New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour
Overview
Combining the history of Louisiana cuisine and New Orleans-style cocktails, this event is a feast for the senses!
Along with your guide you will visit up 6 locations: award-winning seafood restaurants, James Beard Award-nominated craft cocktail lounges, Creole restaurants, artisanal candy stores and more.
Once inside you’ll sample up to 8 or more different dishes that represent the modern expressions of our culinary heritage: classic dishes like gumbo, and muffulettas, but also new interpretations like savory fried plantains and curried pork skins!
We'll also enjoy 4 full-sized cocktails like the refreshing Pimm's Cup, the rum-heavy Hurricane, the classic Daiquiri and more!
This 4-hour gastronomic odyssey is our way of showing you where we like to go now, and what we like to eat and drink once we're there.
With so many dining and drinking options in New Orleans, why not try up to 6 different places in one fell swoop?!
Note: all venues subject to change based on availability.
Along with your guide you will visit up 6 locations: award-winning seafood restaurants, James Beard Award-nominated craft cocktail lounges, Creole restaurants, artisanal candy stores and more.
Once inside you’ll sample up to 8 or more different dishes that represent the modern expressions of our culinary heritage: classic dishes like gumbo, and muffulettas, but also new interpretations like savory fried plantains and curried pork skins!
We'll also enjoy 4 full-sized cocktails like the refreshing Pimm's Cup, the rum-heavy Hurricane, the classic Daiquiri and more!
This 4-hour gastronomic odyssey is our way of showing you where we like to go now, and what we like to eat and drink once we're there.
With so many dining and drinking options in New Orleans, why not try up to 6 different places in one fell swoop?!
Note: all venues subject to change based on availability.
Inclusions
- Beverages
- Food tasting
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
The walking tour begins inside the award-winning Red Fish Grill in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans. You will begin with Alligator Sausage & Seafood Gumbo. We also kick the party off with our first cocktail here: the Cat 5 Hurricane. This part of the tour focuses historically on the pre-colonial and colonial period of Louisiana history, and usually lasts about 35 minutes.
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Pepper Palace, 224 Chartres St 1 French Market Place, New Orleans, LA 70130-2290
Moving four blocks down you will enter Pepper Palace, where we begin to discuss the Cajun influence, and sample an unlimited variety of hot sauces, BBQ sauces, Buffalo Wings sauces, salsas, dry rubs and more. Customers on the tour will also receive a free bottle of Louisiana-style hot sauce.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
From there you move 4 blocks up to Leah’s Pralines: a 3rd generation family-owned candy store. You will sample traditional pralines and their unique Bacon Pecan Brittle.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
The next stop is two blocks away and known as the Napoleon House, a legendary New Orleans restaurant in an 18th century building with a beautiful courtyard. You will experience their unique Muffuletta sandwich, chicken & andouille sausage jambalaya, and their iconic Pimm's Cup cocktail, a drink introduced to the Americas by the Napoleon House in the 1940's.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Jackson Square, 701 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Three more blocks over and you will arrive at the award-winning Dickie Brennan’s Tableau to sip your next cocktail: the refreshing French 75, a combo of fresh lemon, brandy and bubbles.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
From there you pass through famous Jackson Square towards Café du Monde, then along the French Market area, ultimately landing at the James Beard Award-nominated Cane & Table. With a focus on rustic colonial cuisine and playful rum drinks, you will sample plantains and curry pork skins, and a classic daiquiri of Caribbean white rum, fresh lime and sugar.
Duration: 45 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
The walking tour begins inside the award-winning Red Fish Grill in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans. You will begin with Alligator Sausage & Seafood Gumbo. We also kick the party off with our first cocktail here: the Cat 5 Hurricane. This part of the tour focuses historically on the pre-colonial and colonial period of Louisiana history, and usually lasts about 35 minutes.
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Pepper Palace, 224 Chartres St 1 French Market Place, New Orleans, LA 70130-2290
Moving four blocks down you will enter Pepper Palace, where we begin to discuss the Cajun influence, and sample an unlimited variety of hot sauces, BBQ sauces, Buffalo Wings sauces, salsas, dry rubs and more. Customers on the tour will also receive a free bottle of Louisiana-style hot sauce.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
From there you move 4 blocks up to Leah’s Pralines: a 3rd generation family-owned candy store. You will sample traditional pralines and their unique Bacon Pecan Brittle.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
The next stop is two blocks away and known as the Napoleon House, a legendary New Orleans restaurant in an 18th century building with a beautiful courtyard. You will experience their unique Muffuletta sandwich, chicken & andouille sausage jambalaya, and their iconic Pimm's Cup cocktail, a drink introduced to the Americas by the Napoleon House in the 1940's.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Jackson Square, 701 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Three more blocks over and you will arrive at the award-winning Dickie Brennan’s Tableau to sip your next cocktail: the refreshing French 75, a combo of fresh lemon, brandy and bubbles.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
From there you pass through famous Jackson Square towards Café du Monde, then along the French Market area, ultimately landing at the James Beard Award-nominated Cane & Table. With a focus on rustic colonial cuisine and playful rum drinks, you will sample plantains and curry pork skins, and a classic daiquiri of Caribbean white rum, fresh lime and sugar.
Duration: 45 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Minimum age is 21 years
- All venues are subject to change based on availability
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour does NOT have a gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan/vegetarian, and especially PORK-FREE option
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
ellipsis38
April 2022
The guide was great, the food and drinks were respectively interesting and excellent, and by chance we had fun company.
The guide was great, the food and drinks were respectively interesting and excellent, and by chance we had fun company.Justin V
May 2022
Food was incredible, guide was amazing. The scenery and history were next level. We left absolutely full!! I was not expecting that, it’s a LOT of great food! Worth it 10/10
Food was incredible, guide was amazing. The scenery and history were next level. We left absolutely full!! I was not expecting that, it’s a LOT of great food! Worth it 10/10areyoureadytogo
May 2022
We had a fabulous tour with Ben. He was a wealth of information! Food and drinks were great choices, definitely add some great restaurants to our list for next visit.
We had a fabulous tour with Ben. He was a wealth of information! Food and drinks were great choices, definitely add some great restaurants to our list for next visit.Paula_W
May 2022
It was fun & enjoyable. The guide was super informative & helpful. The food was well prepared & served The special cocktails were good pours & fun to try for the first time Would recommend to anyone!
It was fun & enjoyable. The guide was super informative & helpful. The food was well prepared & served The special cocktails were good pours & fun to try for the first time Would recommend to anyone!kathytom1075
April 2022
As everyone else has said… the best experience we had in New Orleans! Vivian was warm, welcoming, patient, and instructive. We did the participation experience. Highly recommended! Even if you’re not a cook your meal will be perfect
As everyone else has said… the best experience we had in New Orleans! Vivian was warm, welcoming, patient, and instructive. We did the participation experience. Highly recommended! Even if you’re not a cook your meal will be perfectLynn_G
April 2022
The Hurricanes & gumbo at the Red Fish Grill were delicious! Our guide was very personable and gave us an excellent commentary about the food and drinks we enjoyed, as well as the history of the city.
The Hurricanes & gumbo at the Red Fish Grill were delicious! Our guide was very personable and gave us an excellent commentary about the food and drinks we enjoyed, as well as the history of the city.