Explore every episode of the podcast The Milano Files
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Milan Design Week 2025 Recap | 22 avr. 2025 | 00:13:41 | |
For this episode, Milan-based food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses Salone del Mobile, Milano Design Week, and how she found herself amid an existential crisis during the event. Links to all the sources cited and brands and whatnot mentioned below:
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 | |||
| Pan Meino - A Milanese dolce typical (kinda) in honor of St. George | 22 avr. 2025 | 00:04:27 | |
Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food writer, discusses Pan Meino (or Pan de Mej), a cornmeal typical of Milan with a centuries-old history. Sources used for the episode:
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 | |||
| RIP Pope Francis | 22 avr. 2025 | 00:03:32 | |
Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food writer, steps outside her purview to remember Pope Francis, recounting what it was like to be at St. Peter's Square the night he was appointed Pope. 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 | |||
| Milan Design Week 2025 with Caterina Monda and Debrina Aliyah Part 2 | 03 avr. 2025 | 00:13:06 | |
Salone del Mobile (Milan Design Week) 2025 takes place from April 8 to 13. Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio speaks with Caterina Monda and Debrina Aliyah, founders of Metis PR, a Milan-based PR firm with several clients taking part in the occasion. This episode is part two of two, and they touch on some of their client happenings, other design week events and activations, our beloved Milan, and some design week survival tips. Relevant links:
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 | |||
| Milan Design Week 2025 with Caterina Monda and Debrina Aliyah Part 1 | 03 avr. 2025 | 00:14:53 | |
Salone del Mobile (Milan Design Week) 2025 takes place from April 8 to 13. Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio speaks with Caterina Monda and Debrina Aliyah, founders of Metis PR, a Milan-based PR firm with several clients taking part in the occasion. This episode is part one of two, and they touch on AI in design and some of their client happenings. Here are all the pertinent links to what's discussed in the episode:
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 | |||
| Pizza al Trancio - Milan's Typical Slice | 24 mars 2025 | 00:09:02 | |
Pizza is required eating in Italy, and for today’s episode, host Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food writer, discusses a style of pizza typical of the city: pizza al trancio milanese. Finding a great slice is a must when you're in town! Jaclyn's blog post rounding up some of the best pizzerias in Milan to try pizza al trancio milanese. Sources used for the episode:
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: Meatless in Milano for 40 Days | 14 mars 2025 | 00:01:48 | |
Food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio reflects on some recent meat-free eating in Milan. Places 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 | |||
| Torta Mimosa and International Women's Day | 10 mars 2025 | 00:05:20 | |
Milan-based food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses International Women's Day in Italy, its traditional sweet, and where to enjoy it in Milan. Sources used: Pastry shops 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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: Congrats Rita cocktail bar | 06 mars 2025 | 00:01:49 | |
Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide based in Milan, shares some exciting news about Rita cocktail bar, whose owner Edoardo Nono, was interviewed for the Milano Files earlier this season. 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 | |||
| Fat Saturday and Milan's Carnival Treats | 03 mars 2025 | 00:09:19 | |
Today Jaclyn, a food writer and food tour guide based in Milan, discusses the city's Carnival treats and why Milan celebrates "Sabato Grasso" or Fat Saturday instead of "Martedi grosso" or Fat Tuesday. You can find 20 great bakeries and shops in Milan to sample these carnival treats at this post on Jaclyn's blog, A Signorina in Milan. Sources used for the episode:
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: Idiom fun | 27 févr. 2025 | 00:01:27 | |
Milan-based food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio shares a Milanese riff on an Italian idiomatic expression. 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 | |||
| A Post-Festival Reflection on Sanremo's most undervalued and misunderstood song | 25 févr. 2025 | 00:09:04 | |
Milan-based Food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses a post-festival reflection on Sanremo's most undervalued and misunderstood song: Rkomi's Il Ritmo delle Cose (the Rhythm of Things). Pertinent links:
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: Sanremo fever still rising | 21 févr. 2025 | 00:01:47 | |
Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide, shares some of the latest news regarding the Sanremo 2025. Sources used for the episode: 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 | |||
| Sanremo 2025 festival recap | 19 févr. 2025 | 00:15:34 | |
Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses the 2025 edition of one of her favorite Italian traditions: the Sanremo Italian Song Festival. Sources used for the article:
Festival songs she added to her running playlist:
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: The 2025 Sanremo Festival so far | 13 févr. 2025 | 00:02:23 | |
