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.
The Milano Files
For the love of cardoons
March 24, 2023
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Jaclyn DeGiorgio
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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 such
- Slow Food Foundation's page dedicated to the Cardo Gobbo di Nizza Monferrato
- Nizza Monferrato Wikipedia page
- Jaclyn's blog post about Via Melzo in Milan
- Masterclass guide to cooking cardoons
- Further reading: Smithsonian Magazine "What the Heck do I do with a Cardoon?"
Milan restaurants mentioned: