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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Excellent tour!
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| Fri, Dec 29, 06 2:00 PM |
Pandarus33 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Highly recommended for just about anyone, even if you're only a history buff. I had absolutely no idea that Arnaud's, Tujac's and Antoine's were so big and had so much history. I wound up stuffed after the tour and delayed dinner another three hours. I wish I had taken this tour when we arrived instead of at the end of our trip. I would have known more places to eat and seek out.
The food tour guide was wonderful and recommended several places on the tour that were appropriate for my daughter and I for dinner that night and two meals the next day. The architect guide was very good and pointed out a lot of features on the restaurants that I would have never noticed on my own. The guide also gave us some good guidelines of places that the locals frequent. The knowledge of the two of them together was a good mix.
This is a walking tour and we did walk but the pace wasn't too fast nor too slow. I would say that it's appropriate for older kids past ten, especially those kids who are just entering the cooking realm. The tour does include a mixed beverage at Tujac's and the bartender was more than happy to provide anything non-alcoholic to my underage daughter.
I would absolutely do this tour again and recommend it to anyone wanting a "taste" of New Orleans! |
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great
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| Fri, Aug 26, 05 10:00 AM |
Tuxedo1 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| This is an outstanding way to get history of the city and a chance to try some dishes from some of their great restaurants in the city we would highly recommend |
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good time!
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| Thu, Aug 25, 05 10:00 AM |
kellam |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Had a good time and great eats, 4 of us on the tour all had a good time. |
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Best Tour in the Quarter - and food too!
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| Tue, Aug 23, 05 10:00 AM |
jmdovic |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| For fans of fine food, cultural traditions, and colorful history, the culinary tour of New Orleans is a winner. It provides an excellent opportunity to visit the best of the Quarter restaurants and get samples of some of their signature dishes - Shrimp Arnaud at Arnaud's, mini-muffulettas and cannolis at the Napoleon House, beef brisket at Tujague's, and a generous serving of Bananas Foster at Brennans. The servings tend to be small, but all together provide a decent brunch / lunch, of outstanding variety and New Orleans flavor. Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly, and has a great rapport with the staff at restaurants, all of which welcomed us courteously, including owners, maitre 'ds, and long-standing wait staff.
It was a great way to spend a morning in the Quarter, giving an inside look at legendary establishments, including kitchens and private dining rooms normally inaccessible to the public. The tour was very casual and we often ate standing up, but the point is to visit, experience and learn, not to linger. Also be aware that much of the tour is outside and it is good to be prepared for the weather.
If you want to understand the difference between creole and cajun cooking, if you want a glimpse of 19th centruy cooking techniques, if you want to say you've visited the best restaurants in the quarter (and maybe even meet some culinary celebrities), don't miss this tour. |
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Recommend with expense
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| Sat, Aug 20, 05 10:00 AM |
stangle |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Thought this was great tour. It's only fall back is the money involved. The tour is slightly expensive, but worth the food on the tour. However, the restaurants seen on the tour are not cheap if chosen for later meals. Be prepared to pay for the great food. |
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Gem of a tour!
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| Wed, Aug 3, 05 10:00 AM |
edowning |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| It was our great, good luck that our guide was a retired architect, New Orleans native, and that he posessed an encyclopedic knowledge of the restaurants and food history of the French Quarter. The tour was well organized and as we walked from place to place, our guide wove in stories and histories of the places we passed. It was wonderful to tour so many of the legendary restaurants that I had only read about. The samples of the foods were generous and we were welcomed into each restaurant. Each sample was unique to the place and very, very good. I am planning another trip next spring and will book this tour again so that my husband, who missed this trip, can be included. |
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Fun, informative, and delicious
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| Thu, Jul 28, 05 10:00 AM |
hbcarter |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Took the tour on 7/28/05, and had a great time. My boyfriend and I were the only ones on the tour, so we got to ask a lot of questions of the guide, who was a history major. I'd recommend the tour for the historical aspects alone, but the food was delicious. Generous tasting portions (especially the bananas foster) and a good variety. I highly recommend it. |
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Excellent
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| Mon, Jul 25, 05 10:00 AM |
bruhman |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The French Quarter Culinary tour was wonderful. My wife and I truly enjoyed it. New Orleans is rich with history and this tour highlights that history in the context of food. If you love to cook and/or eat and are interested in learning more about the significant role that food plays in the history of the French Quarter then this tour is for you. |
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I have already told someone else about the tour.
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| Mon, Jul 25, 05 10:00 AM |
COUNTRYGIRL |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We were only able to participate in 2 of the resturants, while going into the second resturant, my mother tripped over a wheelchair someone left next to a table. She fell and cut her head open, she is 78 years old and on a blood thinner. We had to take mom to the ER, while there I was telling someone how mom fell and she said that the tour sounded like fun, I told her that from what I had seen it promised to be lots of fun and good tastes, I gave her Kelly's information and I hope that she calls.
Kelly and Toby (the man at the resturant) were both great. While we had to cut our tour short, there is always next year, we own a time share in NO and will be back next year and are looking forward to being able to take the tour again. Kelly was ver energetic about the history of New Orleans and she knows a lot about New Orleans and it's history. |
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Great tour for new and returning visitors
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| Sat, Jul 23, 05 10:00 AM |
crricha |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Our group consisted of myself and a friend with our teenage (18 year old) children (1 male / 1 female), and we all had a great time. I was surprised at how much the kids enjoyed the tour. It was a great introduction to the French Quarter and its cuisine for the them, and was in depth enough for the Moms who had visited New Orleans numerous times. Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. I plan to take the tour again the next time I visit the city with my husband. |
