I’ve been living and working in Italy for most of my life. And I’m happy to say that food has been a big part of that. Not only do I love to cook, but am lucky enough to write about restaurants, shopping and travel for most of the big magazines like Food & Wine, Bon Appetit and Town & Country. I admit it, I’m a foodie, for better or worse.
For years I’ve kept a personal list of my favorites (restaurants, hotels, stores, bakeries, etc.) that I was happy enough to give out to friends, editors, colleagues - and, well, anyone who asked. And a lot of what I discover makes its way to this blog, where I write about all sorts of good stuff in Rome.
EAT ROME and EAT FLORENCE are the result of my years of eating and living in Italy, all boiled down into handy, nifty apps. Don’t go expecting exhaustive. If you want ALL the restaurants in Rome or Florence there are tons of guide books out there - in English and Italian. EAT ROME and EAT FLORENCE are simply what I think is the best. In other words, these are all places that I go to, love and would send friends to. I’ve edited them all down to a list you can trust.
WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT ELIZABETH MINCHILLI
Trust me, no one knows food in Rome like Elizabeth does.
Frank Bruni, Former Restaurant Critic, New York Times
Elizabeth is a food writer. Unsurprisingly, she knows all the best places to eat in Rome, including a gelateria that serves a frozen rice pudding (and if they don’t serve this kind of thing in heaven, then I really don’t want to go there.)
Elizabeth Gilbert, in Eat, Pray, Love.
Elizabeth Minchilli is my food guru in Rome.
Evan Kleiman, Host of KCRW’s Good Food, cookbook author and owner of Angeli Caffe.
You’ll find most of the entries are located in the historic center of town, since that’s the area most convenient for the majority of folks. In addition to restaurants, I’ve also included things like wine bars, coffee bars, bakeries, and kitchen stores. I plan on adding more categories in the future, like butchers and picnic spots. And if you have any suggestions, I’d love to hear from you.
I’ll constantly be adding new entries, so stay in touch either on this blog, or by becoming a fan of EAT ROME and EAT FLORENCE on Facebook (here and here) or follow me on Twitter (here and here)
If you’re planning a trip to Italy, make sure you buy and download EAT ROME and EAT FLORENCE before you leave, to avoid roaming charges. Once you’re here, all of the features will be on your device, even if you are offline.
For now EAT ROME and EAT FLORENCE are only available on iTunes, and so visible on iPhone, iTouch and iPad. But the company that I work with, Sutro Media, is working on getting the guides onto other platforms like Android real soon.
How to buy EAT ROME
EAT ROME is an App, and available through iTunes. Just go to this iTunes link, or else type in 'EAT ROME' in the search box. You can download it directly to your device, or else to your computer and then sync it. If you have an iPhone and iPad, you only have to buy it once, and it will work on both devices.
How to buy EAT FLORENCE
EAT FLORENCE is an App, and available through iTunes. Just go to this iTunes link, or else type in 'EAT FLORENCE' in the search box. You can download it directly to your device, or else to your computer and then sync it. If you have an iPhone and iPad, you only have to buy it once, and it will work on both devices.
