The Founding Footsteps BYOB Trolley is Launching “A Taste of History Food Tour” With Over 10 Stops in Four Neighborhoods

Founding Footsteps Philly’s premiere BYOB trolley tour is launching the first of its kind Taste of Philly Food Tour on June 29th.  Combining a food crawl with a history tour, this tour will run every Thursday-Saturday 1-4 pm through the end of summer.  

Lasting three hours, Taste of History will include walks through three of Philly’s top food neighborhoods and include 10 stops along the way. At each location, guests will be led through a 3-4 block walk, where they will not only learn about the neighborhood’s origins and the role food played in its’ creation, but by the end, they’ll have sampled items from over 10 locations.

Stops and samples along the tour will include:

Old City– La Colombe Coffee, Federal Donuts, The Angelo Pizza, Campo’s, and Shane Confectionery

Italian Market- John’s Water Ice, Chef Peter McAndrew’s highly acclaimed Paesano’s, Christina Martinez’s South Philly Barbacoa, DiBruno Bros and Isgro’s Bakery.

Center City & Chinatown – Dim Sum Garden and Matcha Panda

The tour will end just outside of Reading Terminal Market. Since even the most voracious appetite will have been satisfied by this point, guests will receive a free self-guided tour of the market along with a gift card to come back and explore at their leisure.

So what can guests expect? “Everyone should expect to leave with a full belly and a true understanding of how the city’s neighborhoods and food earned us our City of Brotherly Love nickname” stated Founding Footsteps’ guide and tour curator, James Gormley. “Food is a dynamic representation of the many different immigrant communities that sought refuge in a city that embraced diversity and it is through this food that we will learn their stories. In a city that welcomes change, celebrates diversity and embraces creativity and small businesses, this tour was built on the realization that the story of Philadelphia is best told through the flavors that have shaped it.”

A Taste of History will run $99 per person and tickets are available at FoundingFootsteps.com.