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MicheleTopor
  Michele Topor, Inc.
Ratings Summary:  Rating: 4.80 (826)
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Boston Chinatown Market Tour 31 100% 4.8
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Rating: 5 Wonderful experience!
North End Market Tour
  Wed, Aug 16, 06   2:00 PM herren Female 30-39 Local Group of Friends
  Our group from Harvard Univeristy Center for the Environment really enjoyed this outting together - we learned so much from our tour guide, Beth, who was a wealth of knowledge as well as a wonderful story teller, and would go on the tour again!
Rating: 5 Excellent
North End Market Tour
  Wed, Aug 16, 06   2:00 PM mary51550 Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Couple on a Date
  My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this tour. We learned allot about North End and it's history. Our tour person, Beth was awesome, she knew allot about Italy, and how food was different compared to "American - Italian" food. The stores we went in to we learned how and when to use the different ingredients or how to cook with them. I recommend this to everyone young (no children) and old. Beth was our tour guide excellent speaker and wonderful to listen to.
Rating: 4 recommended
North End Market Tour
  Wed, Aug 16, 06   10:00 AM Gayla_Waller Female 40-49 Local Individual
  The only reason I did not check enthusiastically recommend is because I assume that it increased my ticket price for the event. I would have rather phoned, faxed or whatever my order to save a little money. Two $45 tickets became a little over $100. But the Zerve thing was extremely easy to use; and fast.
Rating: 5 Five star tour
North End Market Tour
  Wed, Aug 16, 06   10:00 AM noralee3 Female 60-69 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
  Beth, our tour guide, was knowledgable, enthusiastic, informative, and well-prepared in leading the North End Market Tour. This three hour tour was packed with information about the history and culture of the area as well as the markets, restaurants and foods of the neighborhood. Beth also gave useful suggestions for selecting quality foods at local markets and restaurants. This tour was a great value compared to some other "tourist" tours in the Boston area. I would highly recommend the North End Market Tour to anyone who is interested in the foods and culture of the area.
Rating: 4 Takes you some hidden jewels
North End Market Tour
  Sat, Aug 12, 06   2:00 PM juliann Female 40-49 Local Group of Friends
  Overall the tour was great. Most of the time I felt it was more about Italy than the North End. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and I really enjoyed the places we went.
Rating: 5 This is a great tour of Boston's Little Italy
North End Market Tour
  Sat, Aug 12, 06   1:00 PM briggl Male 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
  This tour gives you not just a tour of the North End of Boston, but also provides a lot of history about the area and its people. It also provides some history about Italy. We were given samples at most of the shops that we stopped at. Also included were some tips on Italian cooking as well as diet. I would recommend this tour to anyone interested in boston, Italy or food!
Rating: 5 Interesting blend of history, tips, and samples.
North End Market Tour
  Sat, Aug 12, 06   1:00 PM JackMQuinn Male 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
  Our familiy of four all enjoyed this tour's view into this unique ethnic neighborhood. The tour was centered around the food, and Michele capably held our interest with a blend of history, insider tips, freely offered opinions, and a diverse range of samples. We live in New Hampshire, but are already planning a return trip to buy various foods that we discovered on this tour. Great!
Rating: 5 Foodie Heaven!
North End Market Tour
  Fri, Aug 11, 06   10:00 AM ladiebee Female 30-39 International Tourist(s) Individual
  During a month in Boston from the UK (as my husband was hard at work) I spent a lot of time doing all the touristy things solo. The North End Market Tour has got to be the highlight. As a proud foodie, I try and seek out anything like this (gumbo demos in New Orleans etc!) and was really pleased to share Michele's insights. It was a bit like being shown around London's excellent Borough Market by Nigella Lawson. Thank you for a day with a difference. A real insight to the neighborhood, it's people and the food. The cooking tips were great. Michele's enthusiasm was evident in every shop. At the end of the tour I wanted to buy everything that had been mentioned, and indeed move to Italy! I'll certainly be keeping an eye on the website for recipes and tips. Thanks again! Jenny Barnes
Rating: 2 A bit disappointed-expected more restaurant tour
North End Market Tour
  Wed, Aug 9, 06   10:00 AM sixbreen Female 50-59 Local Other
  My husband and I were a bit disappointed, we thought we would experience Italian restaurant cooking. Actually seeing food made. For the price of the tour and I know things have gone up, I thought it was pricey. I realize that food prices are expensive, but the deli was the best of the samples and Maria's bakery was the other.
