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Published: February 10, 2011
Updated: May 17, 2011
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Norfolk Walkabouts Food Tours dine in locally owned, community rooted restaurants while exploring the tree lined streets filled with diverse architecture and historic homes. The food tour visits multiple restaurants sampling house specialties and has a “behind the scenes” experience where staff discusses the establishment and cuisine.

A Norfolk Walkabout is a journey for the palate in which it is transformed by various spices and provisions offered by Norfolk's hidden gems and culinary visionaries. In between locations, it also offers an insight to the history of Norfolk and Hampton Roads as well as a present perspective.

Walking food tours are a recent addition to Hampton Roads. The concept is available across the globe in cities such as Alexandria, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Venice. Food tours offer new residents, food lovers, visitors, and history buffs an opportunity to gain insight about the culinary treasures, history, culture, architecture, and other details about a city over a three to four hour period. Such tours traverse the off-the-beaten path locations that are local favorites, awaken the palate, and offer an ability to journey back in time to witness events unfolding.

Zack Mansell, Founder and Director of Norfolk Walkabouts notes, “Our philosophy is to provide an individualized experience of Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area by taking locals and visitors to hidden gems of the city where they may interact with restaurant staff.”

There are two food tours to choose from Downtown Norfolk and the historic uptown neighborhood of Ghent. Points of interest and food samplings on the tours include Hampton Roads Seafood Classics, MacArthur Memorial, Coffee and Tea from a West Coast Style Coffeehouse, St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mediterranean cuisine, historic homes in the Freemason neighborhood, Artisan Pizza, the tree-lined streets of Ghent, the Fred Heutte Center, Savory Soup, the Naro Theatre, Colley Avenue, Gourmet Cupcakes,  Peruvian fare, and more.

Norfolk Walkabouts leads weekly food tours on Saturday and Sunday. Private group tours are available outside of published dates.

For more information, visit www.norfolkwalkabouts.com

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