Tom the tour guide was late, a gaffe that was overlookable. The tour needs to be fine tuned to be better organized. The tour guide shouldn't be calling places on his cell phone to see if it's OK to stop by, that should be done in advance. We were often left alone sitting in some small shop looking at each other while Tom was off doing "something." And his "pay as you go" with the vendors seemed unpolished and amatuerish.

We were really expecting more out of the foods, we expected to actually visit a restaurant or three rather than a string of small specialty shops where we often had to stand or were left sitting outside in the cold to taste small offerings of various foods. We often felt like the proprietors thought we were quite an imposition. It seemed expensive for what we got out of it, most of the information could have been easily learned by watching the food channel. Tom also needs to speak much more clearly--he is very difficult to understand at times. He also tended to become repetitive and belabored some of his points so they went from being interesting to annoyingly redundant.

The good part is that the foods that we did sample--and there really wasn't much more than a sample of most of it--were very tasty and in some cases somewhat unique. Best capuccino I've ever had!

One of the best tours I ever taken! My wife and I loved the combination of food and history. At each stop the guide got us behind-the-scenes, so we not only tried different foods, but we also learned how everything was made, from coffee, chocolate, breads, and more. The people at each stop were great and we felt like we really got to experience the area. I told all friends to take this tour!

Excellent tour! I loved the combination of food and history. The guide, Tom, really knew the area and introduced us to local artisans. Not only was the coffee, chocolate, and more was delicious, but I really loved learning how to find great food back home.

We just took the North Beach tour with Tom at Local Tastes of the City Tours. I loved how the tour combined lots of food tastings (I was stuffed!) and learning how everything was made. We had a great time and I finally found out how to find a great latte, though I could easily camp out at the truffle shop for a couple years and be very happy.

I just took the tour with my wife recently. I was very skeptical, as I have taken food tours in the past and had mixed results. I loved how we tasted incredible cappuccinos, truffles, bread, olive oils, meats, pastries, and more, however I really liked seeing how coffee is roasted, truffles are made, and learning how to find great olive oil and bread. I immediately recommended this to my brother. He came back with rave reviews.