New Orleans: Combo Cocktail and Food History Tour

Highlights

• Taste local flavors at multiple award-winning restaurants and bars
• Explore the wide diversity of the cuisine of New Orleans and Louisiana
• Discover the origins of cocktails like the hurricane and French 75
• Enjoy classic New Orleans fare like gumbo, muffulettas, and pralines
• Try the vegetarian option with red beans and rice, meatless muffuletta, and more

Description

Eat as the locals do on a foodie walking tour around the iconic eateries of New Orleans. Immerse yourself in authentic flavors and scents while enjoying six sample tastings and four craft cocktails. Visit spots like Ralph Brennan’s award-winning Red Fish Grill in the French Quarter and the timeless Napoleon House.
Begin your walking tour at Red Fish Grill in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans. Start with alligator sausage and seafood gumbo (vegetarian option: red beans & rice), plus a craft Hurricane cocktail, as you learn a bit about the colonial period of Louisiana’s history.
Afterward, visit Leah’s Pralines, a 3rd generation family-owned candy store. Sample traditional pralines and their unique pecan brittle. Visit the iconic Napoleon House restaurant for some of their specialties — muffuletta sandwiches (vegetarian option: meatless muffuletta), a Pimm’s Cup cocktail, and a side of Creole jambalaya (vegetarian option: potato salad).
Move four blocks down and enter NOLA Sauce Bar to discuss the Cajun influence and sample an unlimited variety of locally supplied hot sauces, BBQ sauces, buffalo wing sauces, dry rubs, and more. Receive a free bottle of Louisiana-style seasonings included in the tour. 
Arrive at Dickie Brennan’s Tableau to sip on your next cocktail: the French 75, a combo of fresh lemon, brandy or gin, and bubbles. From there, pass through the famous Jackson Square towards the French Market area and land at the James Beard Award-nominated Cane and Table. Round off your tour by sampling their fried sweet plantains, and a classic daiquiri.