Coffee in Como, Vino in Varese…

A few weeks ago an Aussie friend came to Europe for a holiday. Despite spending most of his time in London, the North-South divide made it easier to meet up with him in Italy(!!!). After landing at Milan Malpensa, we drove to Como and spent the day looking for George Clooneys house. When we came across a house with people literally hanging off the iron gates we assumed we had found it! We caught a ferry tour of the lower part of the lake, ate all the standard Italian delights... (Pizza, Pasta, Gelato) and a couple of non-standard ones... (Blueberry and mushroom risotto ….. which was delicious!)

We drank wine and ate pizza in Varese and then crossed the Swiss border to drink beer and eat cheese.

It was a fleeting trip that made me wish I could spend a few months in Northern Italy researching local cooking techniques and tasting wines. But I guess I'll have to make do with the Silver Spoon Cookbook and a bottle of Italian Red! 


Volcanic Ash issues caused the cancellation of our flight back to the UK, but it all got sorted and we got home without too much stress and grief. Besides, I can think of much worse places to be stranded!