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A host serving cheese, croquettes and vermouth to travelers at Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid

Tours · 2026 and 2027

Culinary tours: all 16 small-group food tours, Europe first

Three-hour food walks and four to ten days on the road. Filter by region, category, month, length or budget and compare.

Tours
16 in 12 destinations
Length
3 hours to 10 days
Group size
12 guests at most
From
$145 per person

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16 tours shown

A bowl of egg tagliatelle with meat ragù and Parmigiano in a wood-paneled Bologna trattoria

Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna: Parmigiano, Prosciutto and Balsamic

  • 6 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Easy pace

Bologna · Modena · Parma · Langhirano

  • A Parmigiano dairy at dawn and a balsamic attic in Modena
  • Hands-on pasta class with a sfoglina in Bologna
  • Prosciutto and culatello in the Langhirano hills

ProducersCookingWine

From$3,690per person, double room, most meals

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A pastry shop tray of Sicilian cannoli with ricotta, pistachio and candied orange peel

Sicily

Sicily: Palermo Street Food, Modica Chocolate and Etna Wine

  • 8 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Moderate pace

Palermo · Modica · Noto · Catania · Etna

  • Palermo street food in the Ballarò and Capo markets
  • Modica chocolate, Noto granita and a farmhouse cooking class
  • Catania’s fish market and two nights in Etna wine country

MarketsProducersWine

From$4,290per person, double room, most meals

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Sliced rare bistecca alla fiorentina with rosemary, white beans and red wine in Tuscany

Tuscany

Tuscany: Florence, Chianti and Brunello Country

  • 7 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Easy pace

Florence · Panzano · Montalcino · Pienza

  • Florence markets, lampredotto and schiacciata
  • Bistecca in Panzano and Chianti Classico tastings
  • Brunello in Montalcino and a pici class near Pienza

WineCookingProducers

From$4,190per person, double room, most meals

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A cook pouring oil over a whole turbot on a charcoal grill in Getaria

The Basque Country

The Basque Country: Pintxos, Cider Houses and Txakoli

  • 6 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Moderate pace

San Sebastián · Astigarraga · Getaria · Bilbao

  • Three nights in San Sebastián with a class and a pintxos evening
  • Cider house dinner in Astigarraga and txakoli in Getaria
  • Two nights in Bilbao with La Ribera market

SpiritsSeafoodBBQ & grill

From$3,890per person, double room, most meals

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A carver slicing jamón ibérico from the leg at a tiled marble bar in Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia: Seville Tapas, Jerez Sherry and Granada

  • 7 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Moderate pace

Seville · Jerez · Cádiz · Granada

  • Two nights in Seville with Triana market and a jamón cutter
  • Sherry in Jerez and Sanlúcar, seafood in Cádiz
  • Olive oil near Antequera and two nights in Granada

WineMarketsProducers

From$3,490per person, double room, most meals

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A tray of pastéis de nata with blistered custard and an espresso in Lisbon

Portugal

Portugal: Lisbon, Porto and the Douro Valley

  • 8 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Moderate pace

Lisbon · Porto · Pinhão · Douro Valley

  • Lisbon petiscos, pastéis de nata and ginjinha
  • Porto’s Bolhão market and the port lodges of Gaia
  • Two nights in the Douro with a quinta lunch and a river boat

WineSeafoodFood walks

From$3,790per person, double room, most meals

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A golden quenelle baked in orange Nantua crayfish sauce on a checked tablecloth in Lyon

Lyon and Provence

Lyon and Provence: Bouchons, Markets and Rhône Wine

  • 8 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Easy pace

Lyon · Avignon · Châteauneuf-du-Pape · Luberon · Marseille

  • Three nights in Lyon with bouchons and a cooking class
  • Avignon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and the Luberon markets
  • A last night in Marseille for bouillabaisse

WineMarketsCooking

From$4,490per person, double room, most meals

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Cretan dakos barley rusk with chopped tomato, feta and olive oil on a slate board

Greece

Athens and Crete: Markets, Olive Oil and a Village Kitchen

  • 7 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Easy pace

Athens · Chania · Apokoronas · White Mountains

  • Two days in Athens: market, souvlaki and a meze lunch
  • Four nights in Chania with bougatsa, raki and the old harbor
  • A village cooking class, an olive mill and a mountain shepherd

CookingSeafoodProducers

From$3,390per person, double room, most meals

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Three nigiri of lean tuna, fatty tuna and gizzard shad on a lacquer tray, Tokyo

Japan

Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Market to Izakaya

  • 10 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Moderate pace

Tokyo · Kyoto · Osaka

  • Tsukiji, ramen, a sushi counter and a yokocho izakaya in Tokyo
  • Kyoto kaiseki, Uji matcha, Fushimi sake and a home cooking class
  • Osaka street food: takoyaki, okonomiyaki and kushikatsu

MarketsSpiritsCooking

From$6,490per person, double room, most meals

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Tacos al pastor with pineapple, onion and cilantro beside salsas and limes in Mexico City

Mexico

Mexico City and Oaxaca: Tacos, Mole and Mezcal

  • 7 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Moderate pace

Mexico City · Oaxaca · Teotitlán · Santiago Matatlán

  • Tacos al pastor, tlacoyos, a cantina and pulque in Mexico City
  • Mole negro, tlayudas and the Oaxaca market smoke corridor
  • Teotitlán weavers and a mezcal palenque in Santiago Matatlán

MarketsSpiritsCooking

From$3,290per person, double room, most meals

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A Louisiana crawfish boil of red crawfish, corn, potatoes and lemons spread on paper

