A Menu of Tasty Tours
Sample a city’s finest foods (and learn a few culinary secrets)
with these dining-savvy gourmet guides
IT’S THE HUNGRY TOURIS T’S
dilemma: You’re in a new city,
telling about local culinary history.
Feeling adventurous? See a different side of New York City when
culinary expert Moira Campbell
guides you through the mom-and-pop
shops of Hell’s Kitchen on her Rum &
Blackbird Tasting Tours (rumand
blackbird.com). The three-hour trip
spotlights spicy Colombian foods
from Empanada Mama and authentic Greek pastries from the historic
Poseidon Bakery. With Los Angeles–
based Melting Pot Food Tours
( meltingpottours.com) you’ll sample
Mexican tortas (grilled sandwiches)
at Tortas Mexico and a Nepalese
buffet at Tibet Nepal House—you
must have the eggplant fritters. If you
like small-city delights, try Asheville
Food Tours in North Carolina (828-
273-0365; ashevillefoodtours.com).
You’ll taste prosciutto-wrapped
figs at the seasonally inspired Italian
restaurant Fiore’s and learn the best
way to bite into chocolates at The
Chocolate Fetish (hint: the aroma
is key). —Laura Daily
