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
The True Laurel Hurricane, Parche Chia, and Acre Oakland’s Own, all tiki drinks at bars in San Francisco

These SF Bars Feature Elevated Tiki Cocktails 

Where bartenders take the ingredients seriously, but keep the final product fun

Fox's Lounge in Miami, Florida

The Historic Miami Bars Everyone Should Visit at Least Once

Including a dive that dates back to 1926 and where happy hour starts at 8 a.m.

Chicken Parm Sandwich from Gott's

Gott’s Roadside Gave Us a Recipe for Their Famous Chicken Parm

You’ll just a need a little bit of advance planning

Chef Edward Lee shares his go-to spots for his southern favorites

Chef Edward Lee Dishes About His Favorite Southern Food in DC

Where he goes for fried chicken, barbecue and bourbon in the capital city

The fennel at Anomaly SF.

A Pop-Up Puts Down Roots Among SF’s Best New Restaurants

Elsewhere, a new rooftop spot worth the elevator ride, and exquisite omakase

Forgo hot toddy's for something a little more creative

These Are DC’s Favorite 5-Star Winter Cocktails

How seasonal drinks are shaping up at the city’s Michelin-starred restaurants

Different dim sum dumplings

Here’s Hakkasan Chef de Cuisine Jian Heng Loo’s Dim Sum Cheat Sheet

Plus: his favorite dim sum spots in Miami — and what to order, from har gao to chicken feet

Joilet Fried Fish Po'Boy

Here’s a Miami-Inspired Po’ Boy Recipe, Just in Time for Mardi Gras

Plus, how to give it a local touch

Chefs David Nayfeld, Serena Chow Fisher and Mike Lanham.

SF’s Top Chefs on the Massive Shifts Coming to Restaurants

Business as usual is no longer an option in the industry, but as these culinary leaders attest, solutions aren't easy to come by

Togarashi Nuggets

A Sushi Chef’s Top-Notch Recipe for Chicken Nuggets

How to make your chicken "sing"

Truffle Burger

How to Make the Most Decadent Burger in All of SF

How many cheeses does this burger need? (Answer: all of them)

Platters from Beautiful Rind

Chicago’s 7 Best Cheese-Centric Dining Experiences

We've got elevated cheese boards, of course, but also pecorino cocktails and French onion éclairs

Chef Akino West and Jamila West

What It’s Really Like to Work at Noma

Plus, Chef Akino West's stunning realization about his own fried chicken recipe

The rack of lamb from Platea, a lamb chop recipe we got from chef Fernando Salazar

This Impossibly Simple Lamb Chop Recipe Stars a Beer Marinade

Chef Fernando Salazar of Platea shares how to make his rack of lamb inspired by pollo a la brasa

Master Distiller Dave Smith with barrels

A “Mad Scientist of American Whiskey” Shares His Favorite SF Watering Holes

Plus, St George’s Master Distiller Dave Smith tells us his favorite local cocktail

Beyond Good chocolate collage

Meet the Only Chocolate Brand in the US Ethically Sourcing from Africa

Beyond Good has done what no chocolate brand has done before it