| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? [v] |
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Tour combines love of food, New York and history
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| Sat, Oct 4, 08 11:00 AM |
cathymcconne |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Our guide was a fan of New York, good food, the food business and local history. A journalist by training, he gave an inciteful and interesting tour. He was open to questions and flexible to the group's interests. Had I not been flying home with only a carry on, I would have gone back to the market after the tour and bought some of the heavier, liquid specialties. Perhaps next time I'd bring bubble-wrap and a check-through bag. |
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Highly Recommend
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| Fri, Oct 3, 08 12:00 PM |
mhaarhues |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We did the tour of the Chelsea Market and loved it for a couple of reasons. The first was the food. The tour guide gave us a history of the food and it was all great. There was just enough to fill us up without getting stuffed. The key to our tour was the tour guide. He was knowledgable as well as funny. He kept the tour flowing and really knew a lot about the area. |
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One of our NYC highlights!
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| Sun, Sep 14, 08 11:30 AM |
DebChilcote |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Other |
| Our adult daughter had taken this tour a few months ago with another family member, and she highly recommended it to us. Coming from out of town, we were looking for things to do on our first trip to NYC. She didn't mind taking the tour again, so my husband and I took her and a friend, and she thoroughly enjoyed it the second time around, too! We loved hearing about the history of the Chelsea Market, and enjoyed tasting samples of what all the little shops had to offer. At every stop, there was a place to sit and enjoy the food, so we didn't have to stand for the whole 3 hours. It was a hot day outside, but most of the tour was held inside, which was nice. Restrooms were convenient. When it was over, we all had full stomachs, but we decided to go back to the shop that specialized in teas, and had a refreshing drink on comfy chairs while we discussed what we all loved about the tour. We would highly recommend it for all adults. It was certainly one of the highlights of our trip to the Big Apple! |
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A Great Sunday Tour
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| Sun, Sep 14, 08 11:30 AM |
MaryLWinkler |
Female |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| This was a most enjoyable tour through the Chelsea Marketplace. Ed, our tour guide, was very personable and informative. The food samples were excellent particularly the Fat Witch Bakery brownies. We loved them. The history of the building in which the marketplace now inhabits is very interesting, and Ed did an excellent job of relating that history to us. It was a wonderful three hours. I highly recomment the tour. |
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Not as good as the village tour
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| Sat, Sep 13, 08 11:00 AM |
ethyberg |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Other |
| guide needed to speak louder and not turn his head away when speaking to the group. Need more history on the area. Better stops. |
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Absolutely amazing!!
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| Thu, Sep 11, 08 12:00 PM |
jaysgrrl |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My friend and I had been on a food tour of Chicago, and enjoyed it so much, we found this tour online. We live in Toronto, and are always up to combining 2 of our favourite things - food and learning about cities. This tour was awesome. Ed was very knowledgeable and professional, and made us feel really comfortable from the beginning. The food was excellent, and so were the quantities. I would have loved a bit more gelato though, and we were disappointed that we didn't visit the Fat Witch brownie place, but we went back there and bought one on our own, among other things from the amazing stores in the market afterwards. I agree with other reviews, the visit to the washrooms in Morimoto's was definitely a highlight - I'll let you find out why - and we were honoured with a non-tour moment in Del Posto that we really thank Ed very much for - it made our trip very special! We are both big Iron Chef America fans, so it was awesome to see the 2 restaurants on the tour. Great job guys!!! We would definitely do another Manhattan food tour through the same company in a heartbeat. |
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Highly enjoyable and informational.
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| Sun, Aug 31, 08 12:00 PM |
patsiegmann |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I went on the tour with my husband, my daughter and my son and his girlfriend. Ages 29 to 61. Everyone enjoyed the tour very much. Our tour guide, Cindy, was well informed and gave us information in an enjoyable and enthuasiast manner. My husband was a little wary of a tour, but he had to admit that having a tour guide for this area was really a plus. Just going to Chelsea and the meatpacking district would not have given us the history or insight into this area as it was then and is today. |
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Don't miss this tour!
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| Sun, Aug 31, 08 11:30 AM |
SusanBarlow |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My daughter lives in Brooklyn and her aunt and I joined her on this great tour. We learned more than we expected about the meatpacking district and Chelsea Market. We'd shopped at Chelsea Market before and eaten at restaurants in the area but were so interested in the fascinating history of this district. Our tour guide was amazing. He shared dates and details that made the history come alive. This is the best walking food tour we've been on in New York. My favorite, so far! |
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beyond my expectations
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| Fri, Aug 29, 08 11:00 AM |
HeatherMae |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| fun activitiy, the best one that we booked in NY, the guide was outstanding |
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Truly enjoyed Chelsea Market tour
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| Sun, Aug 17, 08 11:30 AM |
reuterp |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Great tastings and history of the area. Our guide, Bob was a pleasure to listen to. We're always looking for new places to see and this tour didn't disappoint. Highly recommended. |
