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| New Orleans Culinary History Tours |
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| Last 3 months | 31 | 56 | 57 | 1 | 96% | 4.3 | ||
| Last 6 months | 75 | 163 | 167 | 4 | 97% | 4.5 | ||
| Last 12 months | 174 | 361 | 372 | 11 | 96% | 4.5 | ||
| All | 401 | 902 | 924 | 22 | 97% | 4.6 |
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(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
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| French Quarter Culinary History and Tasting Tour | 356 | 96% | 4.5 |
| Culinary History French Quarter Tour (Private) | 5 | 100% | 4.3 |
| French Quarter Culinary History Tour | 0 | 0% | 0.0 |
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Take This Tour FIRST!
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| Fri, Aug 8 2:00 PM | lskylar | Female | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| This is an excellent tour through the French Quarter highlighting a variety of old and new restaurants. Take this tour early in your stay to find restaurants where you will want to dine and food that you will want to try while you are in town. Our tour guide was knowledgeable, pleasant, and accommodating as were the restaurant owners, chefs, bartenders and servers we met. We took the tour on a day that was cool and cloudy, but this cannot be counted on. Take a bottle of water, a hat, and an umbrella since the weather can range from sunny to rainy during the course of a few hours in New Orleans. One last comment – Go to New Orleans for a vacation. There are many attractions and activities, the French Quarter is lively, the food is good beyond description, the locals are friendly, and the Vieux Carre has the enchanting artists and musicians at Jackson Square, Pirates Alley, along streets and at street corners that you would have found before Katrina. | ||||||
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Absolutely Fantastic!
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| Tue, Aug 5 2:00 PM | Borseno | Male | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
| Met with our guide Ellen as arranged and spent a little over three hours walking through the French Quarter touring the diverse culinary environment of New Orleans. Ellen was fantastic with the history of the French Quarter and its food and the food samples were absolutely great. Ellen even offered to extend the tour, gratis, for those interested and was able to introduce us to the CEO and direct descendent of "Antoine's" who added a unexpected welcome and conversation during our tour of the establishments' numerous dining rooms.. You definitely get introduced to the real New Orleans and away from the tourist traps. Recommend taking the tour early during your stay so that you can return to some of the restaurants visited during the tour. Highly recommend "Petunia's" on St. Louis for the home quality, great prices, and great crepes! | ||||||
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Wonderful
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| Tue, Aug 5 2:00 PM | BJBruin | Female | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Individual | |
| Ellen was very interesting, funny and had lots of good New Orleans Culinary history. We sampled cuisine and talked about culture and food. Very nice walking pace. Perfect stops and timing. Ellen knows the local business people, so it is very personal and covivial. I enjoyed the time, learned a lot and told people to take this! For someone who grew up here, but haven't lived here for over 30 years and have family in the restaurant business here and in other states, I was very impressed! It is a MUST DO!!! | ||||||
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The BEST tour I've ever taken
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| Mon, Jul 28 2:00 PM | orleansmoh | Female | 50-59 | International Tourist(s) | Other | |
| My girlfriend & I loved this tour. We were in town for a convention, (July '08) and stayed for vacation - we recommended the tour to everyone. Randy, our tour guide was warm, friendly, funny, very knowledgeable & very proud of New Oreans -- he made the tour fabulous. After the tour he sat down with us & answered my girlfriend & my questions about New Orleans, & suggested other things we might like to see in the area. We took him up on visiting everywhere he suggested on Algiers Point -- I highly recommend it too! I would recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in history, food, culture &/or New Orleans in general. It will satisfy everyone's curiousity. Randy shared lots of info on the founding of New Orleans, its history & how its unique culture developed. He wove in local stories & folklore - never overwhelming with facts. The restaurant visits were interesting - a great opportunity to see even more of New Orleans! We appreciated learning about Antoine's which we otherwise would not have visited. The food samples were plentiful & delicious. We were so impressed with the flavours, we went back to try some of the restaurants/visits sites during the remainder of our trip. (Make sure you try the calla cake & seafood gumbo at The Old Coffee Pot on Peter St.) While walking from place to place on the tour, Randy told us about/recommended other stores/historic sites as we passed them, always providing interesting details. He took us into the local grocery store, & pointed out products unique to New Orleans. He suggested we buy them there as they were less expensive than in the souvenier shops. We thought the entire experience was exceptional value for the cost. The time passed much too quickly. I could go on an on about how much my girlfriend and I loved this tour. The best testament to how feel about this tour is that we are still reminiscing about what we learned/tasted! If you're wavering about whether to take this tour, I hope this review convinces you to not miss out on a unique & fun New Orleans learning experience. | ||||||
