Visiting Italy?Discover Ligurian Food and Culture
Experience Recipes, Cooking Classes, and Food Tours with Me
Discover Ligurian Food and Culture
Experience Recipes, Cooking Classes, and Food Tours with Me
Ciao!
I’m Enrica Monzani
A Ligurian-born food researcher, licensed culinary tour leader, cookbook author, cerified wine & EVO oil taster and passionate explorer of my region’s culinary traditions.
Here, I share traditional Ligurian recipes, stories from my food adventures in Liguria, and tips for experiencing the best of the region’s cuisine.
I also offer hands-on cooking classes in Genoa, small groups food tours, and unique culinary experiences across Liguria. These are designed to bring you closer to the fresh, herby, and sunny flavors that make this region so special.
If you’re looking to discover Liguria’s culinary treasures and its food heritage, I’d be pleased to guide you.
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Reach out to me to curate a one-of-a-kind, personalized, unforgettable food adventure in Liguria for your family and friends.
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Pesto Genovese Recipe: The Complete Guide (+ Video & Where to Eat It in Genoa)
[Updated in July 2026 with a new video from my Flavors of Genoa series, local recommendations and travel tips] Eventually here it is! This is THE article where you will find out all you must know about Genoese pesto: the right ingredients, the right tools, the...
| Liguria Food Guide| CAMOGLI: best restaurants, street food & tips by a local food writer
Camogli is one of the most beautiful — and still quite underrated — places to visit and eat in Liguria. Tucked between Genoa and the Portofino promontory, this small fishing village punches well above its weight when it comes to food: fresh seafood restaurants...
|Liguria food guide| ALBENGA
A few days ago I was in Albenga for Fior d'Albenga — an event that every year fills the city with flowers and tells the story of its deep connection with the land that surrounds it — where I also had the pleasure of presenting my book Liguria in cucina – The Flavors...
Where to eat seafood in Genoa (a personal selection of restaurants)
Updated in 2026 with new recommendations, food guide, and experiences. Are you in Genoa and looking for a good place to taste fish from the Italian Riviera? Over the past months, I’ve been putting together this list of seafood restaurants in the city — the kind of...
What to Eat in Genoa: Traditional Dishes, Street Food & Hidden Gems (Complete Food Guide)
If you are planning a trip to Genoa and wondering what to eat, this guide will take you through the city’s essential flavors — from street food and traditional dishes to historic pastry shops. You can jump straight to the sections that interest you, or keep reading to...
Last Ligurian Recipes
Bring Liguria on your table
Pesto Genovese Recipe: The Complete Guide (+ Video & Where to Eat It in Genoa)
[Updated in July 2026 with a new video from my Flavors of Genoa series, local recommendations and travel tips] Eventually here it is! This is THE article where you will find out all you must know about Genoese pesto: the right ingredients, the right tools, the...
What Is Panera? Genoa’s Coffee Gelato Recipe (+ Video) & Where to Try It
Just spend a couple of days in Genoa to discover that here there is an ice cream (oops! a semifreddo) unique in the world impossible to resist: Panera! The name "Panera" comes from the contraction of the words “panna” (cream) and “nera” (black) because Panera is...
Genoese Focaccia: Recipe, Video & Where to Taste It in Genoa
Focaccia in Genoa is ubiquitous. It is in our life from sunrise to sunset. We soak it in the cappuccino for breakfast (yes, we do, and it’s incredibly good), we give it to our children as a snack at school, at lunch goes hand in hand with bread in the basket, it is...