French Quarter Culinary History and Tasting Tour

behind the scenes tour of underground New Orleans and special restaurants and cuisine - fabulous

The culinary tour was the second tour my husband and I booked for our stay i New Orleans. We were very pleased to find out that Sally was our tour guide for this tour also. We have taken culinary tours in other cities we have visited but this one is exceptional. It is amazing how much history there is in New Orleans and it was very nice to have a tour guide that was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. There were so many tastings that we never had dinner that night. We did go back and visit a number of the places on the tour during our stay. We also appreciated Sally's information on good night life options.

Very fun tour with interesting history, great food and behind the scenes tour. We have been to New Orleans many times and never experienced this type of tour. Great! Would highly recommend.

One of the best experiences we had in New Orleans. We knew where to eat all week after going on this tour. The history and other facts about the different restaurants was very interesting. George, our tour guide was a lot of fun.

We really enjoyed the interesting historical aspect of this tour and the delicious food provided us with a great sample of the amazing food available in New Orleans. The two hour walking tour through 5 different restaurants in the French Quarter was definitely worth our time.

I was surprised after reading so many positive reviews, but I cannot recommend this activity. The food tour was a completely negative experience for me and my family. The tour guide continuously made negative comments during the tour about food establishments, New Orleans residents, non-residents, and various demographics. He was unprofessional in dress and manner. The food was fair, but be sure to bring your own drinks as they are not provided until about the halfway point of the tour. The tour guide was not personable, and he tended to speak in a monotone with poor enunciation so that I quit trying to listen after a short while.

Behind the old, run down looking facade of the buildings there are endless rooms of historic treasure and beauty. It's almost as if you are taken into secret areas that the average tourist has no idea exists. I was blown away at what hid behind the seemingly uninteresting face of these buildings. At each stop of the tour you were able to taste samples of the food that makes New Orleans great. You are given cooking tips from expert chefs on how to cook the creole/Cajun way. The tour was well worth the money and time. Do this first so that you are better prepared to plan the rest of your trip.

Perfect combination of food and history. Guide was wonderful! Loved her. She went above and beyond!

As first-timers to New Orleans, this tour provided not only insight into the food the city is known for, but also a history of the city. Our tour guide, Leah, did a great job of answering our questions and was very knowledgable, having grown up in the city. We loved it and would definitely recommend it to others!!

This was a wonderful tour, I got what I loved which is history, buildings and clothes. My husband got what he loved, food of New Orleans, spices and bars. You felt like you where one of the residents who lived in the neighborhood. All the restaurants where fabulous, got to try different foods from gumbo to pralines. Everyone was very gracious and kind, I will do this again and highly recommend it. Our guide Kandy has lived in the city her entire life and her neighbors said hello on every street. We went back to the restaurants(Antoine's, Arnauds,Desire and Leah's sweets) I will do this again.