A lotta calories, that’s what. Along with stories, smiling producers, geeky facts, easy walking, more eating, more eating, more food.

Since last fall, Barbra Austin and I have been working with Context Travel to develop and lead food tours in the city’s most edible neighborhoods. Because the groups are small (never more than six mouths to feed) and because Context tends to attract a smart and clued-in clientele, these tours often turn out to be the highlight of my week.


Although I rarely crow about these tours myself, I just saw a lovely account of last Friday’s tour by two of our clients. Lara and Terence, a pair of travel writers who have been on the road for four straight years, are currently scribbling their way around the world. Their blog gives an enticing description of our right-bank food crawl through the northern Marais, including stops at the following:

Boulangerie 134 RdT, where Benjamin Turquier makes an award-winning baguette.
134 rue de Turenne, 75003

Jacques Genin, where the millefeuille is made to order.
133 Rue de Turenne, 75003

Goumanyat et Son Royaume, where Jean-Marie is waiting by Le Sniff Bar.
3 rue Charles-François Dupuis, 75003

Across the River: For those who prefer to eat it old school, we do an another tour in the stately 7th called Baguette to Bistro: Culinary Traditions of Paris. An account from one of our clients – this time a young study abroad student – can be found on her blog here. A special bonus: the post includes a photo of her mother posing with Patty from La Dernière Goutte, and the expression on her face is just priceless.

For more information or to book a food tour, you can visit the Context Travel website or send an email to info@contexttravel.com. These tours run 2.5 hours and the €85 fee includes copious tastings along the way.

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