My sister and her boyfriend would like to visit Paris and maybe some other parts of France. They're interested in a food tour because they'd like to go to markets, good restaurants with different kinds of French cuisine, etc. Does such a thing even exist? She did some research online (i.e. she Googled "France food tours") and didn't find much of anything. Any advice would be appreciated!
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OP
St. Louis, MO USA
1976 posts
Thanks so much! I'll tell my sister about this.
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Virginia, USA
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I've taken the market walk offered by Le Cordon Bleu; a chef accompanied us to the market and explained some of the market traditions, talked about the various products, etc. It was definitely an interesting experience. Additionally, I took two cooking classes last fall from Cook'n with Class (www.cooknwithclass.com). They offer a morning cooking class that includes a trip to the market. While I did not take their market class, I really enjoyed the classes that I took through them.
Paris Walks occasionally offers walks with a food theme. Their site is wwww.paris-walks.com. I've taken a number of walks with them (although no food walks) and they have always been quite good.
Context Travel also has some food walks. They had a couple that looked quite interesting to me, but unfortunately they were not offered on my dates of travel so I cannot comment on quality of their tours.
Finally, the best "foodie" website that I have found on Paris is the blog written by David Lebovitz. He is an American foodwriter who lives in Paris and he has many excellent foodie tips.
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OP
St. Louis, MO USA
1976 posts
Thanks, Laura! What good ideas!