*CLOSED* Tiramisù DeliShoes, Milan

Tiramisù and shoes, good food and wine, all under the same roof... do I need to say more???

I had been curious about Tiramisù Delishoes since its opening a couple of months ago, and thanks to Zomato we got to try it. What's not to like of a place that has beautiful shoes on display and the first tiramisù bar in the world, where the pastry chef prepares your personalized tiramisù right in front of you?!

Best of 2015

As usual, here are my favorite posts of this 2015 (I know I was a bad blogger, but one of my 2016 resolutions is to keep the blog updated - still so many posts to share about many cool places in Milan, Spain, USA, Mexico, etc.):

Mamai, Milan *Closed*

Remember my post about Alice, the Michelin-star restaurant on the top floor of Eataly Milan? Well, if you liked Alice, then you should also check out its old location, Mamai won't disappoint.

Inkanto, Milan

I'm not a fan of stereotypes, especially when I'm eating out, so this cozy little Peruvian place with no llamas or Machu Pichu pictures and no loud music in Navigli goes straight to the top of my list of foreign food top spots in town.

Vinario 11, Milan

A nice and wallet-friendly option to buy your everyday wine

Fondazione Prada, Milan

A visit to the coolest new art venue in town...

Expo 2015: The Pavilions, Part 3

We are halfway through Expo 2015 and I still have to visit many pavilions!
Here's another series for you: 
(clockwise from top: Switzerland, Italy, Tree of Life, Japan)

Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, Milan

A visit to the Biccoca degli Arcimboldi, Pirelli HQ and the Pirelli Foundation in the northern part of Milan (thanks to Fai)...

Expo 2015: The Pavilions, Part 2

More pavilions photos, check them out:

Clockwise from top: Zero pavilion, USA pavilion, Turkey pavilion, UAE pavilion.

Macelleria Popolare, Milan

A delicious lunch break in the new Darsena market, by the guys from Mangiari di Strada!

Expo 2015: The Pavilions, Part 1

My visits to the Expo site continue, here are some of the pavilions (also inside):

Clockwise from top: Mexico, Spain, Qatar, Coca Cola

Click on "read more" to, well, read more about each of these pavilions...

Welcome to Expo 2015: the pavilions

I finally made it to the Expo site! so here are some pictures of some of the pavilions:

Welcome to Expo 2015: my favorite Milan posts

The day is finally here, Expo 2015 is starting today and we are super excited!

In many of the coming posts I'll try my best to show you some of the best places our city has to offer, in the meantime, here are some of my favorite from past posts:

Waiting for Expo 2015: how to get to the Expo site

6 days to go!
So, you got your Expo tickets, found out about public transportation tickets and now you're all set to finally visit the Expo site, so here are your options to get to the site:

(image from the official Expo website)

Waiting for Expo 2015: Types of tickets

Hi again! -8 days to Expo! we're getting excited! (and also a bit nervous about the completion of the pavilions, but hopefully they'll make it on time - or a week later...)
So, which ticket should you get?
Here's the deal:

image from the Expo official website

Waiting for Expo 2015: how to move around Milan?

So, you made it to Milan and you also made it to your accommodation - thanks to my post? :)
Now, let's see... you want to go to the Expo site (since you came for that), you want to visit the wonderful Duomo, Leonardo's exhibit, the Last Supper, party in Navigli and just wander around the city... So here are some tips on how to use the public transportation, car sharing, bike sharing and other ways to move around the city:

Waiting for Expo 2015: Welcome to Milan!

Hello everyone! sorry for my lack of posting lately, I've been a bad blogger. But now I'm back with a new series of posts that will (hopefully) be useful for many of those visiting Milan for the coming Expo, starting May 1st.

2014, what a year!

2014 was a busy but great year!
It was a year of lots of traveling:

• New York - every year must include a trip to the Big Apple, where we had the chance to go to a football game, ate dumplings in Chinatown's oldest tea house, had a pretentious dinner in the Meatpacking district, jumped on the tramway to Roosevelt Island and walked though the High Line in the cold.
  

• Shanghai - finally visited Asia! and it was a very interesting trip, cuturally and gastronomically, from beautiful temples to gardens, not forgetting the super modern skyscrapers and the ancient towns. We even had a coffee at a replica of Friends' Central Perk bar!
  

