Skip to content

About
Blog Posts
- Food
- Lifestyle
- Travel
- Thoughts
The Cities
- Milano
- Chicago
Contact
Fitness
Italy Planning

Instagram
Twitter
Pinterest
Facebook
Bloglovin’

Milano To Chicago

A Food, Travel, and Lifestyle Blog

Cannes Lions Festival

Categories

Food
Lifestyle
Thoughts
Travel

Search for:

Recent Posts

Your Two Day Itinerary in Assisi, Italy
Best New Places I’ve Visited in 2023
Best 5 New Places I Visited in 2021
Italy’s Euro 2020 Victory: Why Is It So Special?
Easy Monthly Bullet Journal Setup

Archives

milanotochicago

My Americanization is now complete!🇺🇸👟 As

My Americanization is now complete!🇺🇸👟 As a “new American”, I LOVE the 4th of July: it’s a quintessential American summer day, and this year @HEYDUDE is helping me celebrate in style! I don’t mean to be sappy, but 4th of July weekend also marks a super special anniversary: it’s been TWELVE years since I first moved to the US, and now I truly can’t imagine my life anywhere else🫶🏼 So let’s enjoy the festivities! Pool, barbecue and fireworks on repeat, wearing my patriotic @HEYDUDE shoes!! #HEYDUDEAmericana #HEYDUDE #ad

This type of summer only comes every four years, g

This type of summer only comes every four years, gotta take advantage of it! What will you be watching? ⚽️🥅🏟️🎾🤸🏻‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️🏋🏽‍♀️🥇🥈🥉

June in a nutshell🥰 1️⃣ Postcards from Indy

June in a nutshell🥰
1️⃣ Postcards from Indy (obviously USA Swimming Trials themed)🏊🏼‍♀️
2️⃣ Making flower bouquets with my girls💐
3️⃣ Said flower bouquet chilling at home
4️⃣ @caelebdressel doing what he does best (winning)
5️⃣ Pilates girlie aesthetic
6️⃣ A shot of the Bombolato, @bombobar’s ice cream sandwich made with a bombolone, strawberry gelato and chocolate chips🤩
7️⃣ The 007 exhibit at @msichicago which was SUPER fun! Highly recommend!
8️⃣ Lakefront hangouts🥰 waring @fabletics (#fableticspartner) and hanging with a new mystery book by my favorite author!! @joeldicker
9️⃣ The unfortunate level of obsession I have for @euro2024 🙃😭 yes that is a poster size foam board
🔟 Depressed Italians during our last @euro2024 match🙃😭 (but we had delicious cornetti and pizza at @pizzametro70 which I would HIGHLY recommend, they made the defeat a bit better😅)

ITALIAN FOOD FAVORITES PART 4!! Come with me to @b

ITALIAN FOOD FAVORITES PART 4!! Come with me to @bombobar 🤩🤩

Back with this series to bring you the most authentic Italian flavors in Chicago! I was #invited by @bombobar, but I’ve been a customer since they first opened😋

Sometimes I just need a sweet treat from home🇮🇹… and that’s what @bombobar is for! They serve Italian pastries called “bomboloni”, which are very similar to donuts, but without the hole. Bomboloni are one of the things I miss the most from Italy! They’re so sugary, fluffy and delicious.

Back home they are usually filled with custard cream or Nutella, while @bombobar serves theirs with dipping sauces (caramel, hazelnut chocolate, and raspberry). That’s pretty much the only difference because other than that, they taste just like the ones back home!

📩Save this spot for your next sweet craving in the West Loop!🤩

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Italian summer get here soon!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Italian summer get here soon!! 🇮🇹🍋🍝🌊
Anyone going to Italy this summer?! Reminder that I can help you create your best customized Italy itinerary! Book my travel planning services at the link in bio🥰

I’ll be there ALL of August and can barely contain my excitement🤩🤩🤩 I haven’t spent a month straight in the motherland in god knows how long. It’s going to feel super weird and super familiar all at the same time!

A well spent Chicago weekend❤️

A well spent Chicago weekend❤️

OKAY I’LL STOP GATEKEEPING MY FAVORITE SUSHI SPO

OKAY I’LL STOP GATEKEEPING MY FAVORITE SUSHI SPOT🍣🍱🥟🍤🍚 📩SAVE this creative West Town sushi restaurant!

Have you ever been to @yuzuchicago? I think this place is such a hidden gem!

There’s so many sushi places in Chicago, but to me, Yuzu is the one that best combines freshness of the ingredients, creative menu items, a fun atmosphere and THE nicest service!!

I’ve partnered up with @yuzuchicago to show you some of their delicious menu items! I’ve tried their salmon appetizer, their gyoza, their DELICIOUS scallops, a few of their rolls (these were the dragon rolls and the Chicago spring) and a BUNCH of their donburi (rice bowls with sashimi)! I’ve had so much good food this past month but this was the best meal I’ve had🤩

I’ve been going to Yuzu since 2017, and originally found out about them on Instagram so I’m hoping I can return the favor and let y’all discover this place on here🥰 so send it to a friend you want to go with!!

P.S.: their yuzu soda + honey mocktail is SO delicious, I need one everyday now😅

Chicago eats lately😋 1️⃣+2️⃣: branzino

Chicago eats lately😋

1️⃣+2️⃣: branzino, lamb chops and olives at @avli River North on the patio
3️⃣+4️⃣+5️⃣: scallops, sashimi bowl and “choicest scattered” chef’s creation bowl at @yuzuchicago - full reel to come tomorrow!
6️⃣: martinis at @nisosprime (📸: @itsjessgameng)
7️⃣: croquettes at @nisosprime
8️⃣: pappardelle at @barsiena
9️⃣: chow mein at @jooksing.312
🔟: prosciutto, fried onion and margherita pizzas at @bonciusa

BAR SIENA TASTE TEST!!😋🇮🇹💪🏼 Almost

BAR SIENA TASTE TEST!!😋🇮🇹💪🏼

Almost TWELVE years living in Chicago and I still hadn’t been to @barsiena, can you believe it?🤯 Luckily, they #invited us in to try some of their menu items!

We started off with their octopus appetizer, which blew us away! Then we tried a couple of pastas: their gnocchi was great, a little too brothy for my liking but that’s the picky Italian in me speaking😅 otherwise really good and so full of flavor!

I personally LOVED their new summer pasta, the pappardelle alla bolognese: the pasta itself was delicious, and the sauce was SO rich!

The pizza was good, with a nice crust and they use mozzarella di bufala, which is a nice touch.

Drinks: we tried the limoncello mojito, which mostly tasted like limoncello, but I’m a limoncello lover so that’s fine with me😂🍋🍸 then their honey mocktail was SO good, and the frosé is your typical summer drink, strong and refreshing🥳

Desserts: tiramisù was good, but you know I think that my mom’s and I’s tiramisù is the best in the world😏😅 and then the BOMBOLINI!! They’re so good. 100% order them. I need like one a day haha.

Overall, successful taste test! Thank you @barsiena for having us🥰

Follow on Instagram

Tags

Budget Friendly Chicago East Coast Europe Food Holidays Italy Lifestyle Midwest Roundup Sponsored Sport Summer Things To Do Thoughts Travel United States Winter

SHOP MY LINKS

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Anissa by AlienWP.