Join me in my Liguria food adventures!

Ciao!

I’m Enrica Monzani, a Liguria food writer and cookbook author, a culinary researcher, and cooking class teacher.

Since 2016 I share traditional, reliable, family recipes and food stories from the Italian Riviera on my food blog (in Italian and in English,) A Small kitchen in Genoa.

I have a dream: preserving the Ligurian culinary heritage from the dust of time. So I do my part to make it come true: I do historical researches, visit the remotest corners of Liguria, talk to old people (our living patrimony), discover local producers and artisans, and then share all of  it with you, with words and images.

I recently published my first cookbook “Liguria in Cucina, the flavors of Liguria”, a collection of the most iconic traditional recipes of Liguria, accompanied with their stories.

I also organize regional cooking classes in my home kitchen in Genoa and food tours in Genoa and in Portofino area. Sometimes I consult as Ligurian food travel designer. 

If you wish you can follow my Ligurian food adventures also on my Instagram Account!

Why should I subscribe

I have always a writing project about Liguria and its food in my mind and I want to share then with you whilst they develop and take shape.

This publication is a window on the backstage of all my “Ligurian activities”. A jump into my writing worksite, a place where I share the perspective of a local writer with a decade of experience in browsing Liguria for food.

Here I write about the people I met, the recipes I taste & test, the products I discover, the places I visit, books, fairs, events I participate… In a nut, I share here with you whatever interesting and worth knowing about Liguria food I will come across during my research.

That might mean a collection of tips on how to travel avoiding mass tourism, an interview with a local producer or artisan you might meet on a future trip to Liguria, an in-depth feature about some hidden Valley one hour from Genoa. Or – and this is for sure my cup of tea -  the stories behind traditional dishes and how to make them at home.

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