Gold Coast & Old Town Food Tour

Wonderful and fun way to see the city...sampling foods specific to the area. The historical aspect of the tour was my favorite though.

We had a wonderful time on our foodie tour! The tour was very educational about the food, history and culture! The pace was perfect, the time allotted at each stop was enough and the tastings were diverse. I would highly recommend the tour and will plan on attending another one the next time we are in Chicago!

Learned alot and enjoyed ourselves even though the weather was unusually miserable-cold and rainy near the end of the tour, Hillary was still as enthusiastic at the beginning as at the end of the tour. Would definitely do again.

Well planned out tour. Our guide was fun and knowledgable. Food was good. This tour helped me plan the rest of my visit to Chicago. I would do it again.

THis is the only way to get a real feel for the city! Even though the weather was bleak, our tour guide was perky, and our group was very engaged with our activity. This is a beautiful city, with diverse archetecture, culture, people and food. We had a great sampling! I have recommended this tour for my family and friends who live in the area, and when I come back I will definitely be taking another tour! Thank you for a fantastic experience!

We enjoyed the neighborhood tour so much! It had a little shopping, a little history, a little exercize, a little socializing...What a great way to experience Chicago. We will do another tour the next time we visit! Thank you.

We spent a wonderful morning with Hilary as she took us to a variety of interesting and varied spots in the near north area of Chicago. What a terrific introduction to the city. We had a number of very interesting and delicious things to eat along the way and learned a lot about the neighbourhoods we walked through. Hilary is very knowledgeable and fun to be with. The weather was pretty crappy, but Hilary kept us pumped up with her enthusiasm. We've already recommended this tour to a number of people we met along the way, including the Chicago greeter we met on Sunday. Please pass on our thanks to Hilary for a great morning.

My mom and I took this tour in May 2011 when she was in town for a day before a conference. I chose the Near North tour because it's closer to where I live than the Bucktown one, and it went to places I had actually never been to in my past year of living in Chicago. Quick breakdown: - Tour Overall: Great! - Tour Guides: Knowledgeable and fun! - Tastings: Delicious! Some quick (random) notes: - We stopped at 7 different locations. Most were pretty close - the walk between the last two was the longest. - Tasting at 5 locations was a great size. At the Spice House you only sample some cinnamon, and at Old Town Oil you take mini-shots of oil/vinegar mixes. One of the tastings is a drink, but it was 16oz and refreshing. - Along the walk, the guides point out historic sites and give interesting info even locals might not know. - The staff at each tasting location was very helpful and gave additional info and was glad to answer questions. Overall, I thought this tour was great! The food was delicious, and I discovered some places I'll be going back to. Quite an enjoyable way to spend 3.5 hours!

Loved everything about it. Each stop was very interesting and tasty. The walking was not for the faint-hearted but we knew that in advance. I would do it again and have already recommended it to several friends.

Perfect Tour-Educational, Fascinating, Fun, Delicious Eating