Honing your kitchen skills

Italian cuisine is served just about everywhere on the planet. But in Milan you will find every type of regional Italian cuisine done well, and you can buy incredible ingredients that make you truly appreciate how food is made here. From saffron infused risottos to Ligurian seafood to the wonderful products of Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany. If you want to savor Italian food Milan is a great place to do it. And staying in an apartment for rent in Milan that includes a kitchen will allow you to enjoy the food even more.

• Restaurants are everywhere in Milan, but most of the most authentic ones close between lunch and dinner, not reopening until about 7pm. If you have access to a kitchen you are not faced with the dilemma of eating overpriced food that is probably not ideal or waiting until 7pm.


• Markets in Milan are spread everywhere. And seasonal freshness is always a priority. Almost every street has family owned markets that will have amazing produce, olive oil, cheeses and wines. Way to many good things for a hotel mini-fridge.


• In Italy breakfast generally consists of a caffè and a brioche, so if your treks through the city will require a little more nourishment, having a kitchen is essential.


• Whether you are a skilled chef who would like to take freshly purchased ingredients and create dishes that could rival your local trattoria or Italian grandmother, or you simply have children that are terminally ravenous, the use of the kitchen of your Milan apartment can save you from credit card statement shock and also allow you some really creative fun.