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Elizabeth Minchilli

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Elizabeth Minchilli is the author of nine books on the joys of Italian life. Her latest book,The Italian Table, was published in 2019 by Rizzoli. She is also the author of Eating My Way Through Italy, (St. Martins May 2018) and Eating Rome: Living the Good Life in the Eternal City (St Martins2015). Minchilli's passion for Italy led her from her native United States, where she studied architectural history, to Italy in 1987. She writes on food, travel and culture on her blog, Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome, as well as her best-selling app, Eat Italy.
Elizabeth also leads delicious food tours in Rome and the rest of Italy. ...more

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VIA ROSA: Our New Tour Company

Big News: We have just launched our new Tour Company: Via Rosa!

A bit of background

As you all know, I’ve been leading food tours in Rome since 2012. What started as a way to pivot my writing career towards something more lucrative turned out to be the right road to follow. You probably don’t remember a time when food tours weren’t a thing, but back in 2012, I was one of the only people doing this i

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	Eating Rome: Living the Good Life in the Eternal City 4.10 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eating My Way Through Italy: Heading Off the Main Roads to Discover the Hidden Treasures of the Italian Table 4.10 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Italian Rustic: How to Bring Tuscan Charm into Your Home by Elizabeth Minchilli (Goodreads Author), Domenico Minchilli, Simon McBride (Photographer) 4.18 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Restoring a Home in Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli (Goodreads Author), Simon McBride (Photographer) 4.39 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Italian Table: Creating festive meals for family and friends 4.14 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deruta: A Tradition of Italian Ceramics by Elizabeth Minchilli (Goodreads Author) (Text), David Hamilton (Photographs), Susie Cushner (Photographs) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Private Rome by Francesco Venturi, Elizabeth Minchilli (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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