For this week's Milano Minute, host Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses her thoughts on the Sanremo Italian Song Festival so far. 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 | |||
| The Sanremo Italian Song Festival 2025 | 10 févr. 2025 | 00:15:57 | |
Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio veers fuori strada from her usual purview to discuss one of Italy's most cherished pop culture traditions: the Sanremo Italian Song Festival. As the contentverse is saturated with "Italysplaining" and "how to be Italian" tips by self-styled authorities, she wanted to talk about an occasion that's super special to the Italians. Links below to the sources used for and/or cited in the episode:
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: A tradition in honor of San Biagio | 30 janv. 2025 | 00:02:33 | |
Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide, discusses a very Milanese tradition in honor of the feast day of San Biagio (Saint Blaise), which takes place on February 3d. 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 | |||
| Milan's Chinatown in honor of Chinese New Year | 26 janv. 2025 | 00:06:37 | |
Food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses Chinese New Year in Milan's Chinatown, the history of Italy's largest and oldest Chinese community, and why you should eat Chinese food in Milan.
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: For the love of Milan | 23 janv. 2025 | 00:02:33 | |
Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food writer and food tour guide, makes a case for why you should consider Milan a top food destination. 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 | |||
| Alessandro Fanfani, bar supervisor at the Bvlgari Hotel Pt 2: aperitivo eats, his favorite drink, and imbibing in Milan | 20 janv. 2025 | 00:11:44 | |
Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio chats with Alessandro Fanfani, the bar supervisor of the Bvlgari Hotel in Milan. Relevant links:
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: AC Milan's anticlimactic return to the league | 16 janv. 2025 | 00:01:49 | |
Milan-based food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio continues to veer off course from food to discuss A.C. Milan's anticlimactic return to the league after its Supercoppa victory. For further reading, check out the following sites: 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 | |||
| Alessandro Fanfani, bar supervisor at the Bvlgari Hotel Pt 1: the road to Milan, cinema-inspired cocktails, and the competition circuit | 13 janv. 2025 | 00:16:07 | |
Host Jaclyn DeGiorgio chats with Alessandro Fanfani, the bar supervisor of the Bvlgari Hotel in Milan. Relevant links:
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: The Supercoppa | 08 janv. 2025 | 00:01:55 | |
Milan-based food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio discusses A.C. Milan's victory in the Italian Supercoppa tournament. For further reading, check out the following sites: 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 | |||
| Rerelease: True crime panettone - fraud and narcotics concealment | 02 janv. 2025 | 00:08:22 | |
As the holiday season is still underway in Italy, host Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food writer, thought she'd keep with the seasonal theme and release an episode from season one that delves into some panettone-related legal shenanigans.
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: AC Milan shake-up | 01 janv. 2025 | 00:01:55 | |
Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio veers off course from food to discuss a shake-up at her beloved AC Milan. 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 | |||
| Rerelease - For the love of panettone with Nicola Olivieri | 26 déc. 2024 | 00:21:20 | |
In honor of the Christmas season, Milan-based food writer and food tour guide Jaclyn DeGiorgio has decided to rerelease her panettone-themed episode from two years ago (season 1, episode 2), which includes an interview with Nicola Olivieri of Olivieri 1882. Show notes below. Sources for the episode/items mentioned:
Panettone competitions and events
Other:
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 | |||
| A (Christmasy) Milano Minute: Panettone Gastronomico | 24 déc. 2024 | 00:01:57 | |
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.
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 | |||
| Aspic, the unlikely Milanese Christmas table staple | 19 déc. 2024 | 00:04:50 | |
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 and design (and even food!), these old-school preparations have always been in vogue. 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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: Bad News for Smokers | 18 déc. 2024 | 00:01:52 | |
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. 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 | |||
| Re-release - The Barbajada, the elusive Milanese hot chocolate drink | 13 déc. 2024 | 00:06:19 | |
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. 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 | |||
| A Milano Minute : A cozy must-eat to combat the cold | 11 déc. 2024 | 00:01:53 | |
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 satiating during the cold weather months. 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 | |||
| Cinepanettone - Italy's farcical Christmas comedies | 06 déc. 2024 | 00:05:44 | |
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.
