| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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It was fun but pricy
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| Sat, Oct 27, 07 11:00 AM |
debshum |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I enjoyed the tour but it was rather pricy for what we got. The tastings were tiny. As an experienced cook, there wasn't much they told me that I didn't already know.
We were running into other groups on the street. I have to wonder how much profit the tour operator was making on us at almost $50 a head.
Still, the guide was very knowledgeable and personable. I would recommend it for people who do not know much about Italian food/cooking and need a real basic 101 course. |
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THE THREE HOURS FLEW BY!
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| Sat, Oct 27, 07 10:00 AM |
LAC1029 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Beth was very knowledgeable and added interesting side bars. The shops were all interesting and different. It was very informative even comimg from a first generation Italian family I learned many things and was remined of things my grandmother cooked and talked about when I was a child. There were seven of us who took the tour together and all of us had our expectations exceded. I will be buying tour for family members for Christmas.Linda Carmichael |
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Fantastic, Fabulous and Amazing!
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| Sat, Oct 27, 07 9:00 AM |
krissy |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| First of all, our tour guide, Jim, was the BEST! He was incredibly knowledgable not only about the North End of Boston, but all of Italy as well. We all learned so much on this tour and I've been on the tour before. We will all go again because it was that good! Three hours flew by....we just couldn't get enough. And then Jim was kind enough to recommend a restaurant in the North End that was absolutely perfect. What a wonderful ending to a glorious day!
After telling my co-workers about our awesome adventure, I found myself printing copies about the market tour to give to all of them (about 20 women and 1 very interested male chief-wanna-be) because they all want to go. And, of course, I'll be right there with them once again.
Michele Topor has a winner with this tour. Hopefully she will always strive to keep it interesting, engaging, fabulous and fun.
Best Regards, Kris Koretz |
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Informative and Fun
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| Fri, Oct 26, 07 3:00 PM |
lornasimpson |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I relish Italian food. So for us, this tour was fascinating and filled with interesting information we could not have gotten any other way. We enjoyed the taste testing and all of the helpful tips for storing and cooking the foods we learned about.
Participants on this tour must be prepared to not only walk but stand for 3 hours. (without a restroom break) All of the people in our group were late 50s and older, so I thought we all did very well.
I would like to have had a map of all the stores we visited with their locations and names. I also would have liked to have been able to purchase (or have included) an audio tape of the tour so we could go back and listen to the information again. Considering the price we paid for this tour, that would definitely have been a welcome addition and selling point for the tour.
We both will talk about this tour for a long time to come and will highly recommend it to our friends who plan to visit Boston. |
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A Wonderful Afternoon
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| Fri, Oct 26, 07 3:00 PM |
mbfoley |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Other |
| My husband and I spent an enjoyable Friday afternoon on the North End Tour. We both enjoyed our tour guide and his interesting and useful comments and information. We are visitors to the North End for dinner on a frequent basis, but have never enjoyed our visit as much as we did that day. We visited vendors and sampled foods that were both delicious and interesting. We plan to return to purchase items at the shops to which we were introduced. We would highly recommend this tour to all. |
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best walking tour ever
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| Wed, Oct 24, 07 2:00 PM |
sdoyon |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This was the best 3 hours spent. We did the New York walking tour before and this was so much better. So much to learn, our guide Jim was so good with history of the place, food and shopping tips... I recommend this tour to all who likes to cook and learn about food... a must. |
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Indepth exposure! Great tour!
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| Wed, Oct 24, 07 10:00 AM |
ldolloff |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Both fact and opinion were offered, the experiences of the tour guide were invaluable. We were able to get into the true local culture of the North End of Boston's famous Italian food, and appreciate the history and evolution, along with the chemistry, of the local fare. Not much walking, but a bit of standing that should be noted - anyone with back trouble might have difficulty. |
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A Spectacular Saturday in the North End
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| Sat, Oct 20, 07 1:00 PM |
jphillips |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had the most wonderful day. The tour was so much fun and informative. Jim, our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and very funny. He does a great job. He led us through the North End and gave us so much information. It was the best time. We highly recommend this tour. After the tour you can wine and dine in one of the restaurants and recapture the highlights of the day. We didn't want to go home. |
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loved it!
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| Sat, Oct 20, 07 10:00 AM |
clydee |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| I took my mother for her 63rd birthday and we enoyed ourselves so much. Our guide was Beth and she had a great personality, voice, and such knowledge and enthusiasm about food,drink, Italy and history. I would totally recommend this tour its a neat learning experience along with some delicious treats and interesting people. Hope to do it again with my husband and other friends. |
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Fantastic!
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| Sat, Oct 20, 07 10:00 AM |
balaguru |
Female |
30-39 |
Combination |
Other |
| Went on Saturday morning tour with Beth. She was great! Knowledgeable with great cooking tips. The whole tour was worth it just to find out about Maria's pastries :) . The tickets for this tour are expensive, but it is definitely a great BDay or Anniversary gift. We had a friend in town and used that as our special ocassion. It's fun for both in-town and out-of-town guests. Definitely more fun for people interested in cooking. |
