A visit to the Casa Museo Boschi di Stefano art deco building offers not just the chance to wander through 50 years of Italian twentieth-century art history, but also to go on a journey into the lives of the collectors who lived in the apartment.  Spent my morning there. At the beginning of the 1930s, the married couple Marieda di Stefano and Antonio Boschi (see portrait of them below with their puddy tats), opened the doors of their residence to some of the most influential artists ever, including Mario Sironi, Alberto Savinio, Lucio Fontana, Carlo Carrà and Arturo Martini, with whom they were to forge genuine friendships over the years. A little jewel of a place in the heart of Milan, free to visit and just a hop step and jump from the hustle of Corso Buenos Aires.

Then back to my ‘hood by a couple of interlinking trams and just a few minutes walk through back streets, was my (late) lunch spot, Alla Collina Pistoiese, a traditional Tuscan restaurant since 1938. Another saffron risotto (this one was my fave from all the restaurants), followed by lemon and vodka sorbet, yum!