Great shop with so many pretty things. Italian wood ornaments, trays, boats, kitchen things and…read moredecor. Beautiful pieces.

Tacchi Luigi is located "Up the Hill" from the Bellagio water front. It is also known as "Bottega…read moredel Legno", and is apparently one of the oldest shops in Bellagio. It has been founded and managed since 1855 by the Tacchi Family. They specialize in various hand-carved wood items, including a very unique olive wood dish that I purchased. The selection is extensive and I thought that the floor view port (to some historical thing I'm guessing) and the wood working shop in back were pretty cool. The Family member helping me didn't win any awards for engagement, although Gayle thought he warmed up a bit as time went on. At the same time, he gave me some good tips on taking care of my piece and wrapped it for its home journey really well.

Art and journal things. High end…read more If it is your type of store, you will spend money.

The experience here was not that great. It's not because of the selection of books and other…read morereading materials available or the fact that there are lifesize displays of anime and superhero characters on the upper floor, it's because of the rude staff who, instead of letting me know in a polite way not to sit on an empty floor shelf, raised her voice and used gestures to suggest that I leave the store. I was with my family of 5 and instead of letting them shop there and give them our business, we headed for the exit and vowed not to come back. Luckily we found another Mondadori somewhere else and did not encounter any rude staff working there.

Very interesting store. At first I thought it was just a book store, then I walked to the top and…read morerealized it was a lot more than I had expected and ended up staying for a good amount of time. There are 4 or 5 floors. Each bullet will represent a floor - Basement and cant remember what is here. - Books - Stationary items and misc things that we would find in Chapters that arent books. I hope that helps a bit in what is on this floor. - Electronics - I want to say CDs, DVDs, etc - Kitchen appliances and various other kitchen supplies and utensils. On this floor I saw they had 2 rooms where 1 room looked like there was going to be an author meet and greet and the other room a kitchen with chairs were lessons on cooking were about to be taught. I liked the combination of all things media and home were rolled up into one store! There were a lot of quality items here.

Gorgeous shop filled with antique maps, gloves, prints, cards, and an assortment of leather goods…read morelike bound journals and wallets. Staff are super kind, even to a tourist like me. Bought a couple of lovely prints and a litany of cardholders and wallets as gifts. One of my favorite parts of my trip to Milan.

This place is amazing. I don't know whether or not they are over priced, based on a previous…read morereview, but they do have a wide range of antiques: maps, globes, compasses, and feather pens. The shop was established in 1881 and Francesco, who was very kind and helpful to us, is the 4th generation owner -- a very long ancestry is rooted in this establishment. The service was impeccable and Francesco was very informative and knowledgeable about the history of all the products. Most of the souvenir items such as pens and journals are located on the ground floor, but the basement has the most interesting items: authentic antique paintings, globes and maps. I would definitely recommend stopping by the shop when you're visiting Milan.

I am a sucker for cooking classes and I had to get others to be involved. I wrote Gusto Italiano a…read morefew months before my trip to Italy. I learned that classes are for 3-6 people, 120 Euros per person for 3 or 90 per person for 4 to 6. Eric R. had no choice so he was person #2, and then David S. from Vegas volunteered. Luckily, Kendra M. joined so we had the lower price. The day before the class, I talked a couple who was also attending the same wedding as us to join, and we had 6. Silvana was very accommodating and told us - no problem! We arrived at 9:30 AM and the class plus lunch was slated to go until 2:30 PM. Elisabetta, Silvana's daughter, was our instructor. We were given a choice of tagliatelle and ragu sauce or spinach and ricotta ravioli with sage and butter. We opted for ravioli but learned tagliatelle anyway! First, Elisabetta took us around to different shops to buy bread, cheese, and produce. We also stopped at a garden in La Limonera (owned by co-owner Daniela) to pick sage. We returned to the shop and made tiramasu first since it had to chill in the fridge. She really made the class hands-on so everyone got to contribute. We learned how to make coffee with a Moka using Illy coffee. Everybody dipped lady fingers and people made the cream in different stages. After we put the tiramasu in the fridge, it was time to prep bruschetta. We learned the proper way to prepare tomatoes, toast the bread, and rub garlic on it. Then we made pasta dough, which was quite challenging. While letting it rest, we sat outside on the patio to enjoy prosecco with our bruschetta and some cheeses that we dipped in thick, aged balsamic. Then, Elisabetta showed us how to make the spinach-ricotta filling. We used hand-crank pasta machines (the real deal!) and rolled out lots of dough. She had different tools to make ravioli so we tried them all (the press that looks like an ice tray, the hand carve tool, and the ravioli stamp). She provided us with water and a brush too. She had the water boiling and started to cook our pasta. She also put a big hunk of butter and the sage leaves to make our sauce. With our leftover rolled out dough, Elisabetta showed us an easy way to make tagliatelle! She recommended making a lot of fresh pasta and freezing the leftovers. She provided a clipboard so I could take notes. After all of the cooking, she set the downstairs table and we all sat for a wonderful meal of our ravioli and tiramasu. She opened local red and white wines for us to enjoy as well. We paid at the end of the meal (cash only). She will email us the recipes soon. It was a fantastic experience and worth every Euro cent :) I highly recommend this when in Bellagio!

My daughter and I thoroughly loved this cooking class we did in June. They were very knowledgeable…read moreand fun - going to the local shops for groceries was also a treat. This was one of the highlights of our entire trip to Italy!

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