Chicago Food Planet Tours in Chicago, Illinois

For a unique way to experience everything the "Windy City'' has to offer in the culinary world, a Food Planet Tour is ideal for people of all ages. The Chicago Food Planet specializes in tours that take guests through the most historical and delectable neighborhoods in Chicago. There are several different tours that are designed to suit anyone's taste buds and culinary preferences.

The Near North Food Tasting and Cultural Walking Tour, takes guests on a guided tour to eight food tasting locations scattered throughout the Gold Coast, Old Town and Lincoln Park neighborhoods. All the food tastings are included in the price of the tickets. Specialty foods included on the tour include; Chicago stuffed pizza, Americas number one spice and herb shop, a confectionary and fudge shop, a Jewish deli, a balsamic vinegar and olive oil store, a specialty loose tea and tisanes merchant and a gourmet chocolate shop. The tour is available from April through November, seven days per week. Tours begin at 11:00 a.m. and continue throughout the entire afternoon. Guests are recommended to wear comfortable shoes and clothing, the tour lasts for approximately three hours, and held in any type of weather, rain or shine. The group meets near Michigan Avenue and Lake Michigan in the Gold Coast neighborhood, and is appropriate for people of any age and fitness level. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the tour company, through email or via a phone call.

The Bucktown and Winterpark Food Tasting and Cultural Walking Tour entail a guided tour to six food tasting locations throughout artist's colonies and neighborhoods of Bucktown and Winterpark. Foods offered during this tour include; a top rated Chicago hotdog stand, a pastry and dessert restaurant, a new haven style pizzeria and brew pub, a breakfast and lunch cafy, a gourmet food, catering and grocery shop, and an impressive artisan chocolate truffle lounge. The tours are offered during the months of September through November, Wednesday through Saturday. There is a maximum capacity of eight people on each tour and it is geared towards people of any age and fitness level. The company recommends that guests wear comfortable shoes and clothing, and the tour begins at 11:30 am and lasts for approximately three hours. Tours will commence during rainy or sunny weather and groups meet near North, Milwaukee and Damen Avenues.

Chicago Food Planet Tours also include the following extras for each guest; a "Foods of Chicago Neighborhood Guide'', with coupons, insight into the local nightlife and entertainment offered a historical and architectural commentary with a friendly, helpful guide leading the way, and pollution free, self-propelled, eco-friendly walking tour. The company also offers private tours available for groups larger than sixteen in size, a prescheduled itinerary and special discount rates are available for select groups of seventeen or more people. The company does its best to accommodate guests with special needs and is founded on the same mission that it first embraced over seven years ago, to assist guests in finding the ultimate food and cultural experience in the city of Chicago.