5 special places in Milan – Italian Cuisine

5 special places in Milan


Precious dishes, marble backgrounds, colored walls, pastel palettes and (above all) definitely delicious desserts are the basic elements for a social release. We have chosen 5 special places for you in Milan where you can have an Instagram-proof breakfast

"In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes" predicts Andy Warhol in the late sixties. The advent of social media in the new millennium gives him full reason. In the era of #foodporn, or the almost spasmodic search to photograph food to be eaten with the eyes, breakfast is a perfect moment for new instagrammatic shots. Precious dishes, marble backgrounds, colored walls, pastel palettes and decidedly delicious desserts are the basic ingredients for the perfect post, without forgetting the hashtag community correct: from #instagood to #foodie (hashtag community, here you find over 100). We have chosen for you 5 special places in Milan where you can have an Instagram-proof breakfast for locations and menus.

Gelsomina pastry

Within a few months, the Pasticceria Gelsomina has conquered the heart and palate of the Milanese thanks to his location in the Repubblica area perfectly total white and (above all) to his sweets with the perfumes of Southern Italy. In a side street of Viale Tunisia, like a hidden treasure chest, the Pasticceria Gelsomina welcomes you at the entrance with an infinite sweets counter and then let you choose your location among beautiful vases of prickly pears that give color and warmth to the environment. The attention to detail is strong: from the tables and chairs handcrafted by an Orvieto blacksmith on the floor of cement and hand-painted ceramic tiles of Vietri, up to the romantic style dishes recovered in vintage markets. It is defined contemporary pastry and it is actually the best definition that could be given to this special place that gives emotions and joy through hubris to the chubby cream, delicious pistachio croissants (probably the best in the city), tasty stuffed cannoli and much more. After all, the skilful hand is of the pastry chef Marco Spera, who comes from the restaurant of Filippo La Mantia. Not only desserts: also arancini, panelle, busiata, orecchiette and meatballs for a different lunch. Perfect light and marble background for your shots of inviting dishes for a rain like!

Bar Luce

If you love Grand Hotel Budapest and its pastel colors or you are nostalgic clinging to the beautiful of yesteryear, the Bar Luce is for you, and for your Instagram profile. At the entrance of Via Orobia of the Prada Foundation, the Bar Luce recreates the atmosphere of a typical old Milan coffee according to the brilliant interpretation of Wes Anderson, who so imagined it: «(…) was meant to be 'lived', it should have many comfortable places to sit down to talk, read, eat, drink … I think it would be a great set, but also a beautiful place to write a film. I tried to shape a place where I'd like to spend my 'non-cinematographic' afternoons". The chairs, the ant furniture, the floor, the veneered wood panels that cover the walls and the color range recall the popular culture and aesthetics of Italy in the Fifties and Sixties, to which Anderson has already inspired for the short film Cavalcanti Castle (2013). Among the other iconographic sources there are two masterpieces of Italian Neorealism, both set in Milan: Miracle in Milan (1951) by Vittorio De Sica e Rocco and his brothers (1960) by Luchino Visconti. While enjoying a breakfast of cappuccino and cornet signed Marchesi in front of the beautiful coffee machine and showcase of bitters and distillates, it will be impossible to resist a snap of jukebox or pinballs immersed in glass jars overflowing with candies for your profile Instagram.

Crazy Cat Café

Not far from the Central Station, in via Napo Torriani 5, there is the first and only one Cat Café of Lombardy, inspired by the intimate atmosphere of the Japanese neko cafés, where the absolute masters are the nine cats that live inside the room. Blondie, Bowie, Elton and other furry friends will keep you company while you sip a delicious Catpuccino (filter coffee, hot milk whipped with aroma of your choice between chocolate, homemade caramel, hazelnut, cinnamon, amaretto) and enjoy an excellent New York Cheesecake with berries sauce. With the thoughtful recommendation not to use the flash, the cats will be protagonists of your shots on colored backgrounds or next to delights served in harmony with nice cups in the shape of a cat. In addition to a relaxing and gourmand environment, thanks to the offer of homemade products available from brunch to aperitif, the Crazy Cat Café carries forward with passion an important mission: to raise awareness on the adoption of cats and on the correct behavior have towards our feline friends. Like insured, but above all so much relaxation and taste.