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: Corso Lodi's winter wonderland | 04 déc. 2024 | 00:01:39 | |
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. 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 | |||
| Edoardo Nono of Rita cocktail bar part 4: growth, new horizons, and good old Milano | 29 nov. 2024 | 00:16:46 | |
Edoardo's picks for what to do in Milan"
Restaurants: Cover photo: Jasper Jamaican cocktail from Rita's Tiki Room, photo: Gaia Menchicchi 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 | |||
| Edoardo Nono of Rita cocktail bar part 3: il pirla, the aperitivo, turning twenty, and artisanship | 29 nov. 2024 | 00:13:51 | |
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 | |||
| A Milano Minute: (Italian) Tennis is so hot right now | 27 nov. 2024 | 00:02:41 | |
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! 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 | |||
| Edoardo Nono of Rita cocktail bar part 2: brainstorming, the nineties, and a return to tradition | 22 nov. 2024 | 00:15:18 | |
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. Follow Rita on Instagram here.
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 | |||
| Edoardo Nono of Rita cocktail bar part 1: staying power, Italian and American bars, and the Navigli | 22 nov. 2024 | 00:16:22 | |
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. Follow Rita on Instagram here.
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 | |||
| Weekly Milano Minute: La Siciliana dal 1956 | 20 nov. 2024 | 00:01:59 | |
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 in Milan's Lambrate neighborhood. 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 | |||
| The Italian Aperitivo with Carlo Carnevale part 2: sipping and reminiscing | 15 nov. 2024 | 00:18:04 | |
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.
Carlo's Milan drink picks:
xxx 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 | |||
| Weekly Milano Minute: Zàini Milano's Tarot-Inspired Chocolate Bars | 13 nov. 2024 | 00:01:58 | |
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 inspired by the Visconti-Sforza tarot. 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 | |||
| The Italian aperitivo with Carlo Carnevale part 1: evolution and retrograde | 08 nov. 2024 | 00:19:01 | |
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 one of two episodes. Follow his adventures fueled with cleverly crafted cocktails and then some on Instagram.
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 | |||
| Weekly Milano Minute: The 2024 Italian Michelin Guide | 06 nov. 2024 | 00:01:51 | |
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 Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're in town, send her an email: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@gmail.com | |||
| All Souls Day Special: Milanese Bread of the Dead | 01 nov. 2024 | 00:05:04 | |
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). xxx 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 | |||
| New(ish) in Milan | 25 oct. 2024 | 00:10:42 | |
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 visiting Milan and would like to book a food tour with Jaclyn when you're in town, send her an email: jaclyndegiorgiofoodtours@gmail.com | |||
| Milan Design Week 2024 Recap | 25 oct. 2024 | 00:10:59 | |
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. Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia - Michelin-starred restaurant whose chefs cooked for Trattoria alla Vista 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 | |||
| Design Week recap and reflecting on The Milano Files Season One | 05 mai 2023 | 00:06:19 | |
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!
Jaclyn's Instagram: @jaclyndegiorgio 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 | |||
| Bonus Episode: Pondering Calabria with Roberta Abate | 28 avr. 2023 | 00:07:16 | |
Jaclyn DeGiorgio shares a clip from her interview with food journalist Roberta Abate that didn't make the cut for the final interview. Jaclyn's Porta Romana dining guide 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 | |||
| Pizza Culture with Simone Lombardi and Giovanni Mineo of Crosta Part 2 | 21 avr. 2023 | 00:14:38 | |
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. Here's the link. )
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 | |||
| Italian Design and Salone del Mobile with Caterina Monda | 14 avr. 2023 | 00:34:04 | |
Jaclyn speaks with Caterina Monda, co-founder of Metis PR, a Milan-based PR firm representing clients in the design industry. They chat about the meaning of "Made in Italy", what to expect during Design Week, and the allure of their adopted city, among other topics.
Design Week-related stuff
Caterina's Milano 5 (plus 2) :
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 | |||