Tours and Tickets by New Orleans Culinary History Tours
Overview
Learn the difference between Cajun and Creole cuisine and visit some of New Orleans’ oldest restaurants and sweet shops on this walking food tour through the French Quarter. With all tastings included, it's a delicious way to avoid the tourist traps and experience authentic local flavor, dished up with a side of New Orleans history.
688Reviews3Q&A
Reviews
Traveler rating
- 548
- 72
- 34
- 18
- 16
Traveler type
Time of year
Language
More
Selected filters
- Filter
- English
We have much enjoyed our time in New Orleans and have no hesitation about paying “top dollar” for high quality experiences. This tour was promoted as a educative culinary and cultural experience, where we would “meet the people behind the scenes.” It wasn’t! i) Poor quality destinations - bars serving food; ii) indifferent quality and meagre portions of food on offer - small cups of jambalaya, gumbo, and red beans with rice; iii) only water was offered unless we asked and paid for other beverages; iv) absolutely no engagement with “people behind the scenes.” On the contrary, one establishment had released our seats to “their customers” and we had to wait in the street until alternative upstairs seating was arranged; v) of the 16 paying customers, four left before the end of the tour. This wasn’t an inexpensive culinary tour. It cost $85 per person to participate. We were very disappointed.…
Read more
Date of experience: April 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
1 Helpful vote
Helpful
Laurent provided an exquisite experience and this was our favorite tour out of four that we took while in Née Orleans. Highly recommend this tour.
Read more
Date of experience: October 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Helpful
We started our first full day in New Orleans with this tour and it was haha down the best decision. Favorite tour we went on the entire trip and learned so much that helped made our trip even better. Our guide Beth was fantastic...a wealth of knowledge and excitement for the city and it's food. Not too much food but it was the best food.... Best gumbo and muffeletta from our visit. And we tried to find better. Truly a great introduction to the city and it's history through the food we ate.…
Read more
Date of experience: April 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Helpful
We tried. We really did! We had good attitudes we stayed positive throughout. And we did not bail though we thought about it several times. Main points: 1)there was over an hour between the first nibble of food and the second. 2) drinks were scarce and not offered unless we paid and or asked for water and then had to get it ourselves. 3)we seemed like unwelcomed guests at all but one stop. We were literally yelled at to NOT sit at a table we were brought to. And instead had to circle up chairs without a table to awkwardly eat gumbo on our knees. 4)the food was mediocre at best. 5)and finally this was not an inexpensive food tour. We paid $65 for what amounted to the equivalent of a bad happy hour. I’d like to add that we are forgiving and mellow people who would just like those three hours of our life back. Do yourself a favor: don’t make our mistake and skip this one.…
Read more
Date of experience: March 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
1 Helpful vote
Helpful
We did this tour at the second part of the Cooking School Tour. Wish we would have done this on our first day because you learn so much about some of the specials at the restaurants. Portions were fine for us because we got full at the cooking school. By the time we were done my stomach was about to bust. Food was delicious and for someone who comes to NOLA a lot I was able to ask many local questions. Only two others signed up so we almost had a private tour. Guide was great and very knowledgeable. I had eaten at almost everyone of the restaurants but learned things about the specials that I would never know.…
Read more
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
1 Helpful vote
Helpful
