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For more information on each of these tours, email info@upstatenyfoodtourtrail.com or visit upstatenyfoodtourtrail.com.
Amy Koren-Roth is the founder and chief guide for Taste of Troy Food Tours LLC.
TRAVELER’S GUIDE
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Gallo Coal Fire Kitchen/Lewiston Prohibition Tour
Destination:
Western New York
the way. Different tours are offered at various times depending on the day, Wednesday through Sunday, starting times vary from 11 a.m., 2 p.m. or 4 p.m.
Rochester was established as a city in 1834 and lies about 84 miles west of Syracuse and 90 miles east of Lewiston. It sits on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. Rochester was first known as the Flour City because
The Roaming Table Food Tours: Classic Lewiston Food Tour – Guests of this tour sample food at six unique restaurants (including places that were featured on Travel Channel’s “Man v. Food” and Travel Channel’s “Best of the Road”) all while learning about Lewiston’s rich history including connections to the Underground Railroad and War of 1812. The tours are offered Wednesday through Sunday, late May through October.
it was the center for milling and shipping of flour during the early days of the Erie Canal, serving as the largest exporter of flour anywhere in the world. When that industry moved to the Midwest, the city changed homonyms and became the Flower City as nurseries boomed in the area, creating a new agricultural center for seeds, plants and flowers. Rochester is home of the popular Lilac Festival every spring.
The Roaming Table Food Tours: Lewiston Prohibition Tour – “Happy Hour” style, this new tour offers four unique libations paired with food while traveling back
to Prohibition times. Tours offered Friday and Saturday evenings throughout the summer.
Lewiston, formed in 1818, shares a border with Canada and Niagara Falls. Legend has it that the original cocktail was created in Lewiston by the owner/ bartender of Hustler’s Tavern, Catherine Hustler. One day, Hustler took a gin mixture and stirred it with the tail feather of a cockerel bird.
Flower City Food Tours – These food tours are offered in three
of Rochester’s most popular neighborhoods: Pittsford (on the Erie Canal), Park Avenue and the Neighborhood of the Arts. These fun, three-hour culinary adventures offer something for everyone with seven delicious tastings and cultural points of interest highlighted along
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR:
I have been lucky enough to go on three of these tours: Albany, Troy and Syracuse. The city food tours immerse you in the culture and history of the city while allowing
you to enjoy some yummy dishes. The tours attract people of all ages and are a great way to spend a
day together. Whether you have lived in a place forever, are just visiting or even new to a city and looking to explore, these tours are an excellent way to do just that. I plan to take two more of these tours this summer: Downtown Ithaca and Saratoga.
Cheers! – Emily G.
Ama Cocina, Albany
Dino BBQ, Syracuse
Carmello’s Restaurant/Classic Lewiston Food Tour