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( 02 62 61 63;
www.10corsocomo.com
; Corso Como 10; d €270-340; ; Garibaldi)
Can't drag yourself and your shopping bags away from concept shop Corso Como? You
don't have to - the villa's three guest rooms let you sleep amid Eames bedspreads, Arne
Jacobsen chairs and Saarinen leather. Thrown in are some vintage items and a few pieces
of artwork.
MILAN'S BRIGHTEST MICHELIN STARS
Milan's most important contemporary Italian restaurants are equally fashion- and food-oriented:
meals €130-160; 7.30-11pm Mon & Sat, 12.30-2.30pm & 7.30-11pm Tue-Fri ; Duomo) Star
chef Carlo Cracco conjures up exemplary deconstructive
alta cucina
(haute cuisine) in a formal con-
temporary environment.
drammatici 2; meals €50-80, tasting menu €110; 8am-1am Mon-Sat; Duomo) Gualtiero
Marchesi, Italy's most revered chef, presides over an elegant modern dining room at La Scala.
Sadler
(
02 87 67 30;
www.sadler.it
;
Via Ascanio Sforza 77; meals €120;
7.30-11pm Mon-
Sat;
Romolo,
3) On the Milanese scene since 1995, Claudio Sadler's culinary wisdom remains
undisputed.
Piazza della Scala 5; meals €120; 7.30am-11pm Mon-Fri, dinner Sat; Duomo) Gualtiero
Marchesi alumni, Andrea Berton, runs the kitchen of this subdued sexy dining room overlooking La
Scala.
Eating
Milan's dining scene is much like its fashion scene, with new restaurant openings hotly
debated and seats at Michelin-starred tables hard to come by. Whether it's dyed-in-tradi-
tion or fusion cuisine, you'll eat some of Italy's most innovative and sophisticated food
here.
Milan's provincial specialities include polenta,
risotto alla milanese
(saffron and bone-
marrow risotto),
busecca
(sliced tripe boiled with beans) and
costoletta alla milanese
(breaded veal). Milan is also the home of
panettone
(yeast-risen sweet bread), now inter-
nationally popular at Easter and Christmas.
