Hungry Traveler Culinary Tours
You love Texas and its increasingly fabulous selection of dining and other food/wine experiences. The only trouble is, you don’t always know exactly where all the best bites and sips await, and you want to know more about what makes it all taste so great.
That’s when you need someone whose epicurean expertise will take you down all the right roads in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio. As a travel journalist, dining critic, and cookbook author with more than 20 years of experience, I know where the taste thrills are and I’ll introduce you to the people whose work in food and wine is downright artful.
>> Half-day tours: Visit a cheesemaker, artisan bakery, wine cellar, or specialty market for tour and tasting; or take a cooking class with noted chef; or enjoy a wine or food seminar with an expert; then top it off with lunch at a leading restaurant. 4 to 5 hours, morning or afternoon.
>> Full-day tours: Combine several of the ideas found in the half-day tours and include lunch or dinner. 8 hours.
>> Multi-day tours: Each day has a theme, with choices that might include ethnic cuisines; pairing wines and foods; local and regional foods; the Texas Trilogy: barbecue, Tex-Mex, and steaks; and celebrity chefs. As noted above, the itinerary can incorporate visits to see food/wine production, specialty markets, tastings, seminars, cooking demos or classes, and meals with appropriate wines or other beverages.
>> Customized ideas: Need to add museums, live music, shopping? Let’s do it. I’m also creating tours for posting on www.junenaylor.com. These itineraries will consist of three-night stays and most will have themes, i.e., Wine 101; Bodacious Barbecue and Beer Tour; Food, Wine, Art, and Thou; and The Texas Table. These will be designed for a maximum of 16 to 20 people, with a full schedule of dining, tastings, market tours, and behind-the-scenes peeks as above. Packages will include lodging, food, and ground transportation.
