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Stone facade of Zelo restaurant entrance with engraved lettering and fresh green foliage in soft focus foreground, showing the Four Seasons Milano location in the Quadrilatero d'Oro

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Zelo reimagines autumn dining in the heart of Milan’s fashion quarter

Chef Fabrizio Borraccino's seasonal menu at Zelo arrives as the city turns golden, each plate a meditation on the finest ingredients of fall. The dining room, wrapped in Patricia Urquiola's considered interiors, becomes the perfect stage for celebrating the richness of the Italian harvest.

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Hands holding freshly harvested wild fennel with feathery green fronds above a field of marsh plants in morning light

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Wild fennel from the Venetian lagoon finds its way to the table

At GLAM Venezia, the kitchen's most aromatic ingredients begin their journey in the hands of those who understand the land. Wild fennel, gathered from the salt marshes surrounding Venice, carries the unmistakable character of its terroir into every dish.

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A figure in full Santa costume and white beard, adjusting their red hat with one hand, sits at a minimalist table before a plate of creamy yellow carbonara pasta, a glass of milk beside it, in a bright modern kitchen setting

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Pipero’s carbonara kit becomes Christmas’s most coveted gift

The Roman restaurant's most celebrated dish now arrives in a carefully curated box, ready to recreate authentic cacio e pepe at home. This season, even Father Christmas wants Pipero's carbonara.

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Woman in white linen dress walks across sunlit lawn toward a canal lined with flowering plants and cypress trees

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Dior Spa arrives at Hotel Cipriani in Venice

Peter Marino designs a sanctuary of pastel tones and natural materials, where the Parisian maison's elegance meets the cultural richness of the Venetian lagoon.

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A white marble classical statue framed by towering walls of copper and amber autumn foliage in the courtyard of Ferragamo Suites Florence, with Renaissance palazzo windows in golden evening light behind

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Autumn arrives at Florence’s Ferragamo Suites through colour and taste

As foliage turns to amber and russet across the courtyard, the Atrium Bar and Il Palagio restaurant transform the season's bounty into barrel aged cocktails and silken autumn cuisine.

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A bedroom with exposed wooden ceiling beams, cream walls, and brass pendant lights; a grey linen armchair faces windows overlooking Tuscan hills; a leather-topped bed and wooden bookshelf complete the serene interior

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Borgo Pignano Florence opens as Relais & Châteaux destination

A collection of meticulously restored centuries old buildings perched above Florence now offers a private sanctuary where Renaissance grandeur meets contemporary ease. Newly opened Borgo Pignano Florence joins the prestigious Relais & Châteaux collection.

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Luca Belleggia and Veronica Loachamin stand together in Il Pagliaccio's dining room, both wearing navy double-breasted jackets and white shirts; Belleggia wears glasses and a patterned tie while Loachamin has black hair and a warm smile, positioned against the restaurant's minimalist architecture with dark timber and white walls

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The rhythm of the room: where instinct guides every service

At Anthony Genovese's Michelin starred Roman restaurant, the dining room moves to its own pulse. Luca Belleggia and Veronica Loachamin have mastered the art of reading that rhythm, orchestrating each evening with the precision of musicians who have learned their score by heart.

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White plates with golden canapés and candied citrus garnishes arranged along a wooden bar; fresh coral and crimson flowers in glass vases and warm afternoon light frame an intimate dining moment at Casa Brera

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Casa Brera hosts Jazz Mi for an evening of Milanese elegance

The Milanese hotel welcomed live jazz and the ritual of aperitivo across two intimate evenings, crafting moments where music and shared experience became inseparable.

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Terrace tables at Orient Express La Minerva with white tablecloths, yellow scalloped awnings with fringe trim, black wrought iron railings, and the dome of the Pantheon visible in the golden afternoon light

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Gigi Restaurant Rome celebrates autumn with truffles and forest fungi

As the season shifts, Gigi Restaurant within Orient Express La Minerva unfolds a menu rooted in the earthy generosity of autumn, from delicate truffles to porcini mushrooms, served beneath Rome's ochre rooftops.

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Two hands cupping roasted chestnuts in their burnished brown shells with gold undertones, surrounded by dried pale straw and grass against a dark background

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Lisander turns to autumn’s most eloquent ingredient: chestnuts

As the season shifts, the kitchen at Lake Como's Michelin starred restaurant finds fresh culinary purpose in the delicate sweetness and unmistakable character of chestnuts.

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