Word: brera
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...might drop into Bar Jamaica, tel: (39-02) 876 723. Opened in 1921, it was renamed after Alfred Hitchcock's 1939 film, Jamaica Inn. The haunt of writers and artists such as Piero Manzoni and Allen Ginsberg, it's a taste of the bygone, bohemian days of the Brera district...
Lisa Corva, 45, novelist and fashion journalist Aperitivo hour is sacred in Milan. I'd have a glass of Falanghina, a full-bodied white wine, at Fioraio Bianchi, tel: (39-02) 2901 4390, in the Brera district. It's a favorite with the fashion pack. Then I'd seek out some real Milanese cuisine at Trattoria della Pesa, tel: (39-02) 655 5741, in Garibaldi. The risotto al salto is a delicious pancake of crispy rice made with leftover saffron risotto. After dinner, I might head to Blue Note, tel: (39-02) 6901 6888, the Milan outpost...
...cosmopolitan the contemporary palate gets, the more specific it seems restaurant trends become, to the point that some establishments are going so far as to limit their focus to only one ingredient. In Milan, fashion insiders are talking about Obiká (Via Mercato), a new restaurant located in the trendy Brera district and devoted solely to mozzarella. The mozzarella di bufala is flown in fresh from Naples every 24 hours. As any Italian cheese expert will tell you, after that it loses its taste...