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Emiko Davies is a blogger and food columnist for Corriere della Sera and Food52 (www.emikodavies.com). Her first cookbook, Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence (Hardie Grant Books), was published on March 1, 2016.
The Florentine gastronome Caterina de' Medici is well known to have inspired and influenced French cuisine. Some say her arrival in Paris was even the turning point. Her entourage of Florentine chefs and cooks that she insisted on bringing from home and her love of familiar food (still something that
Don’t expect to find this cake in your nearby pastry-shop window-unless of course you’re on the Tuscan island of Elba, home of this unusual fruitcake-like dessert. With origins in cucina ...
Tortelli or their smaller versions, like tortellini, have to be one of Italy's ultimate comfort foods. They hold a special place in the hearts of many Italians who grew up eating them around the New Year. This recipe for ricotta tortelli is inspired by one of the
Saffron has long been one of the world’s most expensive foods. The carefully picked red stigmas of the lilac-coloured crocus flower have been cultivated, fought over and treasured for ...
The pretty hilltop town of San Miniato, situated halfway between Pisa and Florence, is tied so closely to its food that even a mention of its name will spark the imagination of those who know it for its rare delicacy, the tartufo bianco, or white truffle. San Miniato
November is one of the most glorious months for Tuscan foodies: truffles, olive oil, chestnuts, wild boar, saffron and more abound. There seems no better time of year to celebrate ...
When autumn rolls around in Tuscany, truffle season is one of the things on every food-lover's mind. For those wanting to get a head start, Volterragusto is just one of the first in a season of wonderful local food festivals dedicated to the precious and earthy tubers. &
This recipe for crostata is inspired by the smell that came from an invisible bakery near my first home in Florence, on via del Fico. Crostata is one of those pastries that practically every Italian grows up with. You can find crostata in most every bar or café in
This year's Tuscan Sun Festival in Cortona had an incredible line-up of cultural events that included Jeremy Irons as Chopin, tangoing to Martha Argerich, and yoga with Trudie Styler. But the other attraction of the festival was the array of foodie events. Tucked away in the cloister of
It is difficult to feel indifferent about tripe: either you love it or you hate it. Consider, after all, that tripe is not one of the prettiest or appetising things ...
The crêpe, that wafer-thin French cousin to the plump and fluffy American pancake, may actually have its origins in Florence. Completely transformed in a Florentine kitchen, Crespelle alla Fiorentina, Florentine style crêpes, are made with the same recipe and technique as French crê
For me, the one defining Tuscan dish is chicken liver pate served on crostini, also known as crostini di fegatini, crostini toscani or crostini neri. It is rustic, tasty, cheap and sensible (why throw away a perfectly good part of the chicken?), and it is on the menu of virtually
Gelato may just be one of the world's favourite inventions. Sun-soaked memories of eating it as a child are certainly imprinted on practically every Italian's mind. My mother-in-law recalls Sunday afternoon treats, when her father would take her to the local gelateria to choose between
Italians will always argue that their cuisine is superior to French cuisine. Indeed, they are quite confident that they were the ones who taught the French how to cook. It ...
A lot goes on under the Tuscan sun, especially when the hillside becomes a classroom and the landscape a springboard for young contemporary artists to experiment with regional colour. It has been a few years since Professor Adriano Bimbi first decided to replace his classroom with a more stimulating setting,
Some people say Florence is stuck in the cinquecento, in other words, the Renaissance. And to be totally honest, they’re right. Florence may be the city that inspired the Renaissance, giving birth to artistic genius unlike any other epoch; and it may hold one-fifth of the world&
It’s that time of year again, which I am sure more than a few of us have a love-hate relationship with: Christmas. Receiving presents is of course the best bit, but having to get other people’s presents can be stressful and time consuming, especially when
Florence may hold the world’s best concentration of Renaissance art, but there is another movement overshadowed by the Renaissance that Florence keeps well hidden. Tucked away in churches around the city are jewels of the Mannerist movement, masterpieces that most people will unknowingly miss in favour of lining
