Eating Europe Tours

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TASTE THE BEST OF EUROPE We believe the best way to experience a city is through its food. There is nothing better than discovering that tiny restaurant on a side street packed with locals and trying something delicious that you can’t find back home. But of course, as a visitor, it can be hard to tell the local treasures apart from the tourist traps. We created Eating Europe Tours to take you away from the crowds and into the authentic neighborhoods to indulge in the best culinary finds that locals cherish in four of Europe’s most fascinating cities: Rome, London, and .

“More than just a food tour,” the aim is to provide you with a taste of daily life – through introducing you to our vendors, revealing the unique cultures of our favorite neighborhoods, and sharing our cities’ amazing histories. We want you to leave our food tours feeling smart, cultured, informed… and full! Take a break from being a tourist. Allow us to be your local host, and become a local yourself with Eating Europe!

THE RISE AND RISE OF CULINARY TOURISM While may be famed for its food, the UK, and have never enjoyed a great culinary reputation. That is, until now. The food scenes in the capital cities of these fascinating countries have absolutely taken off in the past decade. Meanwhile, food tours have seen a huge rise in popularity in recent years – especially in the US. It’s no surprise, then, that the trend for culinary tours has now made its way across the Atlantic – not just to foodie capitals like Rome and Paris, but also to relative newcomers to the gastronomic scene like London, Amsterdam and Prague. Our food tours are here to showcase the best food that Europe has to offer. All the while, you’ll be having fun and learning about the foodie traditions and history that locals know about but most tourists never get the chance to experience.

OUR COMPANY Eating Europe Tours was started back in 2011 by American native, Kenny Dunn, who moved to Rome in 2008. Kenny loved showing off his neighborhood to visiting friends, and introducing them to his favorite restaurants and shops. These informal culinary strolls later became the Taste of Testaccio Food Tour with a focus on promoting real food, real people and real neighborhoods. It was so successful that in 2013, the Twilight Trastevere Food Tour and the Daylight Trastevere Tour were launched, and together became Eating Italy Food Tours. In 2013, Eating Europe launched their first London Food Tour in the city’s hip East End. In 2014, the company raised the bar again with expansion into two new cooking classes in Rome, “Pizza School for Kids” and “Cook Dinner with Nonna” (a real Italian grandmother!). Plus, we expanded into two new European capitals in the same year, with Eating Amsterdam Tours and Eating Prague Tours. In spring 2015, we launched two new evening tours in London and Amsterdam: the Twilight Soho Food Tour and the Twilight De Pijp Food Tour - bookings now open!

ABOUT US Since the company’s inception, over 35,000 customers from around the world have experienced a food tour with us. Our mission is to leave travelers with an unparalleled, non-touristy, food-related experience in undiscovered neighborhoods of the most fascinating cities in the world. To deliver this, we embrace three guiding principles:

Customers: Experience a unique opportunity to have a taste of local life by connecting with the city's personality, cuisine and culture in an unforgettable way

Merchants: Engrain ourselves into the local fabric by creating a distinctive bond with our local restaurateurs and business owners

Employees: Passionate people who love food, are proud city ambassadors and are committed to playing an integral role in growing our business

Daylight Trastevere Food Tour

With its narrow cobblestone streets and laneways, Trastevere is the quintessential Roman neighborhood. The people of this community are so proud of their eclectic origins they will tell you they are Trasteverini instead of Roman! While at night it is a happening destination for tourists and locals, during the day, Trastevere is like a small village with its timeless, multi-generational shops serving the same local families for decades. On our 4-hour guided walking food tour, we eat our way through the neighborhood enjoying 10 delicious food tastings – testament to why Rome is touted as one of the food capitals of the world. Visit the local colorful outdoor food market and meet the wonderful families working hard to preserve the food traditions that transcend generations. You enter a tourist and leave a local – a feeling you won’t soon forget. AT A GLANCE • Sample the fresh ingredients at one of Rome's most historic outdoor food markets • Go behind the scenes at a pizza bakery to see how it’s all made • Meet the Polica family who have been selling meats and cheeses at Antica Caciara, their famous delicatessen since 1900 • Find out quickly why Romans love their suppli' (mouthwatering fried risotto ball) • Go to a local osteria to enjoy homemade ravioli and 2 other daily pasta specials with wine and fresh bread • Meet Signora Vera, the neighborhood resident pastry chef for 40 years, and taste what she created that day • Be educated on real-deal gelato at Fatamorgana, the gelateria that introduced Romans to gourmet gelato • Enjoy an award-winning homemade dessert at Spirito di Vino, ranked 35th out of 5,300 restaurants in Rome on TripAdvisor • Savor Italy's famous moscato (dessert wine) in a wine cellar older than the Colosseum

