The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany

Emily Wise Miller

Ten Speed Press, Apr 1, 2007 - Travel - 240 pages

More than a million English-speaking visitors descend on Florence annually, but few venture beyond the usual circuit of tourist restaurants to experience authentic Tuscan cuisine. This updated guide to the best gourmet restaurants and off-the-beaten-path locales offers in-depth profiles of the spots Florentines themselves treasure. Arranged by neighborhood for easy navigation, THE FOOD LOVER'S GUIDE TO FLORENCE is the single essential companion for travelers, students, and expats. The only travel guide devoted solely to the food of Florence and Tuscany, including 100 restaurant reviews and tips for everything from reading the menu to wine selection. Updated with the newest ristorantes, trattorias, enotecas, gelato shops, and open-air markets. Florence is the second most-visited city in the world.

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Review: The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany

User Review  - Dianna - Goodreads

The information wasn't very useful to me -- just ended up taking up space in my suitacase.

Review: The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany

User Review  - Ingrid - Goodreads

I bought this book before I went to study abroad. Not that I completely agree with all of the reviews, most were amazingly on point. I've also visited all the gelato shops and tripe stands in this ...

About the author

EMILY WISE MILLER is a writer and editor based in Florence, Italy. She has edited many cookbooks for Williams-Sonoma and written on food, travel, and culture for the Times of London, the San Francisco Chronicle , Salon.com, and other publications.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Food Lover's Guide to Florence: With Culinary Excursions in Tuscany; Travel Series
• Author: Emily Wise Miller
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2007
• ISBN: 1580088252, 9781580088251
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Travel / Europe / Italy; Travel / Restaurants