexpected sweets nestled alongside the classics. We speak about his time working for chefs like Heston Blumenthal and Moreno Cedroni, his philosophy, his approach to pastry, and more. Links to anything referenced in the show: Pasticceria e DessertMarcello's InstagramPasticceria e D...
Send us a text Jaclyn DeGiorgio speaks with pizza and bread extraordinaires Simone Lombardi and Giovanni Mineo of Crosta, one of Milan's best pizzerias and bakeries. Here's part 1 of their conversation. They discuss whether or not there's a Milanese pizza, the history of pizza, Crosta itself, and more. Spoiler alert: In part two (coming next week), we dispel two myths about Italy. Crosta opened in 2018 and in 2020, they opened Crosta Lab where they sell Pizza al Portafoglio (wallet p...
Send us a text As cardoon season is winding down, Jaclyn discusses the elusive artichoke thistle and also shares some versions she had in Milan recently. Il Giornale del Cibo article about why the cardo Gobbo is named as suchSlow Food Foundation's page dedicated to the Cardo Gobbo di Nizza MonferratoNizza Monferrato Wikipedia pageJaclyn's blog post about Via Melzo in Milan Masterclass guide to cooking cardoons Further reading: Smithsonian Magazine "What the Heck do I do with...
Send us a text Jaclyn DeGiorgio has tried all five of the Starbucks drinks from the Oleato line--those infused with extra-virgin olive oil and she shares her thoughts. Sources: Starbucks - The story behind Starbucks' new coffee ritual Starbucks - Introducing the OleatoJaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan 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 Jaclyn's blo...
Send us a text Jaclyn discusses a must-eat when visiting Milan: mondeghili (Milanese meatballs). Sources used for the episode: Contemporary Milanese Cooking by Cesare Battisti and Gabriele Zannata Divinia.com Cucina Regionale Italiana WikipediaRestaurants to try them RatanàRøstFrangente Trattoria del Nuovo MacelloRisoelattePeckAntica Trattoria della PesaAl GarghetThe recipe for chef Cesare Battisti's mondeghili at Ratana from Sfiosizo.it If you're visiti...
Send us a text This week Jaclyn DeGiorgio follows-up on last week's episode with a brief update Starbucks' new Oleato line. 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 Jaclyn's blog: A Signorina in Milan Click here to sign up for Jaclyn's newsletter. The Milano Files Instagram The Milano Files YouTube Channel
Send us a text Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses Starbucks in Italy, her fondness for the coffee titan, and her thoughts on the new Oleato olive-oil range of beverages that debuted in Italy this week. Sources for the episode: Reuters article on unemployment in ItalyEuro News article on unemployment in ItalyMacrotrends stats on Italy's unemployment rateWSJ article reporting on how the pandemic pushed women out of work in ItalyLa Repubblica's article reporting on how the pandemic pushed women o...
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