Emiko Davies is an Australia-born cookbook author, food journalist and food blogger, known for a focus on regional Italian food. She is based in Florence, Italy. [1]
Emiko Davies is from Canberra, Australia and raised between Australia and China. [2] [3] She is of Japanese-Australian ethnicity. [1] Davies attended Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated with a B.F.A. degree in Printmaking in 2002. [4] [5] She was inspired to cook by the book, Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well (La Scienza in Cucina E L'arte Di Mangiar Bene, 1891) by Pellegrino Artusi and through experiencing the food of Florence. [6]
She has written about food for The Canberra Times , The Guardian , Newsweek , Condé Nast Traveller , Gourmet Traveller, Food52, amongst others. [3] [7] She had a weekly column on Regional Italian Food on Food52. [8]
Half-Australian, half-Japanese and now Florence-base
Ms. Davies grew up rather peripatetically herself, in Australia and China.
I've long admired Emiko for her attention to detail and authenticity, so I was eager to try her recipe on Food52