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Seller: WokWiz
(Wok Wiz Chinatown Tours/Cooking Co)
Seller Description:
Chef Shirley Fong-Torres, owner of WOK WIZ, designed her tours to showcase one of the most remarkable neighborhoods in San Francisco. Every tour leader on Shirley's team was either born in, or grew up in Chinatown, giving a very local flavor to the tour, and each speaks fluent English as well as Chinese, which helps a great deal in communicating our needs to the primarily Chinese-speaking business people in the area.
Shirley has been in business for over 20 years, is a former middle and high school teacher, and was a corporate manager for Levi Strauss & Co. She is the author of four books, is a regular guest on the Food Channel, and the History and Discovery Channels, FINE LIVING TV, and has been featured in the NY Times, LA Times, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, and Cooking Light.
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Activity Information:
Activity Description
One of San Francisco's most popular destinations for visitors is our Chinatown. We welcome new friends to our colorful, exciting, and historic community!
It is art, it is history, it is fun...but most of all, it's delicious! On the tour you will: - Learn about the history, folklore, culture and food of America's largest Chinatown
- Visit a Taoist and Buddhist temple
- Enjoy a visit to a Chinese teashop
- Go to neighborhood markets where you watch residents do their daily shopping
- Peek into sidestreets and alleyways, following the heady scent of a Chinese herbal shop
- And, after the tour, share a hosted luncheon, a "tasting menu" that includes a couple of 'dim sum' items followed by popular entrees, a bountiful lunch, not too little, not too much, at a traditional Chinese restaurant
Enjoy piping hot cups of tea, friendship and conversation.
Experience life in Chinatown...
Visitors who come here will find wonderful dim sum teahouses, small cafes, restaurants frequented by locals, and observe spiffily-dressed families headed to celebratory Chinese banquets. It is vibrant, home to over 10,000 residents and visited by millions each year.
We look forward to hosting you on this exciting and delicious tour of Chinatown!
What Is Not Included?
Gratuity to your tour leader, and an optional donation at the Chinese temple.
Meeting Location:
Financial District, just outside Chinatown (San Francisco, CA)
(Exact meeting location details will be provided immediately upon purchase of tickets.)
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