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Foods of NY Tours is CELEBRATING 15 years in business next week! Each day, we’re running a special promotion. On Thursday, May 1st, we’re holding GIFT RAFFLES on EVERY TOUR!   Here’s a sneak peak and what you can win from our gift raffles…book your tickets now here! Murray’s Cheese Shop Voucher for 2 Seats…

GET ‘EM WHILE THEY’RE HOT! Click here to grab your Original Greenwich Village Tour tickets with our 1999 ticket price–that’s $20/Ticket!

Meet Marie, tour guide on our Original Greenwich Village Tour. Take a trip with her down NYC memory lane and follow her lead for the perfect New York City day. How did you get started with Foods of New York Tours?   I call it a “happy accident”; years ago my friend begged me to go to a party,…

It’s almost Valentine’s Day; time to make something sweet for your sweetie. We’d like to think outside the candy box and suggest something a little different for the holiday: chocolate croissants. Warm, crispy, and oozing with chocolate, this chocolate croissants recipe is sure to be a crowd-pleaser for the entire family! Indulge in the Exceptional…

“Italianamerican is a 1974 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring Scorsese’s parents, Catherine and Charles. The Scorseses talk about their experiences as Italian immigrants in New York among other things, while having dinner at their flat on Elizabeth Street. Scorsese’s mother also instructs how to cook her meatballs, a recipe later featured in the credits of the film. Among the subjects discussed…

Something to bring a smile to your face on a cold Wednesday afternoon: a collection of dogs waiting while their owners shop at Murray’s, Amy’s Bread and other Greenwich Village establishments. Enjoy!

“This half-hour documentary is for those looking for background information about the real struggles of New Yorkers in the 1800s. Featuring archival pictures, documents, writings, and comments by scholars, this is a good little documentary from discovery that takes you beyond Scorsese’s ‘Gangs of New York’ movie and into real life.” The film is below…

New York City’s Meatpacking District has only recently evolved in to the chic and stylish neighborhood that you visit on our Chelsea Market/ Meatpacking District Tour. The Meatpacking District was originally just that, a meatpacking district; in 1900, there were over 150 slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants. The meatpackers worked from 3am to 3pm every day leaving the neighborhood empty…

“The Mills House” (160 Bleecker Street) seen on our Central Village Tour was built in 1896 as one of three gentlemen’s hotels created by Darious Ogden Mills. A wealthy philanthropist, Mills wanted to create a men’s hotel for the poor and the working class who would have otherwise stayed in a “flop house.” Interior courtyard of The Mills…

Check out these two short documentaries celebrating Moe Albanese, the last butcher in Little Italy. Visit Albanese Meats on our Nolita/ Noho Tour! Moe the Butcher– directed by Val Albanese, the granddaughter of Moe Albanese. The Last Butcher in Little Italy Director: Laura Terruso “Unlike most Italian-Americans, Moe Albanese never left Little Italy. Born on…

Barri is a triple-threat tour guide. For over eight years, she’s led groups on the Original Greenwich Village Tour, the Chelsea Market/ Meatpacking Tour, and the Central Village Tour. She’s also a triple-threat in other areas: not only can she walk and talk, but she can snap photos too! Here are her top 5 favorite…

In her over 12 years with Foods of New York tours, tour guide Cindy has seen a lot of things in the Village. Trust us, the Village is the place to see everything–from the serene to the stupendous! Here are her top 5–very economical–must-see sites in downtown NYC for the holidays! 1. The Hudson River…