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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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We are still talking about the great tour
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| Fri, Mar 31, 06 12:00 PM |
JodyBranson |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We had a great afternoon with Kurt. It was fun, and included phenomenal food. The character of the neighborhood was created for us. The only negative that I have was that MacCallister the restaurant was recommended to us. We had a horrible dining experience there and would recommend that you focus on other good restaurants in the area rather than that one. Thanks for a great experience and next trip we will be doing Greenwich Village. |
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Enjoyable and Informative
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| Sun, Mar 26, 06 12:00 PM |
Angelic838 |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Other |
| Cindy our guide was very funny and she gave the whole group such inside information about Chelsea Market and its history. She added a New York Flair that was very enjoyable. This was my husband's first trip to my hometown, Cindy's information gave him insight about New York that he fell in love with. He enjoyed the food and just the freshness that the market provided. We wished we had more time to stay in Chelsea but we had an appointment to go to immediately after the tour was over. Next time we are going to bring an extra suitcase to lug home the treasures we found. It provided a great time and wonderful food to try. Thanks! |
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AWESOME!
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| Sun, Mar 26, 06 11:30 AM |
denise122 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| What a fantastic tour! Curt, our guide, was very informative, and approached the tour with a very upbeat attitude that only added to the fun. The food was exceptional, and true to their word, we were not hungry at the close of the tour. Would highly recommend to any and all friends and family members. A very unique way to see New York! Whenever I am in New York, I will definately put it on my list of things to do! |
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Tasty , interesting and fun!
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| Fri, Mar 24, 06 12:00 PM |
kupersmith |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| It was great! The guide was terrific, the tastings were interesting and I would reccommend the tour.
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Lots of fun!
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| Fri, Mar 24, 06 12:00 PM |
melanieevans |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| My husband and I really enjoyed this tour. I would suggest going at the beginning of your trip to NYC so that you can learn a lot about the area and revisit the places that they take you to. |
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A very good time
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| Sun, Mar 19, 06 11:30 AM |
lsathissarat |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| My fiancee and I were very impressed by the tour guide Curt's knowledge about the Chelsea market., the meat packing area and its connection with the past and present, food knowledge in general, etc. Curt was very entertaining and the tour chose the best places to try the food. The tour was well organized and I learned alot. The food was plentiful. I would recommend this tour to anyone, in fact my friend will be visiting NY this coming weekend and I have recommended the tour to her. |
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highly recommend!
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| Sun, Mar 19, 06 11:30 AM |
esdesoto |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| I totally enjoyed the Chelsea Market tour, which I took last week with some friends. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I repeated it 5 days later with my husband - and we plan to go again soon with out-of-town visitors.
The tour is great for several reasons: the market itself is in a fascinating old building that's interesting to learn about; the vendors in the market have unique, superb products; tour participants get to try a lot of these products; the tour guide is extremely knowledgable and provides background information that visitors wouldn't otherwise have access to.
Some of the treats we enjoyed on the tour could be purchased by any visitor, such as the pastry, gelato and soups. But the behind-the-scenes specialty tastings are not available to the normal shopper. We especially enjoyed trying the Welsh sea salts. It is this insider's view of the Market that makes the tour so worthwhile.
I would heartily recommend the tour, in fact already have done so, and plan to take the other Foods of NY tours in the near future. |
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Entertaining, Educational and Delicious!
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| Sun, Mar 19, 06 11:30 AM |
MaryHartman |
Female |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Family Without Children |
| What a great find. We came to NYC with an open itinerary and saw the brochure for the Chelsea/MeatPacking tour in our hotel lobby. Gave it a shot and are glad we did. Our leader was entertaining, knowledgeable and gave honest appraisals of hotels, restaurants, etc. in the area. Really appreciated hearing the inside scoop from a real New Yorker of the history of the area. The food tasting were carefully selected and most were delicious. Came away full in both mind and body. |
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Good tour, weird tour group
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| Sat, Mar 18, 06 11:00 AM |
weggerma |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Chelsea Marketplace is an awesome place for a foodie. However, the tour would have been even more interesting if we could have visited more places outside of the marketplace and sampled foods from some of the establishments in the neighborhood.
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Smart Mouth and Rude leader
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| Sat, Mar 18, 06 11:00 AM |
ejoyner |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Wendy tried to be funny, unfortunately it was often at the expense of those of us in the crowd. Her comments were inappropriate at times and I would not recommend her. She was constantly nagging the group to get closer. It felt like she was herding sheep.
The food was good, but for the money, you could go to the Chelsea market and buy everything offered and more.
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