The Daylight Trastevere Tour runs daily (rain, hail or shine) at 10.45 am, 11.30 am and 12.15 pm except Sundays, Italian national holidays and all of August. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

Taste of Testaccio Food Tour

Testaccio is the original foodie neighborhood of Rome, and where cucina romana (Roman cuisine) was born. In fact, it is no coincidence that it’s known to Romans as the “heart of Rome.” On this 4- hour food tour we provide guests with a unique opportunity to experience Rome like a local, away from tourist crowds. Take a break from being a tourist. Leave the souvenir shops behind for a few hours and experience one of our most revered neighborhoods that is all about the food. With our fun and insightful guide, see where people live, eat and shop while savoring 12 delicious tastings from the local market to a Roman trattoria. All while learning about the history and culture of our great city and this perfect neighborhood… AT A GLANCE • Taste why Volpetti has been Rome's top gourmet food store for 40 years • Savor Rome's 3 most famous pasta dishes with wine at Flavio al Velavevodetto • Experience real Rome street food – the suppli' (fried risotto ball) from the NY Times acclaimed 00100 Pizza • Sample the #3 ranked slice of pizza in all of Rome at Volpetti Piu • Make your own bruschetta and try real buffalo mozzarella at the famous Testaccio Market • Become a gelato expert by learning how to spot the fake stuff from the real thing • Try cannoli at Dess'Art from famous Sicilian pastry chef, Constanza Fortuna • Delight in tiramisu in a chocolate cup from Barberini, the neighborhood's best pastry shop • Visit Rome's only Pyramid, John Keats’ mysterious tomb, the birthplace of Rome's mob gang, and much, much more...

The Taste of Testaccio Tour runs daily (rain, hail or shine) at 9.45 am, 10.30 am and 11.15 am except Sundays, Italian national holidays and for approximately 10 days in mid-August. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

Twilight Trastevere Food Tour

Trastevere is a neighborhood like no other. Its narrow cobblestone streets come alive at night, earning it comparisons to New York’s Greenwich Village and Paris’s Lef Bank. It’s where Romans choose to eat with their families on a Sunday and where young Romans go for weekend nightlife. In essence, many say, it’s the old Rome. On our 4-hour walking tour we explore this ancient neighborhood, indulging in over 10 food and wine tastings at some of Rome’s most historic and locally loved places. Our guests are given the unique opportunity to meet the families who have been serving up these foodie treasures for generations. We guarantee you will find yourself melting into the fabric of one of our favorite neighborhoods in Rome. AT A GLANCE • If you were shooting a movie in Rome, the iconic trattoria Da Enzo al 29 would be your location of choice; and their award-winning food isn’t half-bad either • Taste wine in Spirito di Vino’s wine cellar that is 150 years older than the Colosseum – not your run-of-the-mill experience! • Fulfill your childhood dream with a visit to Rome’s famous family-owned cookie factory • Go behind the scenes at one of Rome’s most well-known bakeries to taste their award-winning pizza and see how it’s baked • Visit the Polica family, who have been selling the finest meats and cheeses at Antica Caciara, their legendary delicatessen since 1900 • Sample homemade ravioli among other sumptuous pasta dishes along with wine at Osteria der Belli • Taste gelato at Fatamorgana, the gelateria that brought “gourmet gelato” to Rome • Explore hidden historical and cultural sights and surprises that make this so much more than “just a food tour"

The Twilight Trastevere Tour runs daily (rain, hail or shine) at 4.15 pm, 5 pm, 5.45 pm and 6.30 pm except Sundays, Italian national holidays and all of August. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

Cook Dinner with Nonna

There are few experiences that bring you inside the lives of locals the way this dinner experience does. Visitors can now take full advantage of their trip to Rome by spending an evening Cooking Dinner with Nonna! Anyone can brush up on their culinary skills by going to a fancy cooking school but no one can cook (or teach you to cook) quite as well as Nonna – grandma. Enjoy a unique opportunity to go inside Nonna’s Italian apartment and spend 4 amazing hours learning how she’s been making Roman specialties, the old fashioned way, for decades.

Nonna will welcome you with a glass of Prosecco (sparkling white wine) and homemade nibbles to ensure that nobody is cooking on an empty stomach. The menu changes according to the season but always includes a popular local antipasto (appetizer) such as fried artichokes or melanzana parmigiana (eggplant parmesan). In every class, you’ll master the art of making homemade pasta and prepare a local meat dish (such as veal saltimbocca or Nonna’s famous meatballs). Of course, no meal is complete without dessert. Make real, old-fashioned tiramisu or one of the many other Italian dessert classics, and then sit with her and the friends you've made to enjoy your meal with local wine.

