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
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 Milanese social culture. This is part two of two episodes. Follow Carlo's adventures fueled by cleverly crafted cocktails and then some on Instagram.
Relevant links
- Amaro Ramazzoti is the brand with the Milano da Bere slogan
- The Taac video that Jaclyn mentions
- The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks by David Embury
- The actor Carlo refers to is Emma D'Arcy from Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon, and here's a clip of the interview.
Aperitivo cocktails mentioned:
- Milano Torino
- The Americano
- Negroni (created by Fosco Scarselli)
- The Boulevardier
- Negroni Sbagliato
Carlo's Milan drink picks:
- Negroni at Camparino
- Bloody Mary at Lacerba
- Americano at Rita's Tiki Room
- Negroni Sbagliato at Bar Basso
- Absinthe martini and oyster martini at Norah Was Drunk
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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
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