New Orleans Culinary History Tours will wind its way through the French Quarter. Hear the fascinating stories behind legendary pre-Civil War restaurants including some that are remembered only through the meals that they once served. The walking tour will take visitors past such other notable historic landmarks including the Napoleon House and St. Louis Cathedral. Visitors will experience the history and listen to stories about the French Quarter from a perspective whose origins lie in the most simplest of human needs – sustenance. Only in New Orleans could such a simple need become such an epicurean desire.

New Orleans Culinary History Tours is dedicated to preserving and teaching a unique part of our nation’s and this city’s cultural heritage. The social history of food tells us much about our past as a people and as a nation. Information presented has been thoroughly researched and documented. Proprietor holds an M.A. in history, and all guides are thoroughly trained in addition to being licensed tour guides with the City of New Orleans. New Orleans Culinary History Tours is a member of the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Take a morning or afternoon to walk the French Quarter with knowledgeable tour guides. Stroll the nation’s oldest neighborhood. Learn about historic cooking techniques. Find out why food is so celebrated in Louisiana and New Orleans, then and now. Serious lovers of food and history, this is the tour for you.

Our Tasting Tour with food samples from such notable establishments as Napoleon House & Tujague’s. Click here to book tour.

Our Walking Culinary History tour with no food samples, yet we still cover the same rich stories of our culinary past.
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