Outside San Francisco Food Tours

In addition to our San Francisco Food Tours, be sure to check our Food Tours in other areas. Just like or San Francisco Foods Tours, Foods of NY is great way to enjoy New York. For example, just like our San Francisco Tours, their tour gets into local New York City food. I really enjoy food tours that focus on foods from that area. I always figure, why go somewhere else to try foods that I can get back home? On our San Francisco Food Tours, we only have food from the San Francisco area. For example, when I was traveling in France, I intentionally tried only wines that I could not get back here. It wasn't that the wines were not good, but I figured why try things I could get at home. On our San Francisco Food Tours, we have a resource for finding foods close to you. 

Fresh Oranges

On our San Francisco food tours, we talk about how fresh foods taste. Yesterday, we were at the Alemany Farmers Market and picked up a bag of fresh oranges. They are so sweet that it's hard to only have one at a time. One of the fun things to do in San Francisco is enjoy fresh citrus fruit. On our San Francisco tours, we emphasize local foods. Local foods are sweet and delicious. On our San Francisco Food Tours, the fresh flavor of the foods are sweet and delicious. Just like we do on our San Francisco tours, try local foods near you. The flavor is wonderful.

Fennel Season

On our San Francisco Food Tours, we're really big on seasonal foods. Right now, fennel is in season. Many people don't know much about fennel. It has a really great licorice flavor that is really nice in soups. It's also great grilled, with olive oil and parmesan cheese That's when it's fresh. When it's not fresh, it loses much of it's flavor. On our San Francisco tours, we spend time talking about how to pair foods. One of the fun things to do in San Francisco is to try new foods at the Farmers Market. The advantage is that the farmers usually know some great ways to prepare their foods. The idea about grilling fennel came from one the vendors at the Farmers Market. On our San Francisco food tours, we're always finding new foods to try,

Getting What You Are Paying For

On our San Francisco Food Tours, we try a variety of local speciality meats. Many of our guests comment how they think it would be hard to find these types of meats back home. It may not be as hard as most people think. On our San Francisco tours, we visit a variety of local artisans, who specialize into one type of food. Check out the local artisans, from bakeries to delicatessens in your own backyard. They are a great way find local foods. On of the fun things to do in San Francisco is to wander around the neighborhoods and try creations at the local bakers or delis.  On our San Francisco food tours, we're always finding new foods to try. Try the same thing at home. You might be surprised what you find.

Creating Local Demand

On our San Francisco tours, we go behind the scenes at local artisans. We often hear our guests comment how lucky we are to have these local artisans. I'm of the belief that demand creates supply. In other words, the more people demand local butcher shops, the more local butcher shops will open. One the fun things to do in San Francisco is to try foods at local artisans. On our San Francisco Food tours, you'll experience meeting local artisans. Try it in your own backyard. The result may be that more local artisans are available where you live.

Fair Trade and Eating Locally

On our San Francisco tours we emphasize foods that are seasonal and local. Some foods are not grown here, like coffee. There is currently an excess of coffee in the world. The result is that the coffee growers are being pressured to lower their prices. The other result is that coffee growers may not be able to make enough money to feed themselves. On the fun things to do in San Francisco is to enjoy coffee. We find that we enjoy coffee even more when it is fair trade coffee. Fair trade coffee is coffee that the grower makes enough money to feed themselves. On our San Francisco tours, we are dedicated to ensuring that everyone we deal with benefits from what we do. Fair trade coffee ensures the people growing your coffee benefits, as well.

Sustainability

One of the important things on our San Francisco Tours is sustainability. On our San Francisco Foods tours, we focus on local foods, produced using sustainable methods. One the fun things to do in San Francisco is to enjoy salmon in the summer. This summer, we may not have any. For a number of years, there have been water diversions in a number of rivers in Northern California. The assumption is that the environment can simply adjust. The reality is that it can not. On our San Francisco tours we learn how food is made that not only tastes great, but is produced using sustainable methods. One of the fun things to do in San Francisco and elsewhere to enjoy those kinds of food. They not only nourish you, they nourish the environment.