 
Paris is a city where gastronomic traditions from all parts of the world come together to provide an extensive choice of restaurants, indoor and outdoor markets, and gourmet shops. Our à la carte activities and self-guided gourmet itineraries offer a variety of ways for you to experience this side of the city.
Gourmet à la carte Activities
Our gourmet à la carte activities introduce you to the culinary delights of the City of Light. We provide tours of market streets around the city, pastry/chocolate walks and cooking classes. For prices associated with this service, please contact us.
As part of our gourmet à la carte activities, we are please to present:
Private, guided wine tours
Broaden your knowledge about selecting and tasting French wines. Our bilingual guide will accompany you to your wine adventure and provide expert commentary (based on 25 years of experience in wine selection) for any of the following:
- Guided shopping tours of Paris' best wine cellars
- Guided tours of wine bars
- Wine tastings
- Wine-paring dinners
- Guided visits of wine exhibitions and auctions.
Whether you are a debutant or a seasoned wine connoisseur, take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to enjoy a true gourmet experience in Paris! Please contact us giving the dates that you will be in Paris, the name and address of the hotel in which you will be staying, the type of wine adventure that you would like us to arrange, and the number of persons in your party. We will respond with a proposal.
Self-guided Gourmet Itineraries
For travelers who wish to explore Paris on their own, we create self-guided gourmet itineraries. Each itinerary contains detailed information about the route that you will follow each day, the places that you will visit and the types of products that you are likely to encounter. You will also receive a map that highlights the route for each day. Upon request, we will include our text entitled "For Your Dining Pleasure", which describes French dining customs and summarizes the many types of dining establishments in Paris. The itinerary will be bound in a personalized document and sent to you prior to your departure for Paris. With this document, you will be ready to explore epicurean Paris at your leisure.
Examples of gourmet itineraries include:
daily visits to local markets to purchase provisions for picnicking followed by a walk to a park or garden to enjoy the meal on each day,
sampling baguettes and sourdough loaves from the best bakeries in town, and
determining your favorite French chocolate by sampling the products of Paris' premier chocolate makers.
Sample 4-Day Self-guided Gourmet Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Paris. After checking into your hotel, you will spend a leisurely afternoon strolling down one of Paris' most famous market streets. Dinner will be at an off-the-beaten-path restaurant for a sumptuous wine-pairing meal.
Day 2
The morning will be spent in a cooking class in which you actively participate in the preparation of a three-course meal. Afterwards, you will sit down with your fellow students and enjoy the food that you have just prepared. In the afternoon, browse culinary shops where you can purchase the best of French cookware, kitchen utensils, and tableware.
Day 3
Visit Paris' "Epicurean Quarter", an area that is replete with boutiques specializing in fresh and packaged foods, regional specialties, and wines and spirits. This visit may be self-guided or you may elect to ask for a guide to accompany you. After lunch, visit a major gourmet grocer in an adjacent neighborhood.
Day 4
In the morning, you will take a walk in the very heart of Paris, where you will visit a cheese shop that ages its products in a 17th century cellar on the premises, as well as other gourmet boutiques. After lunch, stroll past historic gardens and monuments while visiting some of Paris' time-honored pastry, chocolate, coffee and tea vendors.
Our itinerary planning process requires at least 6 weeks. Please review our Services & Fee Schedule, then complete our no-obligation Travel Planning Questionnaire. Upon receipt we will begin work on your itinerary.
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...And for the experience of a lifetime, we ate at a recommended restaurant. It was a dining experience that we talk about to this day! We would never have found this place. It was a perfect bow on a perfect package known as our 25th wedding anniversary. I'm still getting credit from my wife and friends about this marvelous experience! H.D.
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