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.

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Spread from Acre Kitchen and Bar

Venice and Colombia Come to SF With the Best New Restaurants

Plus, a two-in-one option at a terrific new hotel in the Tenderloin

With Dauphine's Muffaletta Sandwich recipe, you can make a top-tier muffaletta like this at home

Here's How to Make Dauphine's Decadent Muffaletta at Home

Your Super Bowl party menu just got way more interesting

Brad Kilgore's French Onion soup burger

James Beard Award Nominee Brad Kilgore Shares His Favorite Burger Recipe

A French onion soup burger — with Japanese mayo and good ol’ American cheese

The best mocktails and non-alcoholic cocktails in San Francisco and around the Bay Area

A Comprehensive Guide to the Bay Area’s Best Mocktails 

These 12 spots are light years beyond fake gin and tonics

Port City Brewing’s Tim Quintyn, who recently recommended his favorite winter beers

Port City Brewing’s Tim Quintyn on His Favorite Winter Beers

Pine flavors and decidedly higher ABVs are on the menu

Dry Aged Tuna from Palette

Fish Sourcing Is Mostly BS — But One SF Chef Is Trying to Change That

At Palette, Peter Hemsley is doing the hard work of living by his ideals

Sepia beverage manager Keith Meicher

This Michelin-Starred Restaurant Now Serves a 135-Year-Old Brandy

To complement the aged pour, Sepia's head bartender shares his favorite old-school Chicago spots

Beef sirloin, Chimichurri Sauce with Lime and Shoestring Fries

We Have Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Best Steak Recipe

A super-simple preparation, plus a mini-course in home fermenting

people standing around a table with cocktails eating from a charcuterie platter

How to Serve Charcuterie Like a Spaniard

The founders of Mercado Famous give us tips and tricks for presenting and enjoying cured meats

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich from Marlena

A Chicken Sandwich Recipe Worthy of Its Michelin-Starred Creator

That's right: a Michelin-starred Buffalo chicken sandwich you can make at home

Panettone trio from Bona Furtuna

This Panettone Will Put Your Grandma’s Recipe to Shame

You won't want to regift this cake

Tia Barrett at Esmé

All of Chicago’s Best Holiday Cocktails, As Curated by Tia Barrett

Plus: what to pair them with at your holiday table

Humboldt Fog cheese from Cypress Grove

The NorCal Cheese Scene Is Brimming Over With Delicious Options

Meet the brands that are redefining "American cheese" in time for the holidays

A woman eating a meal with a Meta Quest 2 VR headset at Aerobanquets in Brooklyn, New York in 2022

Fine Dining and Virtual Reality Collide at Miami Art Week

Aerobanquets RMX serves up very real dishes like "a mousse of roasted hopes" with Meta Quest headsets

The Bombay Sliders from chef Ajay Walia's restaurant Saffron (and, previously, Rasa). Here's the recipe.

You Can Make This Michelin-Starred Chef’s Bombay Sliders at Home

Ajay Walia's menu standout at Saffron has a "cult-like" following for a reason

Half-Smoke Pups

This Recipe for Half-Smoke Pups Should Be Your Post-Turkey Go-To

Easy, delicious and a great choice to bring to the potluck