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.
Episodes
43 episodes
A (Christmasy) Milano Minute: Panettone Gastronomico
Milan-based food tour guide and food and travel writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses a Milanese Christmas party staple: panettone gastronomico, a savory take on the beloved Christmas sweet. Pertinent links:Jaclyn's
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:57
Aspic, the unlikely Milanese Christmas table staple
In honor of Christmas looming just around the corner, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses an unlikely Milanese Christmas table staple: aspic and gelatins. Though Milana is a city at the forefront of fashion an...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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4:50
A Milano Minute: Bad News for Smokers
For today's Milano Minute, food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses a new law going into effect on January 1, 2025 that means bad news for smokers. Episode source:
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:52
Re-release - The Barbajada, the elusive Milanese hot chocolate drink
In honor of the wintry weather, Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a food tour guide based in Milan, has decided to re-release the season one episode about the Barbajada, a coffee and hot chocolate drink created in Milan that has De.Co. status. Here's a...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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6:19
A Milano Minute : A cozy must-eat to combat the cold
Jaclyn dishes on a dish she had at Stadera Gastronomia Contemporanea, chef Aldo Ritrovato's part-gastronomia, part-restaurant in the Crocetta neighborhood. The pasta, patate e provola is ever so cozy and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:53
Cinepanettone - Italy's farcical Christmas comedies
In honor of the holiday season (and Milan's beloved leavened treat!), Jaclyn discusses a quirky Italian holiday film form: Cinepanettone. These offbeat comedies date back to the 1980s.Sources used for the episode: <...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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5:44
A Milano Minute: Corso Lodi's winter wonderland
Milan-based food tour guide and food and travel writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio shares a lovely shop for your holiday paper goods, but not only at Corso Lodi 74 owned by Silvia Mangano. Contact info below. +39 3386216968www.calam...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:39
Edoardo Nono of Rita cocktail bar part 4: growth, new horizons, and good old Milano
On today's episode of the Milano Files, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio continues her conversation with Edoardo Nono, the owner of Rita, an epic cocktail bar in Milan...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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16:46
Edoardo Nono of Rita cocktail bar part 3: il pirla, the aperitivo, turning twenty, and artisanship
On today's episode of the Milano Files, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio continues her conversation with Edoardo Nono, the owner of Rita, an epic cocktail bar in Milan...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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13:51
A Milano Minute: (Italian) Tennis is so hot right now
Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide, veers fuori strada (off course) from her usual food coverage to talk about what's arguably the most in-vogue sport in Italy right now: tennis!
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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2:41
Edoardo Nono of Rita cocktail bar part 2: brainstorming, the nineties, and a return to tradition
On today's episode of the Milano Files, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio speaks with Edoardo Nono, the owner of Rita, an epic cocktail bar in Milan's Navigli district. Fol...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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15:18
Edoardo Nono of Rita cocktail bar part 1: staying power, Italian and American bars, and the Navigli
On today's episode of the Milano Files, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio speaks with Edoardo Nono, the owner of Rita, an epic cocktail bar in Milan's Navigli district. Fol...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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16:22
Weekly Milano Minute: La Siciliana dal 1956
Jaclyn DeGiorgio is a food tour guide and food and travel writer based in Milan. For this week's Milano Minute mini-episode, Jaclyn discusses La Siciliana dal 1956, a beloved historic pastry shop...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:59
The Italian Aperitivo with Carlo Carnevale part 2: sipping and reminiscing
The aperitivo is one of Italy's most romanticized traditions, and Milan-based drinks writer and journalist Carlo Carnevale joins Jaclyn DeGiorgio to delve below the surface and discuss its history and significance, with a focus on its role in M...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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18:04
Weekly Milano Minute: Zàini Milano's Tarot-Inspired Chocolate Bars
In this mini-episode, Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food and travel writer, discusses one of her Milan obsessions: the tarot-themed chocolate bars at Zàini Milano inspire...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:58
The Italian aperitivo with Carlo Carnevale part 1: evolution and retrograde
The aperitivo is one of Italy's most romanticized traditions, and Milan-based drinks writer and journalist Carlo Carnevale joins Jaclyn DeGiorgio to delve below the surface and discuss its history and significance, with a focus on its role in M...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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19:01
Weekly Milano Minute: The 2024 Italian Michelin Guide
In this mini-episode, Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food and travel writer, discusses the 2024 Italian Michelin guide and recaps the new starred restaurants in Milan and Lombardia. If you're visiting Mi...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:51
All Souls Day Special: Milanese Bread of the Dead
Milan-based Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a food tour guide and food writer, discusses a telltale sign of autumn in Milan: pan dei morti (bread of the dead), a baked sweat prepared in honor of All Soul's Day (November 2nd). If you're visiting...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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5:04
New(ish) in Milan
Jaclyn DeGiorgio is a food writer and food tour guide based in Milan. Here she shares an overview of Milan's dining scene, focusing on what's new since she wrapped the first season of The Milano Files. If you're heading to town and you'...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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10:42
Milan Design Week 2024 Recap
Jaclyn DeGiorgio kicks off season two of The Milano Files by coming full circle from where she ended season one: with her thoughts on Milan Design Week, which took place last spring. If you're visiting Milan and would like to book a foo...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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10:59
Design Week recap and reflecting on The Milano Files 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