AT A GLANCE • Meet our local Roman Nonna who will dazzle you with her charm and family stories • Become educated, the fun way, on the principles of traditional Italian food • Experience cooking and eating in a real Roman apartment • Prepare a classic 4-course Italian meal and enjoy eating it with friends • Savor fresh, seasonal, local ingredients and wine choices • Bring home a collection of local, traditional recipes (including your personal menu!) to savor and share for years to come

Cook Dinner with Nonna classes run twice weekly at 4.30 pm except Sundays, Italian national holidays and all of August. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

Pizza School for Kids

No Roman vacation is complete without a trip to a local pizzeria. Well, we’re taking it up a notch and teaching kids how to become pizzaiolos. Our two-and-a-half-hour Pizza School for Kids is designed with families and kids in mind. It is held in an actual pizzeria where a trained guide will teach the kids about the history of pizza, the science of making it and even sing a song or two. While the kids learn to make their very own traditional Roman pizza for dinner, the adults get to sit back and munch on cheese, cured meats, bruschetta (and wine!). Afer the kids cook, everyone sits and enjoys a pizza dinner together. Now, we all know that no dinner is complete without dessert – so the kids also get to make their own classic, tiramisu. Buonissimo! This class is designed especially for children ages 5-10.

AT A GLANCE – FOR THE KIDS • Learn about the history of Roman pizza and how to make it • Meet and learn from a local pizzaiolo (pizza maker) • Bring home your very own apron and personalized chef’s hat • Enjoy songs and games for all ages • Get your hands dirty and roll out your own pizza • Make your own delicious tiramisu – the classic Italian desert • Receive a step-by-step pizza-making guide for at-home use • Make friends and have some fun!

AT A GLANCE – FOR THE ADULTS • Relax and enjoy a traditional Italian antipasto and wine while the kids are in capable hands • Eat your pizza of choice with the kids who will enjoy their own creation • Receive a Kid’s Guide to Rome with tips on family-friendly shopping, eating and things to do

Pizza School for Kids is run seasonally and on request. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

East End Food Tour

The East End is a neighborhood like no other in London. Its tapestry of diverse cultures, mouthwatering cuisines, unique architecture and fascinating story make it an unforgettable destination. Our 3.5-hour East End Food Tour offers an opportunity to escape the crowds and explore one of the most eclectic neighborhoods in London. While eating your way through the area, interspersing history, tradition and local food culture, you’ll forget you’re touring our city and feel like one of us. Our tour is for small groups of 12 or less, and led by entertaining local guides who will introduce you to London’s best foods at locally loved places that not only serve up delicious food but also carefully fit into the East End’s remarkable story.

AT A GLANCE • Taste London’s best bacon sandwich at the award-winning St. John Bread and Wine • Visit the most famous bagel shop this side of the Atlantic and let its Jewish owner regale you with first-hand experiences of cultural assimilation in London • Discover the wonderful world of English cheeses at Androuet and let Paul, their expert cheese monger, share his knowledge with you • Get your fix of Britain’s most iconic national dish, Fish & Chips, at Poppies – listed as one of Time Out’s top 100 foods in London • Sample delectable curries and get a crash course in Indian food at our favorite curry house on Brick Lane (it boasts over 50 curry restaurants on just one street!) • Eat bread and butter pudding at the historic English Restaurant – a properly delicious thing to do • Experience life at the local pub, when we take you to our favorite to sample their award- winning English cider and beer (non-alcoholic options available too) • Brace yourself for the mouth-watering experience that is a salted caramel tart

The East End Food Tour runs daily (rain, hail or shine) at 10 am and 10.45 am except Sundays and English national holidays. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

Twilight Soho Food Tour

Think of Soho, and you think of the most buzzing, fast-paced, vibrant night spot in London. Historically home to Rock ‘n Roll, the Swinging 60s, London’s jazz scene, theater land, the rag trade, and even the sex industry, Soho has reincarnated itself dozens of times. And now it’s where you’ll experience some of the most exciting international foodie finds in London. Our evening food tour takes you away from the tourist traps to the cafes, restaurants and shops that are shaping the city’s culinary reputation. Soho’s international influences are so diverse that you’ll try everything from Basque pintxos to Beirut street food to Italian polenta. And because our food tour takes place in the evening, you’ll experience the true Soho vibe.

