Elizabeth Helman Minchilli

Elizabeth Helman Minchilli is a Rome-based writer who contributes to over 40 publications including Food & Wine, Town & Country, the International Herald Tribune, and Architectural Digest. More

Elizabeth Helman Minchilli is a Rome-based writer who contributes to over 40 publications including Food & Wine, Town & Country, the International Herald Tribune, and Architectural Digest. She is the author of six books, including her most recent Italian Rustic: How to Bring Tuscan Charm into Your Home (Artisan 2009). Minchilli recently founded One Book Press (www.1bookpress.com), which produces custom-published, image-driven books. Her blog, www.elizabethminchilli.com, explores the good life, mostly in Italy.

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The Joy of Cookbooks

The Joy of Cookbooks

A case for avoiding search engines and embracing well-loved, sauce-stained, taped-together, fall-open-to-someone's-favorite-dish recipe collections More »

What to Do With Leftover Soup: Buy It a Passport

What to Do With Leftover Soup: Buy It a Passport

International flavors like sesame oil and soy help an Italy-based expat stave off weeks and weeks of the same old minestrone More »

A Tour of Istanbul's Street Food

A Tour of Istanbul's Street Food

How to find true—and good—hole-in-the-walls abroad? An expat entrusts herself to a tour company, eats for hours, and shares her discoveries. More »

Not Your Usual Italian Cocktails: 3 Festive Recipes

Not Your Usual Italian Cocktails: 3 Festive Recipes

In Italy, Negronis and other classic drinks dominate the bars—so this Rome-based writer decided to experiment with Campari at home More »

The Winemaking Traditions Behind Italy's Craft Beer Boom

The Winemaking Traditions Behind Italy's Craft Beer Boom

What accounts for the high-end brewers cropping up in northern Italy? A love of terroir, local ingredients, and barrel-aging. More »

The Perils of Raising a Foodie

The Perils of Raising a Foodie

One daughter is happy with Chicken McNuggets—but she isn't the one this mom is worried about. It's the one who needs money for fancy French sea salt. More »

Worth Trying: An Organic Lunch in London

Worth Trying: An Organic Lunch in London

Traveling to England to drop her daughter at "uni," a writer discovers what might be the U.K.'s most glamorous farm store More »

Italy's Grappa Stylists

Italy's Grappa Stylists

Does Italy's strongest liqueur remind you of paint thinner? You haven't tried the right stuff. A devotee drinks elegant varieties made by an elegant family. More »

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