| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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LEARNING & HAVING FUN! |
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Sat, Apr 29, 06 2:00 PM |
joycerlee |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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My sisters & I bought tickets for Sat 4/29/06 and we had a wonderful day. Our tour began at 2 & our guide was Paul. My family is of Italian descent and it was fun to go "back in time" and see the brands and items that our Grandma used to have in her kitchen. We particularly enjoyed the Salumeria and the wonderful meats and cheeses that were offered to us.
Even though we are very familiar with Italian food and cooking, we did learn some things we didn't know (like rabe is the flowering tops of the turnip plant) plus we got to try some new products. The information & tastings on the olive oils and balsamic vinegars were very valuable and we have some new items to try in our kitchens.
Paul, our tour guide, was extremely knowledgable and pleasant and the 3 hours flew by. I would recommend that the tour guides ask people to turn off their cell phones as we were interrupted several times by ringing phones and one woman who actually took a cell phone call in the middle of a store while the guide was speaking. It can be difficult to hear what's being said when the store is busy with customers. Since common courtesy is not common, it must be mandated!
We would recommend the tour. Plan to stay in the North End for lunch or dinner (or both like we did) and enjoy all that's available to you in this great little neighborhood. |
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A Little Italy in Boston |
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Sat, Apr 29, 06 1:00 PM |
hjlish |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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We were very lucky, the weather could not have been more perfect for our tour. We had friends visiting Boston from California and decided to drive up from Ct. to spend the weekend with them. I was always curious about the tour and thought this was the perfect way to spend a few hours. Even though I had been to the North End of Boston before, I felt as if this was the first time. It was wonderful finding out the history of food and wine of the various regions. I now will feel very comfortable going back and knowing which pastry shop, wine shop and other markets to shop in . The little tastie samples were great and of course after the tour we all had to go back to the various shops visited and shop till we dropped.
I will highly recommend this tour to clients going to Boston. I am a travel agent and found this tour to be a little treasure. |
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Local history with a kick! |
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Sat, Apr 29, 06 9:00 AM |
kmlogsdon |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
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My grown daughter and I had a memorable morning learning about the long history of Boston's North End, being introduced to the wonderful traditional foods and lore of the Italian immigrants and enjoying the many samplings as we made our way through the streets of this historic area. Highly recommend this tour! |
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Foodie's delight |
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Sat, Apr 29, 06 9:00 AM |
madolan |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
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This was a great introduction to a rich and vibrant part of the city for people who love to cook and eat! Highly recommended! |
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NOT WORTH THE MONEY |
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Fri, Apr 28, 06 3:00 PM |
austindmille |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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Unless you get the main lady it was not worth the money.. You take 3 hours to walk in and out of some small shops and try some samples of the products. Neat but not worth the money, especially when your can see those stores on your own anyways. Also, there was very little to do with cooking as touted by the brochure. My wife and I love cooking and food and were hoping to see some inner tips from the local store owners. More than half the time they were not even there in the store and if they were they barely even spoke with us. MAIN TIP: When boiling pasta be sure and salt the water and not rinse it ... what??? you can get that tip off of the Food Network and it isnt even that big of a deal.
Overall it wasnt worth it, but you do need to go to the North End |
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Excellent |
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Fri, Apr 28, 06 10:00 AM |
kjdoxey |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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This tasting tour was both enjoyable and informative. The three hours passed very quickly and the tour guide was well prepared. |
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Delicious! |
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Wed, Apr 26, 06 10:00 AM |
MaryLouise |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
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Michele Topor is an elegant lady with an incredible depth of knowlege of the North End and food in general. She gives you a truly authentic perspective of living in the North End from the time of early immigrants to the Little Italy it now represents. Walking tour with plenty of tastings to accompany the many stops at local shops. End result--Delicious!! |
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Tour was a little too long |
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Sat, Apr 22, 06 2:00 PM |
HarrietZL |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
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I think the tour could be done in 2 hours without losing anything.
frankly I was disappointed that Michele was not my guide. I might have scheduled the tour at a different time to have the guide of my choosing. my guide was only OK> |
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Fun Time!!! |
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Sat, Apr 22, 06 10:00 AM |
italy64 |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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A great take even if you've been to the North End before. Visit some of the smaller shops you might have missed or not realize are there. A good overview of real italian culture as done in Italy. |
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It was very good..........our leader was very nice |
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Fri, Apr 21, 06 3:00 PM |
jesslappen |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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Even though it was listed as a culinary tour.......several buildings with history could have been pointed out (North Church, Paul Revere,etc)
I expected more walking......I would have preferred more walking to standing....
I would have loved to have seen someone making /or baking something.......a little demonstration would have been nice.
The tour was very informative and fun.
Overall....thumbs up! |