Rating: 4 Good overview of the NorthEnd
North End Market Tour
  Sat, Aug 5, 06   2:00 PM LLRN3554 Female 50-59 Local Group of Friends
  It was enjoyable but I think I would have liked it better with Michelle. The group size was 7 - I can't imagine going with a larger group than that . I do feel much more comfortable with the North End and would have no problem exploring on my own.
Rating: 5 Wonderful
North End Market Tour
  Sat, Aug 5, 06   10:00 AM lloretta Female 50-59 Local Group of Friends
  I would highly recommend this to anyone!
Rating: 5 Memories From Our Childhood
North End Market Tour
  Fri, Aug 4, 06   10:00 AM ckatte Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
  My sister and I were transported back to our Sicilian grandmother's kitchen by the sights, aromas, and tastes provided in this tour of the North End by Michelle Topor. Our guide, Beth, had a thorough knowledge of the subject and gave us much information about all aspects of the North End. We return to Boston each summer, and will see the North End with new eyes. Thanks for a very enjoyable morning.
Rating: 5 I felt that I had traveled to Italy!
North End Market Tour
  Fri, Aug 4, 06   10:00 AM JokaQuigley Female 50-59 Local Group of Friends
  I only live an hours train ride away from the North End, but I felt that I had been wisked away to Europe! The quaint neighborhoods, the local people shopping, the elders of the community sitting side by side on their lawn chairs ...on the street (!) ... and on benches. along with the flavors and smells of the shops all added to the sense of being given a glimpse of another world. The guide we had was wonderfully informative, patient, and extremely interesting...I learned about the architecture...the ethnic groups, wine, the cuisine and the differences between the "authentic" Italian cuisine in Italy, and how the cuisine has changed and why to suit a more American taste. The samples of pastry, and deli meats and cheeses were an extra bonus to a most wonderful tour! Going back home on the train with my fresh Italian bread stick, Genoa Salami, melt in your mouth Prosciutto...laying side by side in waxed butcher paper, ... best ever chocolate and chocolate peanut butter fudge, I half expected to stop at a customs desk! The hour flew by, and I am SURE I will be back...I've already recommended the tour to tons of my friends!
Rating: 1 Not worth the money....
North End Market Tour
  Sat, Jul 29, 06   1:00 PM boothroux Female 30-39 Local Family Without Children
  Our family bought tickets for this tour as an anniversary gift for my parents, who came with us. We were extremely disappointed on a number of levels. Thankfully our tour group was small (8), as we have no idea how we otherwise would have ever fit into some of the venues as a group (the morning tour had been 13). We expected to be taken to more venues given the price (we only went to six, even though the handouts we were given listed more). One of the locations, a small local grocer, was so tiny that we were not allowed in. Instead, our tour guide parked us outside the front door on the sidewalk and brought out examples of produce for us to look at - things you could see at any common supermarket (eggplant, fennel, broccoli rabe, etc.). The way that it was delivered to us was almost insulting, and an effective way to lose a group's interest quickly. Since this was advertised as a "Market Tour" , we expected to sample a good deal more than we did. As a matter of fact, almost every sampling we received were of items we could have asked to sample on our own as customers on a normal visit to that store. Again, given the price, we assumed some of this cost would be covering actual products. We're not sure given the limited samples where the money goes. While our tour guide was knowledgable and pleasant, we came away with little additional knowledge about the offerings of the North End markets than we already had. Overall, there is no justification for the cost of the tickets. Clearly someone is making good money on this tour since the costs are so minimal for the tour owner. We think this tour was such a rip off that we feel the need to give our parents another anniversary gift to make up for it.
Rating: 4 good stuff.
North End Market Tour
  Sat, Jul 29, 06   9:00 AM channychan Female 20-29 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
  excellent tour of the north end. i live in the area and went with my parents who came in from out of town. for the price, i would have expected more food samples and was a bit disappointed in that respect. that said, it is very informative for locals and lends a good grasp of where speciality items in the north end can be found. summary: too expensive for what it was, but all in all an enjoyable experience.
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