Here now finally is my last restaurant report from our trip to Italy this summer (see here for all the others). It comes just a week short of five months since we left Italy for Ireland. Our last port of call in Italy was Milan, where we stayed two nights and one full day. The purpose of this short stay was two-fold: to see one of my oldest, dearest friends, who lives an hour outside Milan, and for the family to see the Last Supper and a few others of Milan tourism’s greatest hits. Food was not at the top of the agenda; not because Milan does not have good food but because after three weeks of moving, the priority was to eat at places as close to where we were staying as possible (you may recall that we ate Chinese food after arrival). Our friends accordingly chose La Ciccia, situated just about a six minute walk from our flat, for our dinner on the first night. This turned out to be a very good thing as the older boy began to feel unwell as we approached dinner time. The missus stayed in with him while the younger boy and I walked over. The next day he was better but still not up to eating out (he also missed the day’s touring); and so we left him alone for an hour and a half while the three of us walked back to La Ciccia for another meal. Here’s how they both went. Continue reading →