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Italian American Food Tour of Williamsburg 20% OFF
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
$71.20
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Overview
The Italian American Food Tour of Williamsburg offers a unique culinary journey through the rich history of Italian American immigration and cuisine. This 3-hour guided walking tour takes you to iconic locations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where you'll savor mouthwatering food tastings.
- 🍽️ Start at Carmine & Son Restaurant with a delicious chicken parmesan while learning about the origins of Italian American cuisine and its spread across the US.
- 🎨 Visit the Familia/Famiglia mural to explore the shared history of Italian Americans and Puerto Ricans in Williamsburg.
- 🍝 Discover Savino's Quality Pasta, an Italian food store, and sample a slice of capocollo, also known as "gabagool"!
- 🥖 Experience Anthony & Son Panini Shoppe, where you'll enjoy a mouthwatering Italian hero while discussing the evolution of the Italian American experience.
- 🏛️ Walk by the oldest Italian restaurant in Brooklyn and learn about its significance in mob history and its legacy in TV and film.
- ⛪ At Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, discover the importance of Italian feasts and how they connect to the community's traditions dating back to 410 AD in Italy.
- 🍕 Sample a signature white slice at Best Pizza, a classic NYC slice shop dedicated to quality ingredients, while learning about pizza's transformation from peasant food to American staple.
- 🇮🇹 Conclude at Montesacro, where you’ll taste classic Roman pasta and flatbread dishes while discussing the globalization of food and its impact on Italian cuisine in the US.
- 🍰 Finally, indulge in pastries, cookies, and espresso at Fortunato Brother's Bakery while discovering the secrets to authentic Italian American desserts.
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Italian American Food Tour of Williamsburg
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours
- All pre-selected tasting items are included in the ticket price!
- We suggest bringing a bottle of water
Meeting point
Please meet us in the front of Carmine & Son's, located at 356 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Half a block from the Graham Ave L subway station.
Return details
This tour will end only a few blocks from our meeting point at Fortunato Brothers Bakery, located at 289 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
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WilliamsburgMeet us at Carmine & Son Restaurant and indulge in a delicious chicken parmesan while we set the stage for what you will learn and eat throughout your tour. Here, we will begin our story by talking about the events that triggered the first wave of Italian immigration to the US, and how these events set the foundation for the creation of Italian American cuisine. We will also cover exactly what constitutes as Italian American cuisine and how it spread in popularity across the US.
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WilliamsburgNext, we will walk to the Familia/ Famiglia mural to learn about the shared history of Italian Americans and Puerto Ricans in Williamsburg.
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WilliamsburgSavino's Quality Pasta- Explore an Italian food store filled with homemade pasta and imported ingredients. Here we will sample a slice of capocollo, or as some may call it "gabagool"!
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WilliamsburgAnthony & Son Panini Shoppe is THE bucket list place to experience Italian heroes. We will split a mouthwatering hero while we talk about how the Italian American experience has changed through the years, what it means to be Italian American today, and how this specific panini shoppe plays a role in bringing together Italian Americans in today's day and age as traditional Italian neighborhoods across the US begin to decline.
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WilliamsburgWe will take a quick walk by the oldest Italian restaurant in Brooklyn to learn about its place in mob history and TV/ film legacy established over the past 125 years.
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WilliamsburgAt Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, we will learn about the significance of Italian feasts in honor of Catholic patron saints. We will talk about how and why Italian Immigrants ended up in Williamsburg and how this church enabled the community to upkeep its feast traditions dating back to the year 410 AD in Italy.
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WilliamsburgBest Pizza is a classic NYC slice shop that is dedicated to preserving ingredient quality and freshness in a way that is similar to native Italian cooking. We will sample their signature white slice as we hear the surprising story of how pizza went from being an undesirable peasant food in Naples to an American staple.
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WilliamsburgAt Montesacro, we will learn and taste the difference between Italian American and native Italian cooking as we sample classic Roman pasta and flatbread dishes. As we discover the roots of both these cuisines, we will learn exactly how the globalization of food, "artisanal" marketing, and a search for authenticity lead to the popularization of native Italian cuisine in the US. We will also talk about how this history ties into the changing landscape of WIlliamsburg over the past 50 years and its affect on the Italian American community here.
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WilliamsburgLastly, we will sample pastries, cookies, and espresso at Fortunato Brother's Bakery while learning how to identify what goes into making an Italian American dessert the "right" way.
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Italian American Food Tour of Williamsburg 20% OFF
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
$71.20
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!