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, 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.
The Milano Files
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 Francesco mentions:
- Tanca Nica, Pantelleria island
- Arianna Occhipinti, Vittoria (Sicily)
- La Stoppa, Emilia-Romagna
- Nino Barraco, Marsala
- Manfredi Franco, Marsala
What to see in Milan
- Architecture from the late 19th to early 20th century
- Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper
Francesco's restaurant recs:
Women chefs from his "Burrocracy" series co-founded with Aurora Zancanaro of Le Polveri bakery and Gianni Tratzi of Mezzatazza Coffee Consulting.
- Chiara Pavan, Venissa, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Venice
- Chiara Barla, Apotek57, Copenhagen
- Lucia Gaspari, former chef of Røst in Milan
- Sarah Cicolini, SantoPalato, Rome