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Great Time
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| Sat, Jul 26 2:00 PM | VMDUNN | Male | 60-69 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Other | |
| There were approximately 14 - 16 on our tour. The tour was very interesting and time seemed to fly by. I would take the tour again and would love to go to some of the restaurants for more than a sample. The tour was a great way to learn the history of New Orleans. | ||||||
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WORTH LOOKIN' INTO
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| Sat, Jul 26 2:00 PM | svidallier | Female | 40-49 | Local | Family Without Children | |
| If anything, you will experience "behind the scene" of the some of the most famous restaurants! | ||||||
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Very informative and enjoyable
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| Fri, Jul 25 2:00 PM | pourso | Female | 50-59 | Local | Family With Children | |
| We had a great family time. My teenagers even liked it. My husband is a history teacher and said everything was "right on". We really enjoyed Antoines and had lots of time to look everything over. | ||||||
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Informative and Entertaining
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| Tue, Jul 22 2:00 PM | rcfratric | Male | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Other | |
| My wife and I enjoyed the tour...a good mix of New Orleans history and how the culture and food developed over time. Also gives you a nice sampling of some of the local food at quality establishments with a lot of history to them. Our guide was knowledgeable and fun. Would recommend this activity to anyone going to New Orleans who isn't just there for the 'Bourbon Street Liquid Diet'. | ||||||
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Good overall
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| Tue, Jul 22 2:00 PM | bizeemom62 | Female | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Other | |
| Thought it was a good tour. Would have liked to sample more food based on the fact this was a culinary tour. | ||||||
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Not as awesome as expected
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| Tue, Jul 22 2:00 PM | mappusml | Female | 20-29 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| So we went on this tour at 2pm thinking we didn't need lunch first since we'd be eating on the tour. EAT FIRST! This tour is more history than eating, and not all of the history was even right (don't talk about absinthe if you don't know about it)! Our tour guide had her cell phone ring 3 times during the tour, after each call saying she was turning off her phone, but obviously never did. Once when walking to the next stop she checked her voicemail! In our group of 8 she corrected people at least 3 times, correcting me once when I said, "oh, this kind of tastes like..."! Of this 3 hours tour we'd eaten nothing in the first hour and twenty minutes. Some of the restauranteurs didn't even know we were coming until we showed up. While seeing the city was nice and this was the only guided tour we took while there I'm not sure that I got a $45 worth/person. I don't discourage going on this tour b/c maybe it was just our guide, but definitely eat first! | ||||||
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Great activity for any adult group
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| Sat, Jul 19 2:00 PM | ce2hayward | Male | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Other | |
| This tour was a great way to see the city an pick up on things you would miss in a riding tour. Great way to sample food adnd enjoy N.O. | ||||||
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Very enlightening and interesting tour
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| Sat, Jul 19 2:00 PM | Loretta01 | Female | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| The tour was very interesting and provided m uch information about the history and culture of New Orleans. Our guide's enthusiasm added much to the experience. | ||||||
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Great Information and History
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| Sat, Jul 19 2:00 PM | robbell4 | Male | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| I really enjoyed the tour guides we had. They were full of knowledge and lots of interesting facts about the history of New Orleans food. I wish we could have had a few more samples throught the tour. The samples we did receive were outstanding. I would suggest eating a light snack or meal before starting the tour. Also make sure to dress comfortably, and wear comfy shoes. New Orleans is hot hot hot!!! but bearable. | ||||||
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Unique, entertaining and interesting experience.
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| Tue, Jul 15 2:00 PM | cfrught | Female | 40-49 | Local | Family With Children | |
| I am a local who took the tour with my daughter, a chef at a well known French Quarter restaurant. I thought it would be fun to do with her and we both enjoyed the tour tremendously. Even though we were locals, we learned many new facts about the culinary culture in New Orleans. Our tour guide was well informed and I have and will continue to recommend this tour to friends and family. | ||||||
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Would repeat in a heart beat!
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| Mon, Jul 14 2:00 PM | KayAlbBarr | Female | 60-69 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| Our guide made the tour!!!!!!! He was funny and informative. He knew so much history. I will bring more girlfriends and do it again soon. What other tours do you offer? | ||||||
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