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Pizza from a Wood-burning Oven!

Check out the intensity/love/devotion that Brian, the pizzaiolo at Emporio, is putting into the finishing touches of his pizza. The wood-burning stove behind him is just waiting for that pie to crisp up the crust, melt the cheese and get into your belly! https://www.foodsofny.com/foods-ny-tours-2/nolita-noho/e/    

By |2023-11-23T21:10:22-07:00August 25, 2018|Culture & History, Food Tours, Restaurants, Things To Do, What I Ate|Comments Off on Pizza from a Wood-burning Oven!

To know Bert is to Love him!

Thank you, Cindy, for the lovely review! ’One of the best tours I’ve been on.’ ‘I went on the Little Italy tour and I had an amazing time! The food was very tasty and quite generous portions! This is one of the best tours I've been on! Our tour guide Bert was very informative and [...]

By |2023-11-27T08:22:44-07:00August 20, 2018|Culture & History, Food Tours, Personalities, Things To Do|Comments Off on To know Bert is to Love him!

Chelsea Market Signage

How cool to see the different signs that make up the stops on our tour - plus our welcome napkin and Insider's Guide!   Congratulations to our Twitter Photo contest winner Steven Guthrie for the great montage photo for our stops on our Chelsea Market/Highline Food Tour.   Steven Guthrie wins TWO FREE tour tickets! [...]

By |2023-11-27T08:15:57-07:00August 6, 2018|Culture & History, Food Tours, Things To Do|Comments Off on Chelsea Market Signage

How to win tour tickets!

Did you know?! You can win two free tour tickets by posting your photos to our social media? Congratulations to our Facebook Photo contest winner Lauri Nigro for the colorful Emporio Pizza pic on our Nolita Food Tour. Lauri Nigro wins TWO FREE tour tickets! Keep submitting photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for your [...]

By |2023-11-23T21:24:00-07:00August 4, 2018|Culture & History, Food Tours, Insider Info|Comments Off on How to win tour tickets!

Come Check Out The Doyers Street Mural In Chinatown!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/nyregion/doyers-street-chinatown-mural-chen-dongfan.html   Interested in Literal Street Art? Check out this street mural in Chinatown. From a checkered history to a beautiful street, the street art piece by Chen Dongfan 'The Song of Dragon and Flowers' is a sight to behold. The Song of Dragon and Flowers is a significant public art endeavor by artist Chen [...]

By |2024-04-18T21:14:41-06:00July 30, 2018|Culture & History, Food Tours, Street Art|Comments Off on Come Check Out The Doyers Street Mural In Chinatown!

The Food Fueling the Olympics

It's no secret that when the Olympics come to your country, the whole world is watching. According to the BBC, a record 4.8 billion people will watch the games this summer, making the 2012 London Olympics the most-watched event in history. That's a whole lot of eyes on the United Kingdom. This summer also marks record [...]

By |2024-04-18T21:18:01-06:00August 8, 2012|Culture & History|Comments Off on The Food Fueling the Olympics

5 Surprising Facts about Revolutionary New York

Ah, the Fourth of July. A time for barbecues, beers, and (hopefully controlled) explosions. But don't let today's fanfare make you forget what we're celebrating: American independence! Here are five (not boring) facts I bet you didn't know about Manhattan's involvement in the Revolutionary War. Happy celebrating! 1.  Manhattan fell to British forces in 1776 [...]

By |2023-11-23T20:13:51-07:00July 4, 2012|Culture & History|Comments Off on 5 Surprising Facts about Revolutionary New York

3 Alternative Ways to Spend the 4th of July

  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 [...]

By |2023-11-23T20:07:00-07:00June 20, 2012|Culture & History|Comments Off on 3 Alternative Ways to Spend the 4th of July

Reviving Old New York

So check this out. Thanks to the Internet, we can all indulge our nerdy historian sides from time to time. At the end of April, the New York City Department of Records released an online archival gallery of over 870,000 photographs, some dating back as far as the 1880s. In the little wave of press [...]

By |2023-11-23T20:29:15-07:00June 6, 2012|Culture & History|Comments Off on Reviving Old New York
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