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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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informative
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| Fri, Oct 24, 08 2:00 PM |
arathmell |
Unspecified |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Renee was our guide and she did a fantastic job of telling the history and special tidbits about the palces. The samples helped us decide where to make reservations to eat two evenings. We had two who coould not make the trip for medical reasons. I wish we could have gotten their money returned. |
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For History, Culture & Food Buffs
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| Tue, Oct 21, 08 2:00 PM |
emdones |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| This is a 3 hour (no less) walking tour that basically goes through the extensive history of how the different ethnicities of New Orleans affects the food culture of this unique location. The food samples were ample & we found ourselves making reservations to some of the restaurants we visited during the tour. The tour guide was local & well known to the "big wigs" at the restaurants...(example Antoine's) You'll enjoy this tour if you have the time. We enjoyed it. |
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Not to be missed if you like to eat
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| Sat, Oct 18, 08 2:00 PM |
rgenini |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was a fantastic tour and a wonderful way to spend an afternoon in New Orleans. Most people know that the Big Easy is a dining city but this tour takes people behind the scenes to some of the city's classiest restaurants, gives a history of the places, occasional samples of food, a view of how things are prepared. Bibb, our tour guide, is very well acquainted with his city's best eateries. The cooking demonstration at Creole Delicassies was a fitting conclusion to it all. |
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Nice blend of history and cooking influences
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| Sat, Oct 18, 08 2:00 PM |
daguilar2001 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Randy was passionate about his City and sharing his insight. Nice pace with time to sit and listen. Would have like to have had a chef or restaurant designated person actually acknowledge the group. The small tastings at the locations where perfect to keep you going. Saundra was very pleasant to listen too as well.
Without too much detail, the person running Leah's was not very customer service oriented. I would suggest looking into some businesses that actually are excited about the tour coming to their location. |
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See New Orleans through its Cuisine
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| Sat, Oct 18, 08 2:00 PM |
jlawrence3 |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| My wife and I enjoyed this tour imensely. In general, we are not tour people, but we enjoy eating. Randy was our tour guide and made our experience quite enjoyable! It became very clear from the git go that we were in for a treat. Not only does Randy know his stuff, he shares it with the group so we can get a better sense of what New Orleans cuisine is all about. Woven into the visits to various eateries was the real history of how this area got its different aspects of cuisine. Anyone who wants a good start point of the history of New Orleans should start with this tour on their first opportunity because it's not just about the food, its about the cultures that are the basis of this great city. All aspects of those cultures, from the influences of the Spanish, French, West Africans and Nova Scotians that were exiled from their homes by the English and ended up (along with their mineature lobsters - they look like lobsters but are a lot more work to get meat from) here in the Big Easy and provide both an elegant and simple aspect to their food. This was 3+ hours that gave us a great start to our vacation.
Jim Lawrence - Ft. Myers, Florida |
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a wonderful experience !!!
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| Tue, Oct 14, 08 2:00 PM |
kellixoxo |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Let me start by saying that I am not really a "tour" kind of person. I usually like to determine what I'd like to see on my own, and don't want to be locked in to a specific tour. I can honestly say that this tour was the "highlight" of my stay in New Orleans. I was able to get a brief tour of the French Quarter, learn interesting information about the great restaurants, taste many native and creative dishes while leisurely strolling the quaint streets of New Orleans. Not really a history buff, I learned so much about the area and the culture of the people that I in turn was able to share the interesting facts with visiting firends. I really was able to get a "feel" for the people. I have recommended this tour to everyone I've talked to and will continue to do so. My time spent and value for the dollar was one of the best times I've had traveling. In addition, my tour guide was a casual, knowledgable and fun person to be with. She made us feel right at home and had some many fun things to teach us. Anyone going on this tour...make sure you get to Antoine's....it was the BEST!!!!! |
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Tour guide was very knowledgeable & entertaining
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| Mon, Oct 13, 08 2:00 PM |
KarenRas |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I enjoyed being able to see the dining rooms in Antoine's and Brennan's and enjoyed the samples at the other restaurants. We've been to New Orleans many times and we still learned a lot from our tour guide! |
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Good, but you get the same information elsewhere.
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| Mon, Oct 13, 08 2:00 PM |
judytamplin |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This was enjoyable, but we had to stand on the street to eat at one location. Also, we got the same history information from a demo cooking class at the New Orleans Cooking School, which I would highly recommend. |
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Fascinating and educational
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| Mon, Oct 13, 08 2:00 PM |
DavidDowler |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My husband and I took this tour to better understand the culture of the food and thought it would be a great way to sample different types of foods without having to order it in a restaurant and find out neither of us liked it. The tour guide was very knowledgable about the history of the restaurants we visited; explaining how the foods came into being, the difference between cajun and creole and the parts of the city we toured. The length of the tour was just about right. It's a beautiful walk ; the sidewalks are rock and brick, uneven in spots and slick when wet so it is a must to wear good walking shoes. To us the highlight of the tour was when we met Susan in a back courtyard and she showed us how to make rue and served us red beans and rice.
I would not recommend this tour for children or young teens; my thought is that they would get bored quickly (and you don't get a lot of food so it would be a tease to a teenage boy.
Thank you for a wonderful time and keep up the great work! |
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Culinary questions answered!
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| Sat, Oct 11, 08 2:00 PM |
LCClark |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We had a great time on the tour. It was full of information. After three visits to New Orleans I finally got my culinary questions answered. Randy was our guide. He was funny, informative and passionate about his town! My only concern was that the tour is to long. Two hour that would be better. There were 17 in our group on Saturday and by hour 2 in more than half had left the tour. We also dined at one of the restaurants from the tour that night and Randy was right...it was great! We will be trying the others on our return trip to New Orleans next year! Thanks Louise |
