Private Tour: Old Milan Food Tour

Discover new tastes, traditions and hidden secrets of past and present in Milan with the Old Milano Food Tour!

Today it is difficult to read the traces of the development of Milan: the old canals are hidden under the busy streets, buildings and squares have different functions and the street names are updated. Today food arrives in ways invisible to our eyes, is stored in unknown places and leaves the supermarket via the underground parking lots. However, those who look with attention to the city’s layout will discover some signs of the old Milan past in which food production, transportation and transformation had an incredible cultural and social value, which is worth bringing to life again.

Since spring 2015, cities Foundation, in the framework of the project FARMING THE CITY and in collaboration with Food in the Streets, organizes the Old Milan Food Tour. Walking through the old city center, we bring history back to life with stories, images, delicious smells and tasting experiences. To do so, we selected 10 food-related entrepreneurs for their special relationship with the local food tradition and sustainable approaches to their daily activities. Together with these local businesses, we developed a unique experience for everyone, to be soon designed on a map available to all the participants. The map not only shows where these entrepreneurs are located nowadays, but it also introduces some of the locations where food used to be the protagonist of Milan street life.

The tour can be adapted to children, couples, adults, food-lovers, co-workers, tourists, professional groups and urban explorers. For information, single or group subscriptions or special tours, contact me.

The tour includes several tastings of Milanese best recipes with a focus on their historic origin and background!