{"id":17471,"date":"2010-11-22T07:30:09","date_gmt":"2010-11-22T11:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=17471"},"modified":"2019-06-25T07:44:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T11:44:52","slug":"city-food-tours-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/17471\/city-food-tours-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Tour Gives Taste of Philly’s Local Food Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What:<\/strong> City Food Tours\u2019 Philly Homegrown limited-edition local food tour<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Tour begins at Reading Terminal Market, 51 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> November 27; December 11 and December 18<\/p>\n

Why:<\/strong> Aside from the fanatical sports scene, nowhere is Philadelphia\u2019s local pride stronger than in the city\u2019s gastronomic movement, which spans artisan bakeries, top-rated BYOBs and powerhouse cheesesteak meccas. And no one does a better job of singing the praises of the Philadelphia area\u2019s local eats than Philly Homegrown, a consumer education and tourism organization that promotes the culinary delights of the area\u2019s 100-mile foodshed, \u201cfrom Amish Country to the Atlantic Ocean.\u201d This fall, Philly Homegrown pairs with City Food Tours for a limited-edition walking (and tasting) tour that highlights local food, farm-to-table restaurants and fair food in Center City Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

The two-hour tour kicks off at Reading Terminal Market<\/a>, the foodie destination well-loved by locals and tourists alike. Fruit, granola, bread and cheese sourced within 160 miles of the city please your palate at the market\u2019s Fair Food Farmstand, where President Obama recently shopped for autumn apples, and Salumeria, which maintains a rotating selection of local cheeses. The tour moves on to Tweed<\/a>, Chef David Cunningham\u2019s restaurant where locally-farmed food gets the spotlight in a chic, contemporary setting. The highlight of Tweed (apart from the Q&A with Cunningham) is the tasting of three of Tweed\u2019s seasonal dishes, sourced from around the Delaware Valley. \u201cI think the products are better,\u201d says Cunningham of Tweed\u2019s locally-produced ingredients. \u201cWhen food comes from only 50 miles north, it also retains its nutritional value.\u201d With little room left for dessert, the tour puzzles your palate with a blind tasting of six gelato flavors from Philadelphia\u2019s popular Capogiro Gelato. The company sources its whole milk from one special Lancaster County, Pennsylvania herd. What could be more satisfying than supporting the local food movement while enjoying one of the world\u2019s most beloved treats?<\/p>\n

Cost:<\/strong> $35 per person. Reserve your spot in City Food Tours\u2019 Philly Homegrown tour online at cityfoodtours.com<\/a> or by calling 800.979.3370. Space is limited to 15 per tour. Tour requires less than 20 minutes of walking.<\/p>\n

How to get there:<\/strong> Consult the Philadelphia Transportation guide<\/a> in the Transportation Advisor section of offManhattan. (Reading Terminal Market, 51 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA <\/em>readingterminalmarket.org<\/a>, 215.922.2317.<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos: Courtesy of Marisa McClellan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What: City Food Tours\u2019 Philly Homegrown limited-edition local food tour Where: Tour begins at Reading Terminal Market, 51 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA When: November 27; December 11 and December 18 Why: Aside from the fanatical sports scene, nowhere is Philadelphia\u2019s local pride stronger than in the city\u2019s gastronomic movement, which spans artisan bakeries, top-rated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[314,4,332],"tags":[145,299,550,421,257],"class_list":{"0":"post-17471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-dining-nightlife","7":"category-events","8":"category-philadelphia-2","9":"tag-dining","10":"tag-locally-sourced","11":"tag-reading-terminal-market","12":"tag-sustainable","13":"tag-walking-tour"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17471\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}