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
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.
- 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:
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
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