Fashion Week kicks off in Milan today, September 18th, with the city full of eccentric designers, long-legged models and catwalk fashion shows throughout. It's a week of buzz, trends, color and excitement - a time when Italy's fashion capital really does turn up a gear and spring to life.
On top of the crews and staff entering Milan over fashion week is a mix of buyers, journalists and fashion lovers visiting the city to sample a taste of the coming fashion trends for 2014 and while here, they'll also have the chance to sample food from some of Milan's famous restaurants run by designers.
Gold by Dolce & Gabbana, the Bulgari restaurant run by the famous Italian Jeweler, Maison Moschino with a menu developed by Moreno Cedroniand of course the Armani restaurant and hotel in Manzoni - to name just a few.
With all the extra events and large crowds in the city it can difficult to decide exactlly where to eat so to help you on the way FDL caught up with some of Milan's most creative chefs to ask them where visitors should eat during fashion week. Here's what they had to say:Matteo Baronetto - Cracco Restaurant
The Japanese Restaurant IYO. I really love an oriental kitchen and I think this place is very elegant and clean, in Italy it is not so easy to eat great Japanese.
Not really in Milan but near Lodi, in San Colombano, there is a restaurant called Giardino. It's a Trattoria that's very simple and very well done. The food is really well cooked and the price is also good.
The third is Trussardi alla Scala with chefLuigi Taglienti. He is very good and the Trussardi Family is very important to Milan - here you can sample great food and all the family history.
IYO SushiVia Piero della Francesca, MilanPhone: +39 02 4547 6898
Giardino
Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 75, San Colombano al Lambro Milan
Phone: +39 0371 89288
Trussardi alla Scala
Piazza della Scala, 5, 20121 Milan
Phone: +39 02 8068 8201
Mangiare di Strada. For me it goes directly to the essence of the product and it really hits the core. They run a very clean and transparent kitchen. This place is full of honest Italian cooking.
I also like Luigi Taglienti at Trussardi alla Scala and Matteo Baronetto at Cracco.
Mangiare di StradaVia Lorenteggio, 269, 20152 Milano, Italia
Phone: +39 02 415 0556
Restaurant Cracco
Via Victor Hugo, 4, 20123 Milan
Phone: +39 02 876774
Alessandro Negrini,Fabio Pisani and Mario Peqini - Aimo e Nadia Allessandro: Lady Bu, La Brioschina and Al Pont De FerrFabio: D'O by Davide Oldani, Lady Bu and Erba BruscaMario: Locanda Macconago, Antica Trattoria Del Gallo and Wicky's.
Lady Bu
Via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 11, 20145 Milan
Phone: +39 02 3940 1487
La Brioschina
Piazzale Francesco Carrara, 21, 20141 Milan
Phone: +39 02 8950 1177
Al Pont de Ferr
Ripa di Porta Ticinese, 55, 20143 Milan
Phone: +39 02 8940 6277
D'O
Via Magenta, 18, San Pietro All'olmo Milan
Phone: +39 02 936 2209
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