They present themselves like this: “We wanted a nice place in Milan. We opened it in via Paolo Sarpi 10 (but then we got the civic number wrong)”. These...

Those who know me know this: for me the only pizza is the Margherita (cheese pizza). Before ordering I always carefully read through the menu, curious about the different...

A great opportunity to meet up. Perfect for a social drink, like a Martini. I know, unfortunately there is no resemblance, but it still makes me feel slightly James Bond. I enter corso Venezia...

My little corner of peace here in Milan is called Di Viole di Liquirizia (licorice violets). A name that brings dreamy images to mind almost fairytale like. Actually when you step...

I have a best friend and she’s called Sissi.  And she is the owner, along with her fun and exuberant Senegalese husband Zig, of the renowned Pasticceria Sissi of piazza Risorgimento. The...

“Good morning, my name is Lorenzo, and I would like to reserve a table for four at 9:00 at “Da Noi In” Restaurant. What chairs have you got?” No,...

“We all agree, it’s a small world, but Milan really is a grand Milan!”. Also, or perhaps especially, when you discover that in Milan there are corners that look like...

There are three things particularly difficult to do in Milan: book a nice restaurant with a garden, book a good, traditional italian restaurant, find a girlfriend. Well, Flawless Milan has...

Al Fresco is located in Via Savona and, as the sign says it is “a place where people and cuisine meet”. Created by the two owners, Ferdinando Ferdinandi – in...

Along Corso Garibaldi, a few blocks away from Brera, is one of the most ancient and fascinating corners of Milan, San Simpliciano Plaza. You step into it and you almost...

You don’t just happen to go the the Erba Brusca. It is a restaurant with a vegetable garden at the end of Naviglio Pavese, down towards the suburbs that most don’t really...