- Spezia | Monza

From the flat, industrial plains of Milan to the rolling fog of the Apennines.

He rolled into the Porto Mirabello in La Spezia just as the sun began to dip, painting the colorful houses of the Cinque Terre in shades of burnt orange. He walked into Il Gabbiano , a restaurant perched over the water where Chef Matteo—a man who lived and breathed pesto—waited. Monza - Spezia

The restaurant fell silent as the patrons tasted it. It was the perfect marriage of two worlds. From the flat, industrial plains of Milan to