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In honor of All Souls Day (November 2), Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food writer, rereleases season 2 episode 3 of the Milano Files, which is dedicated to pan dei morti, or bread of the dead, a baked sweet treat prepared in honor of the holy day.

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Relevant Links
Jaclyn's blog post about where to find pan dei morti in Milan
Pan dei Morti Recipe from Cucchio d'Argento (It's in Italian, but I know it's reliable because it's a solid brand.)
Cook Corriere pan dei morti story
Monza Today pan dei morti story
Switzerland Patrimoine Culinaire
Quotidiano Nazionale All Souls Day story
Punti d'Incontro Pan dei Morti story
Ossa dei Morti recipe
Giallo Zafferano Fave dei Morti recipe 

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Jaclyn DeGiorgio, a Milan-based food tour guide and food writer, speaks with Lucrezia Bosone, the founder of Nema Creative, an agency in Milan that’s producing Natural Wines Oltrepò Urban Harvest, an event taking place in Milan on October 5th and 6th. 

Jaclyn's blog post about the event.

Jaclyn's story about Oltrepò Pavese Rieslings for SevenFifty Daily. 

Natural Wines Oltrepò Urban Harvest info:

• Website
• Tickets
• Instagram 
• Official website of Milano Certosa District 
• Castello di Stefanago (where the original event is  always held in Oltrepò )

The wine grapes typical of Oltrepo Pavese that Lucrezia mentioned are Barnarda (a red), Riesling, and Pinot noirIf you want to know more about this wine region in general, check out Oltrepò Pavese Wine Consortium 

The food trucks will be from:

• June Collective
• El Galactico
• Ape Cesare 

Spalla cotta is cooked pork shoulder charcuterie. 

Bitter is the superb restaurant in Piacenza mentioned, and the food items Lucrezia mentions are:

• Pisarei e faśö
• Giardeneria
• Mostarda 
• Cotechino with (potato) puree 

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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. 

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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:

• Lombardia Food   
• Buona Lombardia - the regione of Lombardia
• Linkiesta story about its history 
• The Food of Italy by Waverly Root 
• La Cucina Milanese by Fabiano Guatteri 
• Cook Corriere story 

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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:

• Salone del Mobile 
• La Conceria article recapping the event numbers 
• 6 AM Glass
• L'Appartamento by Artemest 
• Mosca Partners Variations 
• Wallpaper story about the Loro Piana and Dimore Studio activation 
• Alcova
• Elle Decor's L'Alchimica
• Plato Design at Alcova 
• Zarolat at Alcova 
• Studio Lugo Istanbul 
• Gonzalo Bascuñan
• Estudio Material

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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:

• Euroluce (Reggiani and ILTI Luce are their friends participating) 
• La Dolce Attesa by Paolo Sorrentino and Antonio Monda 
• La Trattoria by Bitossi Home at Sugo Milano 
• The Oasis of Happiness by Pangea 
• Fidenza Village 
• David Dulcini 
• Volumia Gallery in Piacenza 
• Alcova 
• Deoron
• 5 Vie at the Museum of Science and Technology 

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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:

• Salone del Mobile official site
• Fuori Salone official site 
• Fabscarte
• Artemest L'Appartamento 2025 
• Osteria Francescana 

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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:

• Munchies Italia 
• La Cucina Italiana
• Milano Today 
• Flour explanation 

Pizzerias

• Antica Pizzeria Fiorentina 
• Filante 

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Food tour guide and food writer Jaclyn DeGiorgio reflects on some recent meat-free eating in Milan. 

Places mentioned: 

• Fratelli Torcinelli
• Berberè
• Dongiò

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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:

• International Women's Day official website 
• La Mimosa di Adelmo 
• Cibo Today, History of Torta Mimosa 

Pastry shops mentioned: 

• Marchesi 1824
• Pasticceria Cucchi 
• Pasticceria Clivati 
• Panzera 
• Pavé
• Pasticceria Maratesana 

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