Cuisine, culture, comfort and cocktails – why Milan should be your next Italian city break

November 22, 2016, 3:45 am

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I’ve rocked Rome regularly and frequently flirted with Florence.

But it took an invitation to the San Pellegrino Global Young Chef Of The Year to get me on a plane to visit Rome’s better-dressed northern counterpart, Milan.

It was only three days, but I found plenty to satisfy my four basic criteria for a city break.

Cuisine

I always try local dishes in Italy and in Milan it was risotto alla Milanese (buttercup-yellow and saffron-scented), breaded veal in various guises (nice but the cured meats are better) and, less excitingly, sticky polenta (one bowl was enough).

For my Milanese taste-tour, I headed to the contemporary, if budget-busting, Café Trussardi.

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November 22, 2016, 3:57 am

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Ever since Monica Geller’s hair exploded into a giant frizz bomb in Barbados, I’ve longed to visit the Caribbean island.

Synonymous with idyllic scenery and the ultimate laidback luxury, it’s famed for being the birthplace of Rihanna, the favourite haunt of celebrities from Simon Cowell to Mariah Carey and of course, the place where Phoebe Buffay gets proposed to twice.

So when I was offered the chance to visit in conjunction with Elegant Hotels, I could hardly say no.

There are foodie escapades, fishing trips, spa experiences, lively nightlife, blissful weather, cheerful locals and many Instagram opportunities guaranteed to annoy your friends.

Add 320 days of sunshine a year and you’re set.

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November 22, 2016, 4:26 am

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Fellow gin lovers, welcome to Gin Club.

For too long we have been appreciating the taste and, let’s not deny it, effects, of the nation’s best gins without sharing.

And now, with the launch of Metro.co.uk’s Gin Club, we want to fix that.

We have teamed up with Craved, home of the nation’s most exciting independent gin producers, to create a subscription service that will deliver a full-sized bottle of top quality boutique gin to your door every month.

Whether it’s a new Cornish gin made with wild flowers, a Scottish seaweed gin, or one made to a 200-year-old recipe, we want you to be the first to get it in your glass.

Gin Club subscribers will also have access to some other perks too.

Here’s what members of our not-so-secret society will enjoy:

• One full-size bottle of craft gin each month
• Tasting notes from the distillery that made the gin
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November 22, 2016, 4:32 am

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One day, Erikas Plucas came back home to find a baby moose lying alone outside his gate.

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She was starved, filthy, and terrified.

As Erikas approached she tried to get up and run, but was too weak to even stand.

Erikas did what we’d hope anyone would do: he took the moose in and nursed her back to health.

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November 22, 2016, 5:23 am

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I am currently trying to buy a second-hand car. Which is quite exciting (first car and all that) but also, given that I know nothing about cars, proving to be something of a struggle.

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Luckily my live-in boyfriend and soon to be husband, is a car genius. So, last night, when it came to haggling about price and finding out whether said car is likely to burst into a raging inferno if it goes over 30mph, I handed him the phone.

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November 22, 2016, 5:43 am

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At a time when people are more interested in reading random teenage tweets than they are works of great literature, it’s reassuring that publishing houses have found a way to continue generating book sales.

By publishing amazing parodies of old classics.

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First came the Ladybird guides to modern day life, like How it Works: The Mum, Book Of The Hipster and The Mid-Life Crisis.

Then there were the revamps of the Famous Five – Five Go Gluten Free and Five Go On A Strategy Away Day.

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November 22, 2016, 5:56 am

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The Christmas menus are coming thick and fast, and some have been more Christmassy than others.

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But we reckon TGI Fridays have won the innovation prize with one of their festive offerings – a Christmas dinner sundae.

Yup, the fun time guys and gals down at TGI’s have swirled together chicken, mashed potato,… Read the full story

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November 22, 2016, 5:58 am

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22-year-old Sandra Müller has recently been working on her new series ‘Hudogs’, in which she photographs dogs wearing human outfits, styled on what she thinks they’d look like if they were humans. 

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Sandra, who studies Design and Photography in Nuremburg, Germany, was first inspired to create the series after noticing her own dog, Maja, a Bernese Mountain mixed-breed dog, was always looking at her when she changed clothes.

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Stop drinking your tea and start soaking in it with these gloriously relaxing bath teas

November 22, 2016, 6:26 am

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As well as tea being surprisingly good for you, it’s also incredibly relaxing and leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. 

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But you can do more with tea than just drink it – you can bathe in it.

No, we’re not talking about making a brew and tipping it into your bath – we’re talking about bath teas.

With so many varieties to choose from, you can pick from a number of floral essences in which you can enjoy a relaxing… Read the full story

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November 22, 2016, 7:05 am

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It’s never too late to learn a new skill – or to do something lovely for another person.