New Orleans

New Orleans and Cajun Country: Gumbo, Crawfish and Boudin

  • 6 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Moderate pace

New Orleans · Breaux Bridge · Lafayette · Avery Island

  • Three nights in New Orleans with a gumbo and praline class
  • Boudin, cracklins and a crawfish boil in Cajun Country
  • Avery Island, the Tabasco factory and the Jungle Gardens

CookingSpiritsProducers

From$2,890per person, double room, most meals

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Sauced Kansas City barbecue ribs with white bread and pickles on a red tray

Barbecue Country

The Great American Barbecue Trail: Kansas City, Memphis and Texas

  • 10 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Moderate pace

Kansas City · Memphis · Lockhart · Austin · Fredericksburg

  • Kansas City, Memphis and Central Texas in one trip
  • Short flights between cities, no all-day drives
  • Pitmaster sessions in all three barbecue capitals

BBQ & grillSpiritsMarkets

From$4,390per person, double room, most meals

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A smoked Texas brisket with a peppery black bark sliced on red butcher paper

Barbecue Country

Texas Barbecue Trail: Austin, Lockhart and the Hill Country

  • 5 days
  • 12 guests max
  • Easy pace

Austin · Lockhart · Luling · Fredericksburg

  • Austin pits, breakfast tacos and a craft brewery
  • Lockhart and Luling: the old Texas pit rooms
  • Two nights in Fredericksburg with Hill Country wineries

BBQ & grillSpiritsWine

From$2,290per person, double room, most meals

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Hands rolling a large sheet of yellow egg pasta with a long wooden pin in Bologna

Day tourEmilia-Romagna

Bologna Pasta Class and Market Walk

  • 4.5 hours
  • 12 guests max
  • Easy pace

Quadrilatero market · Via Pescherie Vecchie · Cooking school kitchen

  • A market walk in the Quadrilatero with tastings
  • Hands-on class: sfoglia, tagliatelle and tortellini
  • Lunch of what you make, with Lambrusco or Pignoletto

CookingFood walks

From$175per person, all tastings included

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Plates of pintxos with olives, peppers, ham and crab salad on a San Sebastián bar

Day tourThe Basque Country

San Sebastián Pintxos Walk, Old Town

  • 3 hours
  • 12 guests max
  • Easy pace

Parte Vieja · Calle 31 de Agosto · Plaza de la Constitución · La Bretxa market

  • Six tastings in six old town bars, enough for dinner
  • Gilda, txangurro, Idiazabal, a hot pintxo and cheesecake
  • Every evening, all year, 12 guests at most

Food walksMarketsSpirits

From$165per person, all tastings included

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A bowl of chicken and andouille gumbo with rice and green onions in New Orleans

Day tourNew Orleans

French Quarter Food Walk, New Orleans

  • 3.5 hours
  • 12 guests max
  • Easy pace

Jackson Square · French Market · Royal Street · Decatur Street

  • Six tastings in the French Quarter, enough for lunch
  • Muffuletta, gumbo, oysters, pralines and a Sazerac
  • Thursday to Saturday, all year, 12 guests at most

Food walksMarkets

From$145per person, all tastings included

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PrivateYour dates

A private food tour for your own group

  • from 6 guests
  • any of the 16 tours

Birthdays · anniversaries · reunions · company retreats · supper clubs

  • Any of our 16 tours on your dates, shortened or lengthened
  • Menus planned around your group’s diets and drinks
  • The same hosts, cooks and pitmasters as our group tours
Pastel row houses along East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, home of our office

Grant Mosley, private groups

Priced per group6 to 24 guests

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From prices per person in US dollars; multi-day tours in a shared double room. Single supplement $560 to $1,590. Deposit $300, balance 60 days before departure; day tours are paid when booked.

Our tours compared: destination, days, pace and price
TourDestinationDaysPaceFrom
Bologna Pasta Class and Market WalkEmilia-RomagnaDay tourEasy$175
Emilia-Romagna: Parmigiano, Prosciutto and BalsamicEmilia-Romagna6Easy$3,690
Tuscany: Florence, Chianti and Brunello CountryTuscany7Easy$4,190
Sicily: Palermo Street Food, Modica Chocolate and Etna WineSicily8Moderate$4,290
Athens and Crete: Markets, Olive Oil and a Village KitchenGreece7Easy$3,390
San Sebastián Pintxos Walk, Old TownThe Basque CountryDay tourEasy$165
The Basque Country: Pintxos, Cider Houses and TxakoliThe Basque Country6Moderate$3,890
Andalusia: Seville Tapas, Jerez Sherry and GranadaAndalusia7Moderate$3,490
Portugal: Lisbon, Porto and the Douro ValleyPortugal8Moderate$3,790
Lyon and Provence: Bouchons, Markets and Rhône WineLyon and Provence8Easy$4,490
French Quarter Food Walk, New OrleansNew OrleansDay tourEasy$145
New Orleans and Cajun Country: Gumbo, Crawfish and BoudinNew Orleans6Moderate$2,890
Texas Barbecue Trail: Austin, Lockhart and the Hill CountryBarbecue Country5Easy$2,290
The Great American Barbecue Trail: Kansas City, Memphis and TexasBarbecue Country10Moderate$4,390
Mexico City and Oaxaca: Tacos, Mole and MezcalMexico7Moderate$3,290
Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Market to IzakayaJapan10Moderate$6,490

Every multi-day tour includes central hotels with breakfast, the meals, tastings and classes in the itinerary, transport on the route and a host throughout. Day tours include every tasting on the walk. What is included · Private groups from 6 guests

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