Zona Tartina

There are always some good reasons to spend an afternoon in Zona Tortona and Navigli: a photographic exhibition at Spazio Forma (very nice the exhibition of Women of Life - until 11 March) and have a snack at Zona Tartina. This venue has been open for almost a year in the Tortona area and has turned name and logo into a parody! 

But the surprises are not limited only to the name, but also inside Zona Tartina shows beautiful, colorful and interesting activities, with the design creations of Studio Nimè and initiatives of the CREU, a cultural organization that aims to "raise children to remain children and adult to return to be children."

Saturday brunch on Navigli at MAG Cafè

I always wondered how Navigli looks like during a cold Saturday morning in Winter.

This question is not for granted for someone like me who lives in a completely different area of Milan and who spend Saturday morning dribbling among market, gym and washing machines. 
But a couple of weeks ago I planned to visit the Affordable Art Fair in Tortona area: an extremely good opportunity to take a ride on the Navigli and give an answer to my question, and an excellent excuse to stop at MAG Café and make a brunch, cheap and very nutritious! 

First whoopies in Milan: Di Viole di Liquirizia

After macarons and cupcakes, the new fashion among the mini-cakes seems to be that of whoopies, a cake with two chocolate chip cookies and a soft filling. The name you can tell from the first bite: the exclamation of happiness is spontaneous and the etymological mystery is solved soon!

Milanese who loves Sweden: Mud Art Cafè

The typical Swedish common places dwell in Milan on dusty Billy libraries, among the books of the Millenium trilogy and some DVDs of the great director Ingmar Bergman. But there is a Swedish place in Milan not common at all: its name is Mud Art Café and it looks like a typical caffetteria and bistrot of Northern Europe, cosy and warm like a living room with a nice and red kitchen, just as in the enviable photos of the Ikea catalog. 

Restaurant - Nobile Bistrò de Milan

Whether you want to try this restaurant for a romantic Valentine's dinner, for a group dinner with friends or colleagues, whether you want to have breakfast before going to the Gardens of Palestro, a light lunch or to take tea with your girlfriends: the important thing is to try it and very soon!!

I chose to start my discovery of this new restaurant Nobile Bistrò de Milan with a dinner. Indeed the chef is the famous Claudio Sadler and, in front of this star, I could not start to explore Nobile Bistrò from cappuccino and croissants!

The dishes on the menu celebrate the Italian culinary tradition and they are mainly based on simple ingredients from our cuisine: puntarelle, scialatielli from Amalfi, ossobuco, cheese and pepper, salt cod, etc.. All dishes are reinterpreted with the creativity of Sadler and it might a commonplace to associate the kitchen of this restaurant to the title of a great Italian opera and movie: Misery and Nobility. An evocative title of the simplicity of the ingredients used by Sadler and processed with his noble art of cooking.

Our dinner was a triumph of surprises and flavors, as evidenced by the photos of the plates that my friends and I have ordered. All the dishes were excellent, of great taste and full of character.

The winery is limited, but well selected, and for our dinner we chose a Blangè Arneis fruity and very pleasant.

The venue is very elegant, and the formality of the room is mitigated with colorful water glasses. The service is very fast and courteous. Not to mention the parking: it's easy to find: a true miracle in Milan!

The average cost for dinner is around 40-50 €, glass of wine included and the relationship among quality, quantity and price is very positive, since it is a cuisine of the Michelin firmament.

Nobile Bistrò de Milan passes the exam with a 9 for dinner (I can give 10 only to my mom's kitchen) and with a lawful and legitimate letter of recommendation for those who wants to experiment this extraordinary restaurant.

Noble Bistro de Milan

Corso Venezia, Milan 45 (Palestro area - map)

Tel 02.49.52.65.92 
Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 to 24 Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 24.
Bill for dinner: 40-50 € with a glass of wine. Parking lot easier.

http://www.nobilebistro.it/

Tatin of chicory, fondant Toma Piemontese oil and anchovies

Terrine of foie gras goose of the house with red onion chutney, toast

Maccheroncini the press, cheese and pepper, roasted artichokes and crispy bacon

Salmon steak grilled, crusty black rice,

squacquerone songino cheese and flavored with sesame

Tiramisu Noble

Photo: S'Notes (all rights reserved) and Noble Bistro website

Peck-ato (sin) of gluttony!

When it snows and gets cold, everything is permitted! 

New Birrificio Lambrate

 

I spent a good part of my university life among books, desks and stools of the Politecnico and beer mugs, tables and stools of the Birreria Lambrate (a brewery) in via Adelchi in Milan.

Tizzy's: best hamburger in Milan!

Two bites and an exclamation: Oh My Gosh! Two more bites and I got the confirmation: this is the most delicious burgers in Milan! 

The break!

I have a scary backlog of work, sleep and post.
But it's time for a break and of few moments of relax with hot tea and the photos that I shot last weekend.