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You may not immediately compare Brooklyn to a small town, but the hippest borough is made up of distinct community-oriented neighborhoods that thrive and blossom because of the local mom-and-pop businesses, many of which have been here for generations. Throughout this neighborhood food tour, we celebrate the businesses by telling the stories of the people involved, by sampling some of the delicious food being sold.
Posted By : Jamie_D
James was a fantastic and knowledgeable tour guide… Love to learning about the brownstones and history of the surrounding neighborhoods. And all the food was delicious! In most locations we met the owners and learned a little bit about their personal stories too.
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 09:19:37 
Posted By : jenjen
Highly recommend. We had a fabulous experience. Alex was a knowledgeable guide and very easy going..
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 13:17:56
Posted By : JP S
A wonderful tour, splendidly guided by our host, Mickey. We weren’t really sure what to expect, but we had an excellent time exploring Brooklyn, with food stops ranging from bagels to pizza to chocolate sorbet - all excellent. We’d highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 09:29:32 
Posted By : Manuel_G
Really enjoyed the tour and Micki was awesome!! The food was outstanding especially the pizza. Highly recommend to anyone that wants to know Brooklyn and its culture
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 23:05:02
Posted By : debralG4319LB
Mickey's tour was thoroughly entertaining, educational and very delicious. We experienced a wide variety of specialty foods along an interesting walking route. Mickey recounted many great stories along the way. The tour was well-paced and truly a terrific way to spend an afternoon!
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 10:00:00
Posted By : coolboat
This was the only reasonably-reviewed tour of Brooklyn that suited my schedule and that I was able to find before leaving my country. It turned out to be fun.
It was a hot day, but our guide made sure everyone got to stand in the shade while not getting in the way, providing enough time to sit. She spoke slowly. She often provided an extra portion of food (to which we mostly declined in order to save space for our stomachs). She made sure we knew where the restrooms are and where we could get free drinking water.
Being sort of a senior person myself, I was afraid that the food may be too heavy, but it turned out to be a nice balance of light snacks often with a sour taste and the sweets were sophisticated.
Our guide had an interesting habit of getting the 2nd digit of 4-digit years wrong, so some of the historical events she explained was exactly a century incorrect. But I soon caught that habit and was able to look it up myself later to find out facts. Since her 4th digit was always correct, it was easy to learn from her many hints. Perhaps there were places/food/drinks she skipped and questions she couldn't answer properly, but her storytelling was magnificent, and our group became a friendly bunch creating a pleasant atmosphere.
The one thing I feel can be easily improved is the meeting spot. Although the address is clearly stated, no landmark was informed to us in advance, and it's not that there is a sign for the tour. (As our guide explained as part of the tour, it was a new shop that opened after the pandemic, and Google Street View showed nothing.) Upon arrival, I asked a boy standing next door to the address, and as he went back and forth trying to help me, it took some time until I asked a group of people if they happened to be the tour. This could be prevented if the guide held up a small card, or if our last-minute voucher showed the name of the shop.
Overall, it was a great way to spend lunch time tasting bits and pieces of a variety of local food while consuming it through a walk in ordinary residential places, learning cultures and history old and new.
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 16:50:11
Posted By : 477madelinel
This is a great tour and out tour guide Mickey was excellent....very knowledgeable and a wonderful presentation. Highly recommended!!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-27 05:56:22
Posted By : SueChappell74
Our Tour Guide, James Scully, was excellent! His knowledge & passion for the history & culture of Brooklyn was spot on and it was clear that his historical studies and active interest in creating stories, podcasts etc made him an ideal guide. Very personable and interested. We visited Brooklyn food outlets that had history & made their own ingredients & learned about the history of the area. Next time, I would stay in Brooklyn.
I highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-05-21 17:04:24
Posted By : Jane2221kb
Our guide Brian met us on time and showed us around the Brooklyn neighbourhoods as advertised in the Get your Guide Tour. He was friendly, knowledgeable, generous and engaging. He had great relationships with the business proprietors we visited who were in turn friendly and generous with their time.
We tasted the best salmon and cream cheese bagels ever, beautiful chocolates, excellent artisan bread and pastries as well as coal oven pizza and more.
Bryan gave is an insight to the community and we felt a part of it for the three hours of the tour. Which I have to say passed too quickly.
Thanks Brian!
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 06:03:30
Posted By : ALKA_K
James was excellent ! Knowledgeable and fun ! We had the best day ! Probably one of the best guides we have come across ! He explained and answered questions properly and thoroughly and gave us great insight into Brooklyn and life in Brooklyn. We have recommended James to other people who are visiting NY next week! Thanks James for a wonderful day!
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 04:07:55
