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The Milano Files
The Milano Files champions the food, wine, beverage, and lifestyle culture of Milan - home to Italy's most electric food scene. Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio is a food tour guide as well as a food, wine, and travel writer who's watched the city's food scene evolve 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.
Episodes
23 episodes
Design Week recap and reflecting on The Milanophiles Season One
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!&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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6:19
Bonus Episode: Pondering Calabria with Roberta Abate
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:
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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7:16
Pizza Culture with Simone Lombardi and Giovanni Mineo of Crosta Part 2
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.
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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14:38
Italian Design and Salone del Mobile with Caterina Monda
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 We...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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34:04
Bonus Episode: Italian Easter sweets with Marcello Rapisardi
Marcello Rapisardi of Pasticceria e Dessert in Milan joins Jaclyn for a bonus episode to discuss Italian Easter sweets. Relevant links:
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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13:27
Carbonara pralines and more with pastry chef Marcello Rapisardi
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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26:50
Pizza Culture with Simone Lombardi and Giovanni Mineo of Crosta Part 1
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 whethe...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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21:17
For the love of cardoons
As cardoon season is winding down, Jaclyn discusses the elusive artichoke thistle and also shares some versions she had in Milan recently.
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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4:14
The verdict on Starbucks' olive-oil infused coffee drinks
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 -
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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5:22
For the love of mondeghili (Milanese meatballs)
Jaclyn discusses a must-eat when visiting Milan: mondeghili (Milanese meatballs). Sources used for the episode:Cont...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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5:43
Mini episode: Starbucks update
This week Jaclyn DeGiorgio follows-up on last week's episode with a brief update Starbucks' new Oleato line.
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:17
Starbucks in Italy: to drink or not to drink?
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:
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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12:08
Sanremo Festival 2023 recap
The Sanremo Festival came and went, so Jaclyn has decided to dedicate this brief episode of The Milanophiles to her thoughts on the occasion, which plays an integral part in Italy’s contemporary lifestyle culture.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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7:50
All about the Sanremo Italian Song Festival
For this episode of The Milanophiles, Jaclyn DeGiorgio veers fuori strada, or off course, to discuss one of her favorite annual occasions: the Sanremo Italian Song Festival, whose 73rd edition takes place from February 7 - 11, 20...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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14:43
All about Pastamadre restaurant with Francesco Costanzo
Pastamadre restaurant is a must-visit when you're in Milan. Today, Jaclyn speaks to chef Francesco Costanzo about his beloved restaurant in the Porta Romana district.The natural wines Fr...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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22:34
Natural wine in Milan with Alessandro Ambrosi
Many people don't know that Milan has a prolific natural wine scene, one that's on par with its counterparts in big European cities like Paris, London, and Barcelona. She speaks with Alessandro Ambrosi, the owner of an enoteca called
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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25:56
Contemporary Milanese Cuisine with Cesare Battisti and Gabriele Zanatta
Warning: as I mention in the beginning of the episode, there was a problem with my mic, so my voice sounds a bit faint at parts, but you can hear my guests perfectly: chef Cesare Battisti of the restaurant
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:08
The Barbajada: the elusive Milanese hot chocolate
Since it's winter, Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses the Barbajada, the historic Milanese hot chocolate that's few and far between these days.Sources
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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5:54
True crime panettone: fraud and narcotics concealment
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 DeGiorgio discusses in the episode. Warning: she's rather upset ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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7:46
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2022 Milan dining highlights
Food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses some of her top dining experiences in Milan from the past year. Just to clarify, the list is by no means exhaustive as she set specific criteria for this episode: restaurants she either visited for the fir...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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17:34
For the love of panettone with Nicola Olivieri of Olivieri 1882
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 industrial versions. Indeed, these sub-par it...
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20:54
Pondering Milan with Roberta Abate
Jaclyn DeGiorgio chats with Roberta Abate, a food journalist who has presided over the city’s food scene for the last decade from a couple of prominent editorial positions: editor of FineDiningLovers.it and editor-in-chief of Munchies It...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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33:21