| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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GREAT TOUR
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| Wed, May 27 11:00 AM |
GeorgeFern |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Great tour, informative, our guide was outstanding, interesting tastings |
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Probably not value for money
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| Tue, May 26 11:30 AM |
davwilcan |
Male |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The beginning (Ashkenaz) and end (Biacini?) were the best food parts of our tour. Otherwise, it was difficult to see where $42/person went. Nicky was an excellent guide, but I doubt that you paid her $60/hour for 3 hours
On the inedible side, we enjoyed seeing Chicago neighbourhoods that we otherwise would not have visited |
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Great intro to Chicago neighborhoods
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| Tue, May 26 11:00 AM |
everettlane |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was our first trip to Chicago and this tour allowed us to see a part of town that we probably wouldn't have visited otherwise. Our guide was charming and well-informed and the stops were varied and interesting. We particularly enjoyed the presentation on spices by the Spice House owner and the oil and vinegar tastings at Old Town Oil. We will definitely go on another Food Planet tour next time we visit Chicago. |
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Excellent Tour
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| Tue, May 26 11:00 AM |
Lwesley |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Every thing about the tour was great - tour guide, places visted, architecture. I have a new appreciation of oil and vinegar. I recommended the tour to a relative who lives locally, and she plans to make a reservation. |
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Outstanding walk around Chicago neighborhoods.
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| Sat, May 23 11:00 AM |
sarge1 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We were four adults ranging in age from 27 to 60 (3 female, one male) who were 1000 miles from home. This fabulous walking tour of Chicago neighborhoods gave us an overview of unique buildings, city history, and food tasting at local shops. The eclectic mixture of samplings came from shops that included a deli, a tea shop, a chocolate maker, a spice emporium, an oil & vinegar vendor, a pizza restaurant. The walk was casually paced. We stopped to hear the history of buildings and neighborhoods between being treated to demonstrations and food tastings at local shops. This was an innovative way to get to know and appreciate Chicago. I have done this tour twice now in two consecutive years, and each time it was a delight. |
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Interesting and full of variety
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| Sun, May 17 11:00 AM |
allantitus |
Male |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was a very pleasant and informative tour. The seven food tasting stops had a good variety. We sampled: a latka, tea, fudge, cheese and cracker spread, oils and vinegars, spices, and, at the final stop, an amazingly delicious piece of pizza. The group consensus was that the oil and vinegar sampling was the best. You could keep sampling from about 10 balsamic vinegars aged up to 18 years and from about 10 extra virgin olive oils, mixing them yourself in a little cup and then sampling. At each sampling stop there was a lot of interesting and relevant information about the specialty food.
Our guide, Jennifer, was very well informed about the architecture and history of the neighbourhoods we covered. Her enthusiasm and obvious interest herself in what she was showing us was infectious. She was sensitive to individual needs and interests of the tour participants.
My only negative comment: the tour was overpriced, considering that there were 18 people in the group and the food samples were generally very small, and that the guide received gratuities. |
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Interesting and fun food tour + lots more
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| Sat, May 9 11:00 AM |
Goodman |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| This was a great tour that everyone enjoyed. We had delicious food samples
and learned about various areas of Chicago. Our tour guide was fabulous --
enthusiastic and able to answer all of our questions. There is a lot of fast
walking, so be prepared -- not recommended for those who have a hard
time keeping up -- you cover a lot of ground. |
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Great way to see and "taste" Chicago neighborhoods
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| Sun, May 3 11:30 AM |
LLucas |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Shane and Jessica took us through Chicago's Gold Coast, Old Town and Lincoln Park for a taste of Deli's, Tea, Spices, Chocolate, Cheese, Snacks and Pizza. They gave us an enthusiastic culinary, cultural and architectural tour of the neighborhoods and charmed us with humor and intelligence. We had a great, attentive and very friendly group. Shane and Jessie turned perfect strangers into a walking family by the end of the tour. |
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The perfect introduction to Chicago
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| Fri, May 1 11:00 AM |
JeanneSlater |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We were the perfect test group for a tour. Two of us had previously enjoyed a short visit to Chicago, another had only seen a couple of restaurants and the inside of the convention center and I had never been there at all.
The tour was informative, fun and very tasty. We also treasure the new resources we were introduced to on the tour. We had a suitcase full of tea and spices to share with friends and family here and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the oils and vinegars that we had mailed. |
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Both fun and an excellent learning experience!
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| Thu, Apr 30 11:00 AM |
hwrschnoop |
Unspecified |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Not only did we learn a lot about tea, spices, olive oil and balsamic vinegar and get to sample these (and chocolate!), we got to see and learn about interesting Chicago personalities, history and architecture. Our guides were VERY helpful and knowledgeable. The tour was the most fun of all that we did in Chicago! |
