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BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE!!! The forecast is in the 20’s, but we all still need to eat.  We’ve always been a fan of the wood fired pizza oven at Ristorante Rafele imported from Naples, Italy, which you can visit on our Original Greenwich Village food tour.  But here is a list from eater.com of other…

We are now smack dab in the middle of the “season of giving”,  so we wanted to share with you how Food of NY Tours is giving back to the community. As a small company that pounds the pavement with our customers every single day, we’re in a unique position to receive feedback from visitors to the…

It is with great enthusiasm that Chelsea Market, and Foods of NY Tours announce a strategic partnership. Our two companies have formed a partnership that combines the respective strengths of both companies to provide access for individuals and groups wishing to tour the historic and delicious Chelsea Market. The partnership will result in significant benefits for those visiting Chelsea Market by…

In this NEW blog series “TAKE 2” we get to dig deeper and re-visit the restaurants and shops on our food tours, but show you a few more delicious options which aren’t offered as a tasting on the tour…and you get to join us on the culinary ride.  Our goal at Foods of NY Tours…

In New York City, there are a few ways you can go as far as celebrating Independence Day. Of course, there are the spectacular fireworks over the Hudson River (put on by Macy’s for the second time this year), for which many people buy expensive tickets to beautiful boat cruises or clamor for space on…

There’s one day in the year dedicated to letting him know he’s a great dad. What better way than to treat him to his favorite things with his favorite people in the city that has everything? If you live in beautiful New York City or if you’re just visiting with your dad when Father’s Day rolls around…

Guess what? We’re hiring! Foods of NY Tours is looking for an experienced Part-time Office Assistant to help with data entry, food bags, and various projects related to weekly and daily food orders. It’s a part-time position needed a few days a week. The office currently is run by two full-time staff and one part-time…

    One of our top rated tour guides, Curt Upton, not only talks about food, shows you food, and hand-delivers you food on our Chelsea Market/Meatpacking District Tours and our Original Greenwich Village Tours…in his spare time he also teaches you how to cook food on his new web site curtupton.com.  Curt, along with…

To Our Loyal Customers over the past 15 years: We’ve got big news and a reason to celebrate. On April 29, 1999, we offered our first NYC Food Tour to the public. Since then, we’ve toured over 250,000 people and spent over 3 million dollars on food, thereby supporting many small, local businesses. We’ve been…

At Foods of NY Tours, our tour guides not only showcase the best of the city’s art–they also create it. Cindy Keiter has led our Original Greenwich Village Tour and our Chelsea Market/ Meatpacking District Tour for over twelve years. In that time, she’s also acted in a number of film, theater, and tv productions in the…

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…

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,…