June Date 2015: New Orleans Food Tour
This post may contain affiliate links, please read my full disclosure : here How I love you so! Our 4th date of the year was a New Orleans Food Tour and let me tell you , it did not disappoint. The tour is mainly for tourists to get a taste of all the famous cuisines we have here, but for us, it is just something fun and new to do. It’s our time to be tourist in our own town. We already had everything countless times and we even cook most ourselves. It was nice to review the history, go to fancy restaurants and taste their fabulous food. Before the tour start, you’re allowed to buy a cocktail while waiting to begin. ( Let me just mention right here that there are many different food tours that happen in New Orleans, and this is just one of them. Each may be a little different in what the offer but most will probably be mostly the same food, just maybe different restaurants. Check Groupon for discounted rates!) We did the New Orleans French Quarter Tasting Tour. When you live in New Orleans, you don’t travel to the french quarter as much. The tour was approximately 3 hours long and priced between $30-40. There was a few couples from different parts of the US including Michigan, Texas, and Florida. (We were the only locals- haha!) You get to sample seafood gumbo, muffalettas, red beans and rice, bacon pralines, turtle soup, and gelato. All the samples equaled up to a nice meal. The tour included walking to many different restaurants and stores. Arnaud’s and Tujague’s were among the first stops, which are some of the oldest establishments in the city. We also visited Laura’s Candies & Pralines (oldest candy shop in New Orleans) where we could pick up goodies like truffles, beignet mix, and more pralines. (Photo by Laura’s Candies) They give out a sample of the bacon pralines and send you home with a regular praline to go. (If you never had one, they are delicious and are world famous for theirs). If you don’t know what a praline is, its basically a sugar rush. haha! A praline is made up of mainly sugar and pecans. It is a tasty little treat and really one is all you need. We really enjoyed the fact that we weren’t just sitting at a table the whole time and it wasn’t a revolving door of plate after plate. Walking and exploring each restaurant to really take in the culture and sites was a really great way to immerse yourself in the culture. I think it is worth the money, but it’s always nice to save some money. Groupon almost always has a coupon for a food tour. Don’t be afraid to be a tourist in your own town. It might seem silly because you live there, but I find we put off exploring our city BECAUSE we can go anytime. Well…now’s a good time as any! 🙂 We have filled our bellies this month, its onto the next month. July is a hot month so I kept that in mind for our 5th date of the year.
New Orleans Food Tour
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