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86-year-old Ed Moseley is proof of that.

When his care home announced plans to knit little hats to keep premature babies warm and cosy, Ed Moseley knew he wanted to be part of it – despite the fact that he’d never knitted before, and had no clue how to… Read the full story

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November 22, 2016, 7:27 am

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If you love gin… look away now.

Those who enjoy the bitter taste of a gin and tonic are likely to have psychopathic tendencies, according to an Austrian study.

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Researchers at Innsbruck University discovered that those who like the taste of bitter foods and drink such as gin, tonic and coffee are more like to exhibit narcissistic qualities as well as Machiavellianism and sadism.

The researchers found that they were also likely to be cold-hearted, vain and… Read the full story

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November 22, 2016, 7:51 am

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A teacher uninspired by her job quit the classroom to become a full-time face-painter – and her designs are incredible.

Mimi Choi, from Vancouver, spends hours every day perfecting her incredible faces which look like they’ve been Photoshopped.

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‘My face is a blank canvas where I can practice my art,’ the 31-year-old says.

She trained as a teacher and worked in a pre-school for three years before leaving to focus on her makeup.

‘I felt like my creativity was suppressed,’ she says.

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November 22, 2016, 8:21 am

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Ah, the female orgasm. A phenomenon so complex that it’s been confusing humanity since the dawn of time.

From being actively discouraged to being used as a treatment for ‘hysteria’, we’ve done a good job of making coming bloody complicated.

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Maybe it’s because a woman’s genital anatomy is a little more complex than a man’s, or maybe it’s because the female orgasm isn’t obligatory for conception, but the lady-climax is often ignored.

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November 22, 2016, 8:49 am

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In my opinion, there are 14 reasons why a games console is better than a girlfriend.

A console is 100% the perfect replacement for a woman.

We all know that when you go to the family wedding as a single man all your aunts and uncles are still gonna ask when you are gonna get a Mrs and settle down.

But does that really matter when you’re smashing CoD Zombies with your mates, every night, though? Absolutely not.

1. They don’t moan

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November 22, 2016, 8:55 am

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We thought we had it tough, us Generation X-ers, growing up with the size 0 debate raging around us and Heat magazine’s Circle Of Shame.

How tame it all seems now.

In their 2016 Good Childhood report, the Children’s Society stated that: ‘14% of 10 to 15-year-old British girls are unhappy with their lives as a whole and 34% with their appearance’.

Statistics are tossed around so often that it is easy to become inured to the meaning behind the figures, so to ensure that doesn’t happen: we have 10-year-old girls in our society that think they are ugly.

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November 22, 2016, 9:10 am

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Worried about how to tell your little one that they’re no longer going to be the baby of the family? 

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Take a leaf out of mummy blogger Mel Watts’ book.

Mel announced her pregnancy on her Facebook page, The Modern Mumma, saying that despite the fact she had been suffering with morning sickness, she and her husband were ‘over the moon’.

But we’re guessing they expected their one-year-old, Indie, the youngest of the family, to be less pleased.

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November 22, 2016, 9:10 am

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Sky TV really is giving away free X boxes, televisions and laptops this Black Friday.

The broadcaster is giving customers who sign up between Black Friday and December 4 to one of seven offers for its box set, original, and variety bundles.

These include choosing between a free 43-inch Ultra HD LG television, a X Box One S, 32-inch television or Lenovo laptop.

The company is also offering 12 months half price on Sky Cinema, Sky Sports for new and existing customers and unlimited broadband for £15 a month including line rental.

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November 22, 2016, 9:17 am

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For years, my dad referred to all of my friends as ‘the one with brown hair’.

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So I relate to this mother/daughter story, hard.

21-year-old student Christine Duron is very close with her mum. They chat every day and get along brilliantly.

There’s just one little problem. Christine’s mum, Patti just cannot remember the names of her daughters’ friends.

‘She only started to struggle after I went off to college,’ Christine told metro.co.uk. ‘I think it’s harder now that she can’t meet them.’

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November 22, 2016, 9:46 am

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Calendars are usually pretty average. They’re full of the same old generic fodder – cats in seasonal surroundings. Naked Hollyoaks actors. National Trust properties.

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But one which is a little more out of the ordinary is the 2017 Ostomy Awareness Calendar, which will show 12 people proudly baring their stoma bags.

 

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November 23, 2016, 1:14 am

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We may not celebrate Thanksgiving over here in the UK. But we can still get behind its general message of being thankful for the wonderful things in life. Right?

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And of course, if we’re being thankful, we really do need to give vaginas a moment of appreciation.

Because vaginas are the most wonderful thing in the world. They are likely the window through which you emerged into the world. They give great joy and pleasure. They give life.

So be thankful, this November, for vaginas.

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