Brunch at God Save the Food

Two pancakes and a cascade of syrup poured by the intrepid Carli: God, besides the Food, should  save also my health! 

Cycling to the Certosa di Pavia & stop to Erba Brusca

A fantastic bike ride on the Naviglio Pavese during one of the Sundays when the traffic of Milan is blocked and the whole city is on foot and on two wheels! 

The colomba of Pasta Madre

It is well known to many Milanese that the prodigious hands of Pasta Mother (read post here) churn out every day with croissant breakfasts, lunches and dinners of delicious dishes of traditional Sicilian and Pugliese cuisines (some really impossible to find in Milan). 

Vivaio Riva

I would be fine even with a piece of small land, discreet and quiet, but also with a plant that can courageously live in my un-prodigious hands!

I cannot afford to have that wonderful tree with the mirrors, the azalea pink like a Big Babol, or that table in the shade of the pergola, with a bottle of wine waiting to be sipped in the company.

Everything is fine for me, as long as it is a piece of that paradise hidden in the Vivaio Riva! 

Lupo Bistronomia

A place nice like this cannot fail to catch the attention of the people walking in Via Gian Giacomo Mora. Just a glimpse of a white wall with red stripes to attract the eyes and just a couple of steps to find out that this is a place nice and new. His name starts with Lupo (that in italian means wolf and it is the last name of Mark, the owner) and is completed with Bistronomia, the new format of haute cuisine prêt-à-porter who brings along palates and portfolios of gourmets. 

Thinking about the weekend: David Lachapelle and Via delle Arti

And if it will be sunny on Saturday?! "Sperem" a typical Milanese would say! 

Light and warm weather already make me want to plan for the weekend, my mind escapes from the office and I already put in the bag the camera to capture a corner of the sky and a light cloth to steal a corner of the grass.
Finally I would complete the en plein air kit with few good venues in Milan.
Here are a few that came to my mind between evasions and digressions of mid-week!
Two ideas to feed your eyes with colors of the arts and the with an excellent breakfast. It is too late: my countdown has already begun!

Restaurant EFF - Cucina e Stagioni

I knew I was already in love with EFF Cucina e Stagioni even before spending an evening in this great place. 
The beautiful pictures seen on internet, the look of an elegant loft and the lights of Manhattan just few steps from the crowded disco Goganda, the colors and fantasy of the food, the various reviews on the web, the idea of listening live jazz on Thursdays evening. They were all appealing strokes of an attractive and colorful paintings that could not be imprisoned for too long time between the white of the web pages and the gray of my notes.