Emily Monaco

Emily Monaco is a freelance food and travel writer based in Paris, where she has been living, working, writing and eating cheese for nearly 20 years. Originally from New York City, she is the original Emily in Paris, though her pursuit of food knowledge has led her to embark on adventures in northern Wales, eastern French Vosges and southern Italy to meet cheesemongers, cheesemakers, and serve as an international cheese judge. Her writing has appeared in the BBC, Saveur, Food & Wine and more, and her fiction is represented by Heather Jackson of the Heather Jackson Literary Agency. When she's not writing about cheese, wine and more, she also offers food tours of Paris's tastiest fromageries, boulangeries and cavistes. She shares her favorite Parisian foodie gems in her free weekly newsletter, Emily in France.

All Articles From Emily Monaco

So What Wine Should I Pair With In-N-Out’s Crazy Animal-Style Fries? 

An LA wine expert pairs our favorite fast food with elevated wine picks

We Talked to TikTok’s Biggest Wine Star, Who Is Also a Napa Valley Wine Proprietor

David Choi is on a mission to make wine approachable for the White Claw generation

DC Diners, Meet Your Four New Michelin-Starred Restaurants

Get those reservations before everybody else does

Make This Michelin-Pedigreed Pork Chop at Your Next Grill Out

A worthy addition to the classic burgers and dogs, courtesy of Sorella

Giant’s Recipe for Waffle Fries Might Be the Most Decadent Thing You Ever Cook

Chef Jason Vincent shares his secrets, including choux pastry and zero bags from the freezer

The Secret Ingredients in DC’s Best Chicken and Waffles

From Beuchert’s Saloon, recreate Chef Bart Hutchins's chicken and waffles at home

Treat Yourself to a Super-Luxe Lobster Mac ‘n’ Cheese at Home

“That first bite transports you to a simpler time in life, where all your problems seem to melt away”

The 9 Weirdest Details on Nightbird’s New Apocalypse Menu

Skull ice and goth chicken are just the start

This Is the Burger Miami’s Best Burger Guy Makes at Home

Featuring horseradish, pickled jalapeños and “a puddle of cheese”

True Confessions of a Colonial Williamsburg Chef

“Time traveling” chef Stephen P. Perkins Sr. recreates the top menu picks from the 18th century (with the help of Martha Washington’s cookbook)

Where Michelin-Starred Chef Alex Hong Eats on His Day Off

The maestro behind Sorrel gives us his recommendations for doughnuts, fresh seafood and one off-menu cocktail

Now You Can Make RPM Steak’s Next-Level Wagyu Smash Burger at Home

All you need is a cast-iron skillet and some premium beef

Moi Moi Is Making Some of the Most Interesting Food in DC

Run, don't walk, to chef Howsoon Cham’s fascinating, fusion-y spot