Franco Nuschese, founder and owner of Cafe Milano in Washington, received the “Ambrogino d’oro” award from the mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala today. For more than thirty years, Nuschese, originally from the South of Italy, has worked in his cafe in Georgetown, one of the most iconic neighbourhoods of Washington.

The cafe has never been a simple Italian restaurant. It quickly became a restaurant for kings, queens, heads of state, diplomats, politicians, journalists and lobbyists, united by their passion for Italian cuisine. The Ambrogino d’Oro is the highest honour awarded as a sign of gratitude by the City of Milan to those who “have made a special contribution to the city”, as the official page of the City of Milan states.