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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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manami from Japan
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| Fri, Oct 28, 05 12:00 PM |
vegastella99 |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We enjoyed the tour! |
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Ah, Bondanza!!
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| Sun, Oct 23, 05 11:30 AM |
annema |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Spend a few delicious hours getting to know a part of the city that most tourists ignore. After you eat and drink your way through the Chelsea Market, you'll feel like a native New Yorker. Our guide, Cindy, was most gracious and thoroughly knowledgeable about the market and the Meat-Packing District. All of the food was delectable, especially the milk from RonnyBrook Dairy (just like you drank as a kid if you're old enough to remember the milkman coming to your house!)!! This tour is a must-do, even if you're only in the city for one day, as we were. Still, I'm envious of the tourists who could come back a day or two later to bring all of this delicious food home with them!! Thoroughly delightful. |
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Very enjoyable and informative
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| Sun, Oct 23, 05 11:00 AM |
mmcctx |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour was a great success. It was very interesting and informative to learn
about the history, the current status, and future plans for Chelsea Market and the
Meatpacking District . The food samples were delectable. Our guide, Wendy, was splendid. Her knowledge and enthusiasm insured a first-rate experience. |
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ENJOYED
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| Sun, Oct 23, 05 11:00 AM |
GRETAWALLACE |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Individual |
| I WOULD NOT DO THIS AGAIN, BUT WELL WORTH IT. SOME VERY INTERESTING FACTS. AND I WOULD RECOMMENDED IT TO OTHERS. |
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Excellent, very interesting
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| Fri, Oct 21, 05 12:00 PM |
JustineS |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The tour was excellent, well organised, informative and the food was fantastic. The tour was in an area that we would not have otherwise gone to, it gave a very interesting insight to the city. It was a highlight of our trip to New York. |
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Thanks to Todd!
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| Fri, Oct 21, 05 12:00 PM |
JanePrz |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We really enjoyed the pace and presentation of our Chelsea Market tour. I feel that Todd did a great job familiarizing us with the area-past, present, and the future. I think your tours are a great way to get familiar with the various neighborhoods in New York City. |
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lots of great food/area information
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| Fri, Oct 21, 05 12:00 PM |
mullinax |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Todd, the tour guide, was great. He has tons of interesting information concerning the Chelsea Market and the Meat Packing District. The food was all terrific too. Lucky are the people that live close enough to the market to shop there regularly. Also, good infomation about Mr. Cohen, the man behind the market, what a visionary he must be. |
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This fantastic tour exceeded all expectations.
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| Sat, Oct 15, 05 11:00 AM |
SusanUnger |
Female |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Emeril's "Live" show on the Food Channel piqued my interest in the Chelsea Market, when the TV Studio moved in above the market and various vendors were showcased. Four female family members (three generations) helped me celebrate my 75th BD in New York. My Tucsonian daughter-in-law, the "activity planner", asked me what I most wanted to see and I replied, "The Chelsea Market". By the next day, she had found your tour on the internet and booked our group for what was a highlight of our brief visit. Todd is a wonderful guide. He has a pleasant personality, is easy to hear and understand in the busy market and is so very knowledgeable. You can tell that he thoroughly enjoys what he does. The tour of this huge old block-sized building, with its history as the Nabisco Baking Company and the story of its recent development into a multi-use facility is fascinating. The vendors themselves as well as the very generous tastings are terrific. The tour of the Meatpacking District was educational and amazing! This is a neighborhood going through a huge transition, propelled by the Chelsea Market and other new ventures. With 25 meat packing plants left of the more than 100 previously operating there and the cleanup of a number of unsavory and notorious activities, it is becoming a safe and enjoyable place to shop, dine and stay. Todd's extensive knowledge of the history of the area made it all come alive. I especially had great fun poking my head inside the Hogs and Heifers to see the bras hanging on the antlers above the bar and hearing the female bartenders use their bullhorn to "welcome Grandma inside". |
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GREAT!!!
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| Sat, Oct 15, 05 11:00 AM |
mcm6995 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Todd was fabulous! Can't wait to go back and see how the area develops! |
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Tasty and Interesting
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| Fri, Oct 14, 05 12:00 PM |
ShelleySmith |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Great tour. The guide was very knowledgable about the area, vendors, history and about the food. The food choices were good, although I would not have chosen two chocolate bread items. I think that a savory bread at the first bakery (we had chocolate sourdough) would have added more balance to the tastes. I found there were too many sweet items at the beginning of the tour, although everything we tasted was excellent and there was enough of it. I would recommend this tour to any fellow foodies visiting New York. |
