Visit the butcher, the baker, and the cheesemaker, and learn to recognize the best olive oil, pasta, balsamic vinegar, grappa, and the best in Italian food ingredients on Boston's award-winning chefs tour of one of the oldest Italian communities in America. Join Michele Topor for a three-and-a-half-hour market tour of the North End, Boston's historic Italian neighborhood. Highlights of the tour are: Seeing one of New England's oldest brick ovens which holds approximately 150 breads; learn about how mozzarella and ricotta cheese are still made daily in a local cheese shop; walk through a Salumeria, a characteristic Italian deli, in search of olives, olive oil, vinegar, pasta, rice, cured meats, salami, imported cheese, coffee, preserved vegetables, and much more; discover Italian pastries and where to buy the best biscotti, cannoli, cassata, sfogliatelli, amaretti, and other confections; tour a wine shop to learn what to serve for an aperitivo to begin the meal, and finally how to conclude the meal with a postprandial digestivo; hear constant tips on how to purchase, serve, and store these tasteful Italian ingredients. Michele Topor's Market Tours are also offered by arrangement for groups.
Greater
Miami is comprised of a diverse assortment of distinctive neighborhoods,
each with its own unique collection of attractions and hotels. Miami and the
Beaches offer an immense selection of distinctive lodging that can suit any
personality or budget. From the lavish hotels that line the streets of South
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Swissotel Chicago Hotel compares well with the 209 hotels in the city. An
excellent location. Delight in unrecorded piano Monday - Friday. In Chicago,
Overlooking Lake Michigan Swissotel Chicago can be found at 323 E. Wacker
Dr. Quaint and comfortable guestrooms .... more
