La Petite Chinoise : LPC

I went back in Milan again this past weekend for work. It was an important weekend as it was the culmination of steady work done for the past two years that will finally bear fruit. The weekend was très chargé (very packed) and I was running at 100 miles/hr, managing ten thousand things at once.

From past experience, Milan is closed on Sundays (and rightly so!). The only places open are touristy grease-spots, which means it’s very hard to find palatable food. I took a small detour walking to the client’s on Saturday to stock up on carbs, the bare necessities, fuel for all-night, all-weekend work.

I thank my lucky stars that the client is located near Princi, an Italian pannetteria (boulangerie/ bakery). I went to the Princi on Via Speronari. It is a modern-looking bakery, with a clear glass storefront, terracotta tiles, and stylish pendant lamps. Every server wears a white baker suit. Their aprons and hands are clean and their hair neatly tied up.

Princi makes foccacias, mini sandwiches, pizzas and cakes. Its food has Mediterranean influence; lots of sun dried tomatoes, thyme, rosemary and lemons. Princi uses wholemeal organic flour that has been stone ground. The breads are baking at all hours of the day. If I understood the server well, Princi is open 24 hours a day. Or is that just the baking part? My Italian is non-existent.

In any case, I was well stocked for Sunday. I bought 4 olive foccacias, 1 huge chunk of ham and artichoke pizza, and 1 huge chunk of zucchini and cheese pizza.

Princi Via Speronari, 6 Milan, Italy

Other Princi addresses in Milan:
Piazza XXV Aprile, 5
Via Ponte Vetero, 10
Largo La Foppa, 2