AT A GLANCE • Experience a real English afernoon tea, complete with a cup of the golden brew • Get the full Jamón experience, washed down with a nice glass of wine • Try the trend that is Lebanese street food – a slice of Beirut in central London • Choose your very own pintxos (Basque-style tapas) • Experience Soho’s Italian influx in the form of delicious, bite-sized polenta snacks • Taste the best hummus in London from a truly Levantine kitchen • Find out where John Lennon first performed before his fame spread far and wide • See the theaters that stayed open during World War 2, even while the city was being bombed

The Twilight Soho Food Tour runs Monday – Friday (rain, hail or shine) at 5 pm except on English national holidays. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

Jordaan Food & Canals Tour

The Jordaan is the heart of Amsterdam. Once a working-class neighborhood, it is now a sought- afer area full of specialty shops and amazing restaurants. Its network of stunning canals and historic buildings make it one of the city’s most beautiful districts to visit – especially from the vantage point of Amsterdam’s UNESCO world heritage canals. Our 4-hour guided tour of this unique neighborhood takes in a dozen food tastings, allowing you to experience Amsterdam like a local. You’ll visit our favorite local haunts, meet the families working to keep these restaurants and shops as renowned today as they have been for decades, and explore historical sites that few tourists have an opportunity to experience. You’ll also get the chance to see the city from a unique viewpoint: by boat on Amsterdam’s world famous waterways. While touring the canals for about an hour, you’ll be served some typically Dutch drinks and snacks on board! Our tour is for small groups, led by entertaining local guides who will introduce you to Amsterdam’s best dishes at locally-loved places that not only serve up delicious food but also carefully fit into the Jordaan’s remarkable story.

AT A GLANCE • Find out why Café Papeneiland has been in business for almost 400 years • Discover the other side of “Dutch” cuisine: Indonesia and Surinam • Taste Amsterdam’s best raw, smoked sausage • Eat herring “the Amsterdam way” • Experience the sheer variety of Dutch licorice • Take in the city from Amsterdam’s world heritage canals – by boat! • Try some typically Dutch snacks en route: gouda cheese and bitterballen • Plus, see where Anne Frank famously lived during the Second World War, find hidden churches, and discover what used to be in the Jordaan area hundreds of years ago…

The Jordaan Food & Canals Tour runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (rain, hail or shine) at 11 am except on Dutch national holidays and during Jordaan festivals. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

Jordaan Food Tour

Some say that Amsterdam is best explored at a slower pace – on foot. Escape the hustle and bustle of bicycles, trams and boats, and join us for a leisurely stroll through one of Amsterdam’s most beautiful neighborhoods: the Jordaan. Once a working-class area, it is now full of specialty shops and amazing restaurants – all connected via a network of stunning canals and historic buildings. Our 4-hour guided walking tour of this historic neighborhood treats you to a feast of deliciously Dutch tastings. You’ll get to know several locally loved “brown cafes” (a quintessential Amsterdam feature) and visit specialty shops, including a local butcher, the best fish shop in the Jordaan, a specialty cheese shop, and an old-fashioned candy store. Our tour is for small groups, led by entertaining local guides who will introduce you to Amsterdam’s best dishes at locally loved places that not only serve up delicious food but also carefully fit into the Jordaan’s remarkable story. With us, you’ll get a side order of history and culture that even the locals on our previous tours have learned from!

AT A GLANCE • Find out why Café Papeneiland has been in business for almost 400 years • Discover the other side of “Dutch” cuisine: Indonesia and Surinam • Taste Amsterdam’s best raw, smoked sausage • Taste some typical Dutch cheese: world-famous gouda • Try a true Dutch borrelhapje – and find out what that means on the tour! – washed down with local beer • Eat herring “the Amsterdam way” • Experience the sheer variety of Dutch licorice • Plus, see where Anne Frank famously lived during the Second World War, find hidden churches, and discover what used to be in the Jordaan area hundreds of years ago…

The Jordaan Food Tour runs Wednesdays and Fridays (rain, hail or shine) at 11 am except on Dutch national holidays and during Jordaan festivals. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

Twilight De Pijp Food Tour

What could be better than wining and dining your way through Amsterdam’s hippest neighborhood of an evening? Our Twilight De Pijp Food Tour brings you just that: dozens of unique food experiences in the ultra-cosmopolitan de Pijp area. And because of its multi-cultural influences, you’ll be eating everything from Indonesian rijsttafel to French patisserie. Plus, it’s much more than “just a food tour” – the neighborhood’s fascinating history means you’ll learn all about its beginnings (this neighborhood was once underwater!), through to its present-day reputation as one of the city’s coolest areas in which to live and work. Along the way, you’ll be entertained with stories and insights into Amsterdam’s culture from our experienced local guides.

