French Quarter Culinary History and Tasting Tour

My family and I had a wonderful time. Not only was our tour guide informative, he was fun to tag along with. I did not hear from my daughter 1 time that she was "bored". And this is a feat. Our time in Louisiana was short, but I'll always remember our time in New Orleans.

Our guide was terrifice! He was so passionate talking about the culinary history of the New Orleans. We learned so much and had such a wonderful time. I would totally recommend this to anyone who wants to taste the history of New Orleans!

Listen to the history of the city while you eat! I'm not a foodie or a history buff, but I loved both aspects of the tour. The only reason why I wouldn't "enthusiastically" recommend the tour is it is a lot of time standing.

My boyfriend and I went on this tour the first day we arrived, and enjoyed it very much. Our tour guide Kelly was very knowledgeable, and the food we sampled was VERY GOOD! You learn alot about the food and culture of New Orleans.

I highly enjoyed this tour. I learned a lot about the history in New Orleans as well as really understand the cuisine and the difference between Creole and Cajun. The food samples were ideal and provided a good variety. If you enjoy cooking or eating, you really should take this tour.

I would recommend that Kelly (the tour guide) give the people on the tour a hand out with a list of the places we visited. I had been on a tour in New York and they handed you a bottle of water and a hand out listing the places we visited. It is hard to remember once you have been on the tour the places you visited.

The tour was great - well worth the price for the food alone. Our guide was wonderful mixing history of the city and its people along with the history of the cuisine - I learned so much! I would highly recommend the tour. My only suggestion is to tell people not to eat lunch - even with the walking in between restaurants we were stuffed at the end!

The winning touch to this tour was our guide Joe. He was knowledgeable, funny and easy going, as well as helpful. We are lucky to have such great young people in our country. I have traveled many places internationally and he was one of the best guides I have ever had. I especially appreciated his knowledge of history of the area. The pacing was also good. We visited three of the establishments on the tour at a later date!

We have been so pleased with tasting tours in other cities, we now look for them in any city we visit. Last week we toured the French Quarter with a guide who was a history major at the University of New Orleans. His ability to explain the historic origins of the food, as well as other interesting and little known facts about the French Quarter were the highlight of our trip. The food was delicious, and we saw parts of the city that few tourists get to tour. I highly recommend this and other food tasting tours to other travelers.

What a wonderful way to rediscover New Orleans. A walking culinary tour was just made to order. It gave us chance to eat the special food that is New Orleans at it's best. Gumbo, muffellats, pralines, jumbilya and pastries, along with a drink and more history of the area then I ever knew. Thanks for always providing outstanding tour guides!