7 Train Eating Tour
If you live in or will be visiting New York City on October 6, there's what looks like an awesome culinary tour—the 7 Train Eating Tour.
It's $75 and lasts five hours and is given as part of the Institute of Culinary Education's "Recreational Division." Full description after the jump. [via curdnerds.com]
The No. 7 subway (aka The International Express) winds its elevated way through the ethnic richness of Queens. Most of the world’s cuisines are represented along the way in dense cultural microcosms. Join gustatory Sherpa (and Saveur Food Editor) Todd Coleman on a “Runaway Train” tour where you’ll shop for Thai and Filipino groceries, sip powerful Panaderia Colombian hot chocolate, munch on Mumbai-style street food, burn your lips on Turkish kebabs, and discover a hidden bi-level Chinese food court, among other stops on his secret succulent subway map. The class meets at 10 AM under the clock in the center of Grand Central Terminal at the kiosk. Bring an unlimited MetroCard. Tours run rain or shine. Registration for the walking tours is limited to those age 18.
Photograph from Pro-Zak on Flickr
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4 Comments:
Ohmigosh, that sounds amazing.. I just might have to go home that weekend and try it. Has anyone here every taken this tour?
kfarrel3 at 2:43PM on 09/19/07
I've gone to a number of ICE recreational classes at the school, and they were all really great. I might just hop on board this one!
Mich23 at 3:42PM on 09/19/07
Have fun. I'll wave from my window.
LoDega at 1:37PM on 09/20/07
We were in NYC over the weekend and took the tour.
Todd also does the same tour and a similar tour of Brooklyn through the Transit Museum. Their price is only $45 ($40 for members).
We started the morning with a donut and coffee and a little shop in Sunnyside, had pork satay, a street vendor tamale, Bombay style Indian food, Indian bread sold out of the back of the bakery, Colombian, and finally handmade noodles at the Flushing Mall. We also went in several (4?) groceries and shopped along the way.
I've probably forgotten a couple of stops, too.
The group was about 20 people. I think everyone had a good time.
Rance at 3:18PM on 10/11/07