Emiko Davies is from
Canberra, Australia and raised between Australia and China. She is of
Japanese-Australian ethnicity. Davies attended
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in
Providence,
Rhode Island and graduated with a B.F.A. degree in Printmaking in 2002. She was inspired to cook by the book,
Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well (''La Scienza in Cucina E L'arte Di Mangiar Bene,'' 1891) by
Pellegrino Artusi and through experiencing the food of Florence. She has written about food for
The Canberra Times,
The Guardian,
Newsweek,
Condé Nast Traveller,
Gourmet Traveller,
Food52, amongst others. She had a weekly column on Regional Italian Food on Food52. == Publications ==