AT A GLANCE • Experience one of Amsterdam’s hippest neighborhoods first-hand (and discover all the cool places that only locals know about) • Discover the other side of “Dutch” cuisine: Indonesian spice • Taste Amsterdam’s best fries – and weigh in on the age-old question of whether Dutch or Belgian fries are superior! • Find out why all de Pijp’s streets are named afer famous Dutch artists and painters • Try Dutch borrelhapjes and find out what that means on the tour • Satisfy your sweet tooth with authentic French choux pastries • Discover what de Pijp used to look like hundreds of years ago

The Twilight De Pijp Food Tour runs Tuesdays and Thursdays (rain, hail or shine) at 4.45 pm except on Dutch national holidays and during local festivals. Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

Prague Food Tour

Prague’s Old Town and New Town are centered in the heart of the city. With stunning architecture, ancient history, contemporary shops, museums and amazing restaurants, the center of Prague is revered as one of the most treasured destinations in all of Europe. Our 4-hour guided tour takes you through the Old and New Towns of Prague to specially selected venues – which are cherished by locals but rarely stumbled upon by tourists – to sample authentic Czech tastings. It’s an exciting time to experience the food scene of the Czech capital! Strong local traditions, a communist past, and recent international influences have all lef their culinary impressions on a city that already has so much to offer. With us, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes taste of how the local cuisine has evolved, while learning about the real people, culture and customs of Prague. Our tour guides will bring you to the places that not only serve up delicious Czech specialties, but also offer a window into the country’s remarkable history.

AT A GLANCE • Taste the world’s best sauerkraut soup, traditionally eaten by Czechs for its Vitamin C • Learn how the best beer in the world is made, and drink the unpasteurized pivo straight from the source • Observe old-world butcher techniques and taste Prague’s finest meats, including Prague Ham • Eat traditional Czech bread dumplings (with braised beef, creamy sauce and cranberry compote) – a slice of Czech history on a plate! • Visit the bistro founded by Czech culinary hero (and mother of Prague farmers’ markets) and enjoy the gourmet chlebíčky (open faced sandwiches) • Discover a secret garden and medieval tower – so secret they’re even unbeknownst to some locals! • Find out why a family-run chocolate café serves one of the best traditional Czech desserts in the universe (which also used to be Napoleon’s favorite treat!) • Sample traditional Czech baked goodies made from original recipes passed down through generations (then thank all Czech grandmothers and mothers!) • Plus, visit the upside-down horse, see the Jerusalem Synagogue, relish in the Art Nouveau of the Municipal House and a whole lot more…

* Our tour stops and tastings may differ slightly from the list of highlights above. We always try to tailor our tours to the seasons and the latest developments in the Prague food scene.

The Prague Food Tour runs Monday through Saturday (rain, hail or shine) at 12.30 pm except on Czech national holidays (approximately 12 per year). Bookings are best made 4 weeks in advance.

IN THE PRESS Our Eating Italy Food Tours have been covered by Fodors, The Sydney Morning Herald, Virgin Airways In-flight Magazine, Rick Steves Rome Guidebook, Lonely Planet, Italy Magazine, and The Hamilton Spectator to name just a few.

Our Eating London Food Tours have been reviewed by the Huffington Post, Wanderlust Travel Magazine, Hostelbookers and AFAR website, among many others.

Our Eating Amsterdam Food Tours have already been well received by the New York Times InTransit Blog, AFAR website, Yelp, and many bloggers.

Our recently launched Eating Prague Food Tours have been covered by Forbes, Expatz, and many bloggers.

QUICK BITES

“A food tour that’s off the beaten path.” Fodor’s

“It seemed right to follow a foodie around on a ten-stops-in-four-hours, movable lunch feast.” “Interspersing history, tradition and local food culture in a less seen side of the city.” Rick Steves

“This cheery food tour company offers informative tours in the heartland of traditional Roman cooking.” Lonely Planet

"Visit a snoepwinkel (candy shop) to taste several varieties of Dutch licorice, sample smoked sausages at a slagerij (butcher shop), and eat herring 'the Amsterdam way' (served with chopped onions, a pickle and a Dutch flag on a toothpick that doubles as your fork) during the just-launched Jordaan Food Tour from Eating Amsterdam Tours." New York Times

“An inside view of Roman cuisine… Eating Italy Food Tours does a 4 hour tour with tastings.” National Geographic

“This 3.5 hour walking tour in London's East End is the perfect way to get acquainted with London's most trendy borough.” Huffington Post

"We've done food tours in several cities and this is the best we've been on so far." Yelp

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