Food is a big part of the reason that many people choose Tuscany as a holiday destination and if you are a foodie planning a holiday to Tuscany, you're probably also planning what, and where, you're going to eat. We have plenty of Tuscan recipes and posts about food and restaurants in Tuscany for you to browse but who better to hear from than locals? We have compiled a list of some of the best food bloggers in Tuscany to follow in preparation for your trip so you know what to eat, where to get it, how to join food tours, where to find good cooking classes and some tips and tricks for making your own Tuscan dishes. Just find your vacation rental in Tuscany, get searching these amazing bloggers and get ready for some delicious food coming your way!
1. Emiko Davies
Emiko Davies is half Japanese, half Australian ex-pat living in Florence with her Italian husband and daughter. As the daughter of a diplomat, she spent much of her life travelling the globe before she ended up in Florence and fell in love with a local sommelier. The rest, as they say, is history.
Since coming to live in Tuscany, Emiko has fallen madly in love with the local cuisine as well and has written two cookbooks about traditional Tuscan cuisine, “Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence” and “Acquacotta”. She also writes a regular column for Food52 and has written extensively for Corriere della Sera, Good Food Australia, The Canberra Times, Gourmet Traveller, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Jamie Magazine and more. Furthermore, she has a stunning blog that features hearty traditional recipes and some very interesting historical recipes plucked from books centuries old. Her Instagram profile, similarly, is a thing of great beauty and will have you dying to go to Tuscany right away and eat everything in sight.
Best of all, if you become a fan, Emiko hosts cooking classes, photography workshops and talks on a regular basis so be sure to check her site to see if something lines up with your trip to a vacation rental in the Florence area.
For more food bloggers worth your follow, be sure to read on to the next posts in this series!
Emiko Davies is half Japanese, half Australian ex-pat living in Florence with her Italian husband and daughter. As the daughter of a diplomat, she spent much of her life travelling the globe before she ended up in Florence and fell in love with a local sommelier. The rest, as they say, is history.
Since coming to live in Tuscany, Emiko has fallen madly in love with the local cuisine as well and has written two cookbooks about traditional Tuscan cuisine, “Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence” and “Acquacotta”. She also writes a regular column for Food52 and has written extensively for Corriere della Sera, Good Food Australia, The Canberra Times, Gourmet Traveller, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Jamie Magazine and more. Furthermore, she has a stunning blog that features hearty traditional recipes and some very interesting historical recipes plucked from books centuries old. Her Instagram profile, similarly, is a thing of great beauty and will have you dying to go to Tuscany right away and eat everything in sight.
Best of all, if you become a fan, Emiko hosts cooking classes, photography workshops and talks on a regular basis so be sure to check her site to see if something lines up with your trip to a vacation rental in the Florence area.
For more food bloggers worth your follow, be sure to read on to the next posts in this series!
