Emiko Davies is a food writer and columnist living in Tuscany. She first arrived in Florence with nothing but a suitcase and some broken Italian, but it soon stole her heart and inspired her to begin her now five-year-old blog www.emikodavies.com about Tuscan food, its history, and its almost strict adherence to traditions. She is considered an international authority on Florentine food, with a weekly column for Food52 called "Regional Italian Food", and a biweekly column for Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, among other features. She is also an accomplished photographer and has had her images featured in Kinfolk and Maeve Magazine.