Culinary walking tours are every Thursday from 2 - 5 pm. For more information, visit www.inthekitchenwithlisa.com or www.gourmetghetto.org.
The weekly tours will feature conversations with the area's chefs and food purveyors, as well as a mouth-watering assortment of tastings and samples. Stops on the tour through the historic culinary mecca will include the original Peet's Coffee in Walnut Square, the eclectic food shops at Epicurious Gardens, the Vintage Berkeley Wine Shop, and the area's weekly all-organic Farmers' Market. Along the way, tour participants will get to learn more about and taste some of the following local artisan edibles:
Selections and stops on the tour will be changed seasonally.
Locations featured in the segment include:
Saul's Restaurant & Deli
www.saulsdeli.com
1475 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 848-3354
Juice Bar Collective
thejuicebar.org
2114 Vine St
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 548-8473
Peets Coffee
www.peets.com
2124 Vine St
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 841-0564
Love at First Bite
1510 Walnut Street, Suite G
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 848-5727
Lisa Rogovin, epicurean concierge, is bringing her passion for Bay Area artisan food and wine businesses to the new tour, which will offer behind the scenes experiences at a revolving selection of restaurants and food shops along with a discussion of the area's history as the birthplace of California Cuisine spearheaded by Alice Waters' Chez Panisse. Northern California is one of the most exciting places in the world for food and it's because growers and eaters take all aspects of food extremely seriously.
