Photo by Michael Reiss
Vancouver is a food centric city with endless choices and so little time for tourists to get their fill. Food tours fill the bill for efficiently sating culinary curiosity. There are several formats of tours on offer in Vancouver.Some are walking tours of neighborhoods where the guide introduces you to local purveyors and restaurants for an inside taste of the territory with samples aplenty.
There are also custom tours that curate a series of experiences to cater to their clients specific interests. We just experienced one of these organized by Carlos Gomez of Vancouver Food Tours.
Our guide and driver, Joe Paris, a culinary historian, met us at our hotel in a comfortable van and oriented us via a map to the places and itinerary that would hopefully address our interests. We were full of questions about every facet of life in Vancouver and Joe was able to answer everyone with great thought and intelligence. That is perhaps the best part of a customized tour. You have an informed denizen to explain and interpret the culture, history and politics that affect the food and beverage scene. By the end of the tour you?ve typically made a friend and you have the sense that you are much more in tune with the culinary landscape. We started at Granville Island Market as ground zero for any foodie adventure. Photo by Michael Reiss
We started at Granville Island Market as ground zero for any foodie adventure. Joe helped us navigate the isles in search of the best ...