Milan Eats

Traveling through Milan was a fascinating and fattening adventure. Because everything tasted is worth photographing and everything photographed is worth sharing, it only seems appropriate to create an homage to those less fortunate foods that didn't get their own blog post. 
So without further adieu, the fruits of my hunger:

From a bakery in the galleria next to the Duomo,

Un connolo

One of the many instances when my Spanish did not help with my Italian:

Ciocolatta con panna

A rich Italian twist on hot chocolate, made with hot cream, panna; not to be confused with chocolate bread, pane cioccolato. Rookie mistake.

La Rinascente, Milano

Little butter cookies, espresso, hot chocolate, and croissants filled with cream and jam on the rooftop cafe  of La Rinascente, a high-end Italian department store.

Nutella and white chocolate crepe

A crêpe filled with nutella and white chocolate, dusted with powdered sugar, and cut into little squares to slow me down as I attack.

The pathetic pasta collection on the Navigli canals: after an immense build-up over finally getting to eat our first bowl of Italian pasta, these dishes proved to be just fair.

Paparadelle with mushrooms

Spinach and cheese tortelloni

Tagliatelle bolognese

Potato gnocchi

Nutella pizza

After being turned away from a private party in an underground bar, this exotic beauty was waiting for me around the corner. After trying this pizza dough, lightly baked in the oven, with a forked-on layer of nutella, I soon forgot my woes.

Three-cheese pizza

The famous three-cheese pizza from the Corso Como area. The ingredients were so fresh that they slipped and dripped off each slice with each failed attempt to pick up the steaming, rich goodness, leading me to believe that immortals ran the kitchen...

Linguini with clams

...and the linguini with clams that invalidated these suspicions. The ingredients were simple, pure and defined. As the pasta was tossed in a little parsley and a lot of olive oil, there was nothing particularly surprising or thrilling about this dish.

Ice Bound Gelateria

The all-in-one gelateria and bar. Say goodbye to first-date post-dinner decision limbos. If she wants ice cream while you're in need of another drink, Ice Bound caters to both; and, because of its prime location, you can enjoy your treats while people-watching on the bustling Corso Como streets.


Ok, you've been admirably patient. Now you can go grab some food.