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PRESS RELEASE Like A Local Tours Acquires Sugartooth Tours, Expanding Their Presence in the New York City Tourism Industry Showing guests the sweeter side of NYC! NEW YORK, NY / MAY 17, 2023: Like A Local Tours, a leading food tour company, announced today that it has acquired Sugartooth Tours, a popular dessert tour company…

We have been running our very popular Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour for about six years now, and we FINALLY had a photographer take the tour to get updated photos. WOW! We were blown away by the shots she captured!   Here’s what chatGPT had to say about why…

We are so excited to be featured in a recent article by NYC Tourism! The article is titled Top NYC Walking Tours in All Five Boroughs and features our Sustainable Brooklyn Food & Fashion Tour.  New York City and its five boroughs offer a wide array of walking tours, each showcasing a unique facet of…

We are very excited to partner with the Lower East Side Ecology Center at the Union Square Greenmarket during our Flatiron Food, History & Architecture Tour! The Lower East Side Ecology Center (LESEC) has a regular stall at the Union Square Greenmarket in NYC, where they offer a variety of environmentally-friendly services and products to…

Greenwich Village, also known simply as “the Village,” is a vibrant neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. With its winding streets, tree-lined sidewalks, and charming brownstones, Greenwich Village is a favorite among both locals and tourists alike. But there’s much more to this neighborhood than its picturesque streets. In this blog post, we’ll explore…

(Photo courtesy of The Migrant Kitchen) We are so so so so excited to announce that we have added a social impact element to ALL OF OUR PUBLIC FOOD TOURS! Go us! But what is social impact tourism and what does this all mean? Social impact tourism, also known as responsible tourism or sustainable tourism,…

Honeybrains was founded by two brothers, Dr. Alon Seifan, a neurologist, and his brother, Tomer Seifan, who has a background in hospitality. The idea behind Honeybrains is to create a restaurant that serves food that not only tastes great but also has health benefits. The menu is designed to provide customers with nutritious and delicious…

Chelsea Market is a very popular mixed use development that opened in 1997. It is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The Chelsea Market complex fills an entire city block bounded by Ninth and Tenth Avenues and 15th and 16th Streets, with a connecting bridge over Tenth Avenue to the…

With their delicious bagel sandwiches, Angels Cafe is now a stop on our Williamsburg Bites Food Tour! Every time we bring guests, we buy someone breakfast through their Eat Good, Do Good program. Their mission: In April 2022, Angels Cafe opened its doors to the community. But it’s not just another cafe, there’s something different,…

Recently, one of our tour guides, who is also a fashion designer and stylist, took a group of women out for an afternoon of styling and shopping! It was such a success that we thought we’d share some details on the process. How to decide where to go out of the hundreds and hundreds of…

We are on a mission to help our guests explore NYC on an authentic level, and one way we accomplish this is through our local partners. Whether that’s a tour guide, artist, shop or restaurant. And we are thrilled when we add a partner who is making a difference even outside of this authenticity. So…

Our Chelsea Market Food Tour already features a dynamic mix of food but we are extremely excited to welcome Eat Offbeat Cafe! They specialize in authentic ethnic cuisine prepared by refugees who have resettled in the United States. The cafe’s menu features dishes from countries such as Syria, Iraq, Iran, Eritrea, Nepal, Venezuela and more….