Zwanze Day 2016 at Lambiczoon

Zwanze Day is an annual celebration held by the historic Brasserie Cantillon, in which they brew a small batch of experimental beer and release it at select locations around the world with a simultaneous keg tapping.

I had the chance to attend Zwanze Day 2016 at the only Milanese location, Lambiczoon in Porta Romana. This year, the special beer was a Framboise, a Belgian lambic beer that is fermented using raspberries. In addition there were blueberries and vanilla in the experimental beer.

The Framboise didn't disappoint - very sour with a subtle sweetness. It was very crisp and drinkable. It was so good, that I had 3 glasses of this year's Zwanze. To pair with the Zwanze, the awesome kitchen at Lambiczon prepared a delicious salamella-based burger.

Here are the photos of the event courtesy of Toney Teddy Fernandez.

Luigi Capuano, 40 years in the pizza business

To celebrate 40 years in the pizza business, the great Luigi Capuano held a wonderful event at his pizzeria, Anema e Cozze in Via Orseolo. I had the great pleasure to meet all-star pizza bloggers Ezio Ponari of Io e Margherita and Franco Canna of Cornicione at the event.

Luigi along with his son Vincenzo Capuano and pizza guru Antonio Tammaro prepared hundreds of Cosacca pizzas. The Cosacca is a historic pizza from Naples that is a cross between a Margherita and a Marinara. It has pecorino, basil, tomato sauce and oregano. The Coscacca I tried was one of the best pizzas of my life! Thanks Luigi!

Here are the photos, with most of them taken by Toney Teddy Fernandez.