• Hong Kong - The second part of the Asian trip, and probably my new favorite city: dim sum, a beautiful skyline, dim sum, gardens, dim sum, temples, dim sum, boat rides, dim sum, etc - and a quick visit to Las Vegas of the East, Macau.
  

• Andalucia - a hot road trip in one of my favorite places in Spain after a stop in Cordoba to visit the breathtaking Mosque, we headed to Seville and found a nice shadow under the trees at the Real Alcazar gardens and the Plaza de España arches - and oh, the food!
  

• A quick stop in Copenhagen to finally visit the famous Carlsberg brewery
  

• A second visit to Budapest, where we discovered fantastic restaurants, bathed in thermal baths night and day and also visited some cultural and touching sights.. and drank lots of Tokaji :)
  

• I still have to write about a weekend we spent at the beach in Rimini, another one in Barcelona, Hamburg, our first visit to the Snails Festival in Cherasco and also about a Mexican Paradise... so stay tuned for 2015!

2014 was also a year with lots of food:

• Michelin-star restaurants, like the new location of Alice inside Eataly Smeraldo in Milan, the yummy (and cheap) dim sum from Tim Ho Wan in Hong Kong and the newly appointed Borkonyha in Budapest.
  

• Street food and markets everywhere! From the Milanese taco bar experiment and the street food temple, the festive atmosphere at a Hong Kong market restaurant, the lobster rolls palce under the Plaza hotel in NYC, the food markets in Cordoba and Seville and the cool street food island in Copenhagen.
  

• also Bars, from the funky ones like Szimpla Kert in Budapest and Garlochi in Seville, to the cool views of Shanghai's Hyatt Vue Bar, not forgetting the fine wine bars like Cultivini in Budapest and N'Ombra de Vin in Milan
  

And lets not forget the hotels like the Buddha Bar in Budapest and the toilet we won't forget :), the views of Seville's rooftops from the Hotel Fontecruz,  the modern Eurostars Palace in Cordoba, the comfortable 99 Bonham in Hong Kong, the Swissotel Shanghai and the weird gas mask in the drawer and even the nearby (but great if you have an early flight) Sheraton Malpensa.

But mostly, I will remember 2014 because the blog has finally started to be featured in other websites, newspapers and guides, and I couldn't be happier about this! There were the interviews with ExpatsBlog and Cheryl Howard's blog, my tips on the Radisson Blu Milan's blog, the feature on Die Zeit's Milan guide and my first article published on Matador Network (also in Spanish)! 

Happy holidays and a great start of 2015 to you all!

Hugs,

M.

Golosaria Food & Wine exhibition, Milan 15-17 November 2014

Hi all!
This Sunday, November 16, around noon (Italian time) I'll be live-tweeting from Golosaria Food & Wine exhibition in Milan!

So, what is Golosaria?
Golosaria is an exhibition that focuses on quality food and wine. It was created by Paolo Masobrio (wine and food critic, editor and opinion leader) and it's dedicated to all those who are "gluttonous for life" so, if you like good food and good wine, Golosaria is also for you.
Distributed in 8.000 square meters at Via Tortona's Superstudio Più, Golosaria will host Italian culinary excellences like Milanese caviar, lactose free cheeses from Crema, truffle from Le Marche, Sicilian panettone, etc. but also quality street food. There will be many conferences, meetings, labs, wine tastings, show cooking, etc. There will also be a reference to the coming Expo 2015, which is focused on food and sustainable growth.

So follow me on Twitter to check out my tweets and photos of the day! (My twitter account is @TheTFoodie)

Or if you want to visit Golosaria yourself this weekend, here's the info:
Golosaria 2014
15, 16 and 17 november 2014
MILAN - Superstudio Più via Tortona, 27
Nearest metro station: MM2 Porta Genova
Saturday 14 - 23, Sunday 10 - 20.30, Monday 10 - 17 

Tel. 0131261670 - email golosaria@clubpapillon.it
Ticket (at ticket office): € 10 for 1 day
Online ticket: € 8 for 1 day
2days ticket: € 15 - 3days ticket € 20

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