 | Lugano is really a summer city. In winter the visitors have gone and the locals reclaim their city.Whether it is summer or winter, the place to go for some serious food shopping in Lugano is via Pessina, down near the lake in the old part of town. In summer I might select salads, breads and a range of cheeses for lunch in the garden. Now, in winter, I still want a range of cheeses but I will serve them with simple boiled potatoes instead of bread. When you put a slice of cheese on your fork with the hot potato, it melts a little. Cheese shops will ask you straight away, ‘are you serving these cheeses with hot potatoes?’, because the cheeses you need are different. They have to melt well... |  |