#Milan Food Expo

Throughout my travels in Italy the last couple of weeks, I was constantly asked for an assessment of the Milan Food Expo. My answer: it’s too early to tell.  It’s only been open for two weeks and has lots more to do between now and the end of October. In my posts on the Expo, I’ve talked about

I especially enjoyed the pavilion of Coldiretti, an association of Italian farmers. “No party” can—and is supposed to be—read two ways: no fun, or no political clout. The pavilion houses a farmers’ market promoting the products of its members. Coldiretti doesn’t have much use for GMOs, but for

Milan’s Trienniale Museum is offering an Arts & Foods exhibit in conjunction with the Food Expo.  Your Expo pass lets you in. I’ve been to many food-and-art exhibits, but this one is beyond enormous.  I seems to have everything. Gursky: Warhol: Gehry: American World War II posters:

Along with the U.S. Pavillion at the Expo, the James Beard Foundation organized a pop-up restaurant at the top of the Galleria.  It opens today. Here’s the view: The location is spectacular, and the restaurant carries out the themes of the US Pavilion–red, white, and blue throughout. Chefs

Coca-Cola is not a sponsor of the US Pavilion.  PepsiCo is. Coca-Cola has its own pavilion: To enter, I registered for a key chain with a personalized chip.  Holding the chip to the exhibits gives me personalized information:   Much of the Coca-Cola exhibit was devoted to the company’s