Savor the Flavors Tours of Downtown Charleston

None of the foods were new to me except the Sweet Potato Cornbread. It would have been nice if more histories of the various foods were presented. Rice is big in Charleston, but little if any info about rice was mentioned. I'll admit, I was disappointed but probably more of a disappointment for us because we are southern and knew all the foods ahead of time. The guide was nice, but I wouldn't do it again had I known how long it would take vs. how little of a "new" experience I would be getting for the money. I thought it strange that we were given ample "shopping" time in the gadget store, but encouraged not to shop in the spice store. I am sure people from other places than the south would feel differently. I wish we had done a different tour. I was happy with the ease of reservating tour, and the people that worked in the office, and how nice the tour guide was. The content was not what I hoped it would be. We took one of Bulldog's night tours (the one about prostitution and organized crime) and it was great! We also loved our carriage tour.

Anyone visiting or newly relocated to the Charleston area should be reqired by law to take this enlightening and informative tour. The hostess has got to have the most enviable "job" in the city. I was so amazed at the history and the generosity of the participating establishments that I am planning my next vacation around the city and can't wait to spend my entire time there. My next visit shall include a tour of the Chef's kitchens as well. I would love to see the "dinner only" establishments offer a peek so as to help visitors broaden their dining options for the evening. I can't wait to visit your beautiful and exciting city as soon as possible!

We have done culinary tours in other cities and loved them! We wanted to get a taste of the flavors of Charleston. The woman who gave the tour told us a lot of places that would be delicious to eat...but we only went to three places for food...and it wasn't that spectacular. Two of the places we stopped (of the five advertised) were places to shop. So, we had to wait for others to buy items from a chain cooking store and a local spice store. It was really not what we signed up for.

This was a very pleasurable tour. Would definitely recommend. Tour guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable.

Perfect mix of culture, cuisine and southern charm!!! Loved the food, loved the city, loved the whole experience! Thanks!

My Husband, seventeen yr old daughter and I went on the Savor the Flavors of Charleston tour in the morning as an introduction to the city. We found the tour to be very informative and our guide, Carhy, to be gracious. We sampled traditional southern cuisine and learned how it is prepared and a little back ground on the history of the food item. We had a lite breakfast before we started the tour so we were full from our samples so we skipped lunch but couldn't wait for dinner to order up our new discoveries.

Compared to similar tours in other cities it was disappointing. Not enough food stops and 2 long shopping stops at a kitchen and spice store. Bulldog office and tour guide were great. Historical information was very interesting. Unfortunately that was not enough to make up for the other disappointments. Price was high enough to have given you more for your money.

Our tour guide was wonderful and not only talked about local food but the history of Charleston as well.

The tour abounded with historical and cultinary information about the region. Plus, we got to sample southern cooking every step of the way- what more could you ask for.?My husband enjoyed it as much as I did!

Plenty of good food and drinks with interesting stops at spice market and kitchen implement store with enough time to shop- would have liked a bit more about the city itself during the tour