Food Tour in Rome?

My family and I did the Eating Italy Trastevere, day time, walking tour. We were quite pleased. This company offers several tours in Rome. Here is their info. - www.eatingitalyfoodtours.com. There are night time tours and a testaccio tour. The groups are kept small, no more than about 10 people. The food is a sampling of some of the best Rome offers.

My sister and I took the testaccio tour offered by eating Italy. It was a lot of fun and we were served lots to eat! I highly recommend it. Along with the copious amount of food and drink, we also enjoyed a nice walking tour of the area.

We did the Travestere Twilight Tour...fantastic!

We did Trastevere for Foodies. Amazing. Great guide, wonderful samples of genuine Italian foods. I wish I could find the fresh mozzarella like we had with one dish. Oh my.....

We did the eataly tour, and loved it. It visited a market, a bakery, a small deli, a Jewish trattoria, a small place in Trastevere (with pasta and wine,) and a house-made gelato store. Food at every stop except the market. And we finally learned how to eat fried artichokes!

I did the Taste of Testaccio this year and Trastevere last year with EatingItaly. Loved them both - maybe Trastevere a little more. I think this code may still get you 10% off - you can try it EATINGEUROPE.

Delicious!! excellent guides and interesting facts. Have fun.

To each his/her own, but I prefer doing research and finding places on my own. The resources/reviews online are endless, most of them worthwhile. Certainly, you may get more bang for your buck time-wise with a tour, but I don't know--as an independent traveler I've never liked being told where to go.

I remember on a private day tour in Sicily on our first trip to Italy, in medieval Forza D'Agro, we walked by this little Mom-and-Pop store/cafe carved out of a hill on a tiny, dark street with 3 tables and an old woman with a weathered face, sitting outside, watching the world go by. Totally local, completely off the tourist track. My instinct told me to stop, to savor, to eat, to experience, but the guide said we had to get moving to get back to Taormina by the end of the allotted time. I have regretted it ever since.

At the end of next February, we will have six nights at an studio apartment in Rome overlooking Campo de' Fiori, and plan on shopping at the market and perimeter stores each morning. Most of the time that will take care of breakfasts & lunches, the latter will usually be on the go--pack a couple paninis and some veggies for the road. We did this in Florence last year to great enjoyment, and saved money as well.

The rest of our trip, to Sorrento as well for 5 nights, is a blank canvas, to be filled in spontaneously, on the fly. This is definitely a contradiction to my style as I am an overplanner to the nth degree. it just seems that--especially off-season--it's just more relaxing & chill to do it this way.

As always, there is no one right way to travel. We have found that we enjoy mixing up travel styles. We generally take a RS tour, but allow ourselves as much time before and/or after the tour to travel on our own and make our own experiences.

Our eataly tour a year or two ago was an eye-opener. We had never done a food tour before, and didn't know what to expect. What impressed us was not only the food, but the cultural and historical lessons that went along with it. Our guide put every stop in social and historical context. We learned about different kinds of artichokes, different styles of pizza and sandwich making, approaches to cheese production and sales, changes in markets over time, and of course, there was background information on the two major food groups: wine and gelato!

And having learned the Italian way to order a custom made panino, we were able to apply our knowledge later that day, in a tiny corner store near our hotel. Simple, yes. Obvious, no. And my husband was thrilled as the shopkeeper handed him his perfect sandwich.

Mix it up, folks. There are so many ways to enjoy life.

We also used Eating Italy for the Travestere Twilight Tour and, like others, found it really informative and a great way to see the Travestere area. As far as not being told where to eat, yea...we did that for all of our other meals during the 13 days we were in Europe, so have that covered. This is one food tour for one evening/afternoon...you get the history of the building, the family, the food you meet some nice people. When we return to Rome next May this is on the list to do again as they have a few different ones and also explore the area on our own a bit more. Book early, the groups are small and sell out fast!

Thank you so much, Jane! Just signed up for the Twilight Trastevere Food tour with Eating Italy and used your suggested discount code and it worked! Even considering adding a day time tour since we'll be in Rome for a week. Is it possible to eat/drink too much while in Italy????

I think it's required by law. And Barbara was the one who gave you the discount code.

Buon appetito!

You will love the tour. It was so different, interesting and fun!

We just did the Taste of Testaccio tour yesterday and it was wonderful (even in the rain). We had a fun guide, met many of the delightful merchants, and enjoyed all kinds of good food.

Oh so sorry, Barbara. You get the credit for the discount code! And Jane gets the credit for giving Barbara the credit! Thanks again to everyone :)