Excursão gastronômica em Paris: Gastronomia e história da França

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Para sua informação, não sou alguém que se queixa on-line assim, mas acho necessário postar alguém que está planejando uma viagem e acha que isso soa como um verdadeiro passeio gastronômico. Minha família gosta de fazer passeios gastronômicos em novas cidades, passear e aprender sobre a cultura e apreciar alguns alimentos de outra cultura. Fizemos isso em muitos lugares e, a esse preço, mais de US $ 100 por pessoa, estamos acostumados a experimentar uma amostra bem pensada e interessante de um menu e pelo menos comida suficiente para parecer que realmente comemos algo . Se você estiver interessado em um "Tour gastronômico de Paris: gastronomia e história da França" - pule isso completamente e consulte outras empresas como a Eating Europe. Recentemente, fizemos esse passeio, esperando o que foi anunciado, fois gras, especialidades francesas, uma educação sobre a culinária e a história francesas. Isso não foi entregue. O mínimo absoluto: uma mordida de chocolate por pessoa, 1 croissant, 1 caracol e 3 mordidas de queijo. E um copo de vinho de mesa. Depois da turnê, escrevi para a Viator para expressar minha insatisfação na turnê e disse como fiquei surpreso com o cardápio e a parte pequenina - e sem nenhuma educação real sobre esses alimentos - depois de gastar mais de US $ 500 para minha família. Todos nós tínhamos lido a descrição do passeio de antemão e ficamos muito entusiasmados em aprender sobre culinária e culinária francesa, etc. A resposta deles não foi nada gentil, nenhum reconhecimento de que a publicidade de uma turnê francesa de gastronomia fosse um pouco enganadora e uma recusa em fazer qualquer tipo de ajuste. Eles também discutiram comigo quando eu apontei que o prato de queijo que nos foi dado para 2 pessoas era mais do que suficiente para 5 pessoas compartilharem. O que eu pedi foi um reembolso de uma pequena porcentagem do que pagamos. Recebi de volta um e-mail muito desdenhoso. No geral, uma experiência muito desagradável e serviço ao cliente muito chocante. (Embora o guia seja um homem muito simpático.) Existem muitas empresas que oferecem passeios de comida de verdade, eu recomendo que você pule esta! !

Gostei muito de descobrir alguns pontos secretos que não teria encontrado sozinho.

I did not leave this tour being wow-ed. Had some great bites along the way, but ultimately I felt like I could have accomplished the same thing by myself.

We had a small tour with Camilla on a Sunday morning. The perfect way to see Paris. We felt like we had it all to ourselves. She was very sweet and we had so many wonderful treats packed with hustory

Tour guide Virginia was excellent. provided interesting information about Parisian culture and food. Ended the tour with a vine tasting session where we also learned about how French wines are rated and how much the environment (terrain, geology, topography, climate ....) influences the French wine conosurs to identify wines by the region where the grapes come from.

We met our tour guide, Josie, in a shopping center in front of a cheese shop. She is American who has lived in France for years, so she was able to give us some interesting insights comparing life in Paris with life in the US. As we walked to different shops, she purchased items for us to eat at the end of the tour, and she pointed out interesting locations along the way. We began our tour with a bakery, where we all got to choose a breakfast pastry. She described each one and the process of baking them. After that, we walked to a street market, where she described the French culture of shopping for food. We went into a meat shop and a cheese shop, and she pointed out how to look for the best restaurants based on their signs everything prepared in-house, organic only, prestigious awards, etc. We finished the tour at a wine shop. She prepared the fruit, bread, cheese, and foie gras for us as he let us sample some wines. We ate while she told us more about French food culture. She made recommendations for several shops and restaurants, and she made sure everyone knew how to get transportation to their next locations. This tour wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but it was such a fun experience, and I loved learning so much about food in France. The food Josie chose and prepared was delicious, and she was very knowledgeable and friendly.

My friend took this tour last year and raved about the experience; lots of food tastings and wine samplings. Unfortunately, we did not have the same experience. We were nervous because our tour guide was a bit late to arrive but once she showed up, the tour of 7 people began right away. She was extremely knowledgeable about the area, it’s history and the people. Our first stop was at a chocolatier. The tour guide appeared to be a bit lost looking for it but found it pretty quickly. We each got to select our preferred truffle; 1 piece each. Then we continued with the tour learning about the area and it’s history. We stopped at a patisserie and were each able to select a macaron. Not much information was shared about this specialty. The tour continued uphill walking around Montmartre and learning more about the architecture and history. We finally stopped for cheese and wine. After all the walking and minimal food tastings, we were served 2 cheese platters and 1 bottle of Rose wine to share amongst the 7 of us. Very disappointing. Our final stop was at a local ice cream shop where we were able to select an ice cream of our choice. And that was it. One chocolate ($2), one macaroon ($2), one bottle of wine and two cheese platters split between 7 people ($10/pp), and an ice cream ($4). This food/wine walking tour cost $100/pp. No where near worth the price we paid. I would have been happy to pay $40 if it was a simple walking tour but this was advertised as a food/wine walking tour that provided minimal amounts of food/wine. Very disappointing!!

Our guide David was amazing.He introduced us to so much great food in Paris and how to tell the difference between true Parisian bakers and butchers vs transports. I would do this tour again in a heartbeat. If you can request David please do so. You won't be disappointed.

The information about the history of the food was simply amazing. Guide was nothing short of a walking food encyclopedia that loves both interacting with people and her job Best money we ever spent on any trip