Tasting Tours Around the State
Dining tours are like crash courses, but without exams. They’re an ideal way to survey the scene, learn from insiders and satisfy the urge to taste.
Here’s a roundup of food, wine and brewery tours:
Culinary Adventures With Liz Biro: Downtown Wilmington walking tours of restaurants and hot spots and chats with chefs and bartenders. Led by chef-food writer Biro. Check the schedule for market tour/cooking class combos. www.lizbiro.com/tours.html
Triangle Food Tour: Walking tours of Raleigh, Chapel Hill-Carrboro, Durham and downtown Cary. Variations include a comfort foods tour of Raleigh and a tour of Chapel Hill's East 54 and Glen Lennox area. Also check the schedule for Dine With Chef events. www.trianglefoodtour.com
Taste Carolina: Walking tours of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Greensboro and Winston-Salem with behind-the-scenes-chats with chefs and restaurant owners. The company also offers Whole Hog Barbecue Tours by bus, specialty tours and customized outings. www.tastecarolina.net
Charlotte NC Tours: Featuring the Southern Food Tour by van and the Taste & Cycle Charlotte Tour, both of which take in the city’s history, heritage and architecture. www.charlottenctours.com
Asheville Food Tours: Walking tours of downtown and Biltmore Village, two rich areas of the city’s famous dining scene. Private tours are available. www.ashevillefoodtours.com
Tobacco Road Tours: Bus and van tours include a Triangle Brewery Tour as well as Piedmont Winery Tours, with itineraries for the Haw River and Yadkin Valley American Viticultural Areas. www.tobaccoroadtours.com
Asheville Brews Cruise: Van, bus, and walking tours sampling among the10 breweries in Asheville, which has earned the title of Beer City USA. www.brewscruise.com/asheville
Beltline Brew Tours: Bus tours of breweries in Raleigh and Durham, a hub of North Carolina’s leading craft brewery scene. beltlinebrewtours.com
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