Vanilla Bakery

If Barbie opened a pastry shop it would be exactly like the Vanilla Bakery in Milan, just as Cristina Bernascone Raffoul (aka Fata Vanilla) did, passionate about cuisine with stars and stripes. In the Fiera-Buonarroti area, a space dedicated toAmerican Cooking between colorful cupcakes, delicious pancakes and exaggerated burgers that over the years has conquered the hearts of many princess-inside. Shabby chic white furniture, pink walls with small polka dots or vertical stripes in delicate contrast with Tiffany blue decorations, a triumph of pastels that is good for the heart and the palate. For a brunch with children or a snack with friends without thinking too much about the diet, here you are in the right place to see and enjoy la vie en rose. Loved by the Milanese celebrity for the original cake design (fun the Minions-themed birthday cake for the 6 months of the son of Chiara Ferragni and Fedez) and chosen by top brands for special catering, Vanilla Bakery is confirmed for its excellent quality and creativity, as well as being the perfect location for one selfie millenial pink!

Lubar

Cross the majestic and rigid courtyard of the Villa Reale that hosts the GAM to enter a cozy winter garden: a journey in a few steps in the heart of Sicily that leads to the LùBar. Born in 2017 from the idea of ​​the three brothers Lù (Lucilla, Lucrezia and Ludovico) Bonaccorsi, of Sicilian origins, but in fact Milanese, this café / bistro / restaurant hits the scenographic objective of creating a sensorial atmosphere of 360 °, to the sight and to the taste, in memory of Sicily. Sophisticated, relaxed and relaxing space, the LùBar is the right place to take a break from the stress of the city and enjoy an oasis of happiness with extraordinary elegance. Open from morning to evening for a transversal gastronomic offer, breakfast can be enjoyed with traditional desserts such as cornetto or stuffed cannoli or with the classic "bread, butter and jam" declined in Sicilian style: flour bread Tumminia, durum wheat typical of trapanese, and organic ricotta with orange honey. Among pink flamingos, flourishing green plants and a color palette that extends from light gray to sand, the instagrammable shots are guaranteed. After all, right here, Chiara Ferragni and The Blonde Salad team have made numerous social shots: is this enough for you?

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Last minute Valentine's Day: the gift that can not miss – Italian Cuisine

Last minute Valentine's Day: the gift that can not miss


If diamonds are "the best friends of women", the diamonds of the kitchen will certainly keep company with the couples on the most romantic day of the year. This is the definition that Brillat-Savarin gave the truffles in his "Physiology of Taste". Precious and aphrodisiac, they can be found in a thousand shapes and in a thousand variations. They know this well in Urbani Tartufi, a leading company in the sector, which proposes truffles for all tastes. A day spent at home cooking as a couple can be a romantic alternative, and with Urbani products you can make recipes recommended by the Truffle Academy: great classics such as risotto with truffles, to be seasoned with a touch of Gold Urban Truffle, and the soft-boiled egg with Summer Truffle Sauce. And to finish the chocolate truffles, made with chocolates with real truffle.

How to make baked rice, an alternative to pasta gratin – Italian Cuisine

rice oven


It is prepared quickly, even exploiting a simple risotto surplus. And it is a unique dish really greedy

A homemade and rustic dish, perfect both for the Sunday lunch that for one dinner save leftovers: let's talk about the baked rice. Surely you have happened to cook the pasta gratinated and the concept is the same. Baked rice is based on one risotto, which can be the one prepared the day before and advanced, or even a risotto badly to be recovered, or a simple one boiled rice still to be seasoned. The possibilities are endless, but we start from the basic recipe, that of the baked rice with tomato and basil.

Ingredients for 4 people

300 grams of advanced or boiled rice (choose the one for risotto)
1 pack of 700 milliliter tomato puree
1 onion
2 mozzarella
Parmesan at will
extra virgin olive oil as needed
Salt to taste
basil leaves

Method

Prepare the tomato sauce, thinly cutting the onion and frying it with extra virgin olive oil. When it is golden, add the tomato sauce, arrange with salt and cook until it is firm.

If you have to cook the rice, put a pot on the stove with plenty of salted water. When it starts to boil, throw the rice and let it cook until ready. Keep it back from cooking, because it will soften again in the oven and may be overcooked.

Meanwhile, squeeze the mozzarella and cut into cubes.

Season the boiled rice (or the advanced one) with the tomato sauce and transfer it to a baking sheet. Spread the mozzarella, sprinkle with the parmesan and add the basil leaves. Put everything in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for about 20 minutes. If you want to get the crust on the surface you can activate the grill for the last 3 minutes.

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Variants of baked rice

Baked rice is excellent even without tomato, for example starting with a risotto with pumpkin or to the Milanese, Which will be creamed in the oven with cubes of provolone or milk cream and of the Parmesan cheese. But in general the baked rice is perfect both in vegetarian version and with meat. Try it also with a risotto with sausage, greedy! We do not recommend it with fish instead, given the presence of cheese during the gratin.

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