Eating Adventure Tours

29/02/2024

Eating Georgia spring tours may be sold out but you can still join us in September 2024 for a 10 day food and wine odyssey.

This action packed tour starts in the capital, Tbilisi, with a tour of the old town, a visit
to the fresh market and an introductory Georgian wine class.

We head to the wine region Kakheti for a splendid lunch using local organic produce
in the picturesque hill town, Sighnaghi.

Off the beaten tourist trail we spend time in Samtskhe-Javakheti where we have a
masterclass in traditional bread and Tenili cheesemaking.

We dine at a 9th century monastery where the nuns make award winning wines and
showcase Meskhetian cookery.

We are based for two nights in the Ateni Valley on a working vineyard famous not
only for its wine but also its goats’ cheese and honey. This region is full of boutique
wineries and we are lucky enough to visit two with notable food and wine.

September is a wonderful time to be in Georgia. The weather is marvellous, the
nights are balmy, perfect for dining under the stars.

There are side dishes of the arts, culture and history too. A visit to Rabati Castle, a
walking tour in the spa town Borjomi, a visit to the Stalin Museum and a ride through
Gori in an old Soviet era Lada.

Eating Georgia offers more than just any old food tour. There are only 8 guests per
tour and we personally host each group. Just about all meals are included plus a
number of drinks, wine tastings and events too. We take care of all tipping and airport transfers, even at 2am.

It’s your year, take the plunge and join us for Eating Georgia 2024.


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20/02/2024

It’s not too early to start planning your 2025 Eating Adventure.
Dates are on our website and we have already started taking bookings.
Call, message or email us for further information.
 
Eating Tokyo 2025
9 – 15 March
16 – 22 March 
23 – 29 March
30 March – 5 April
 
Eating Georgia 2025
18 – 27 May
1 – 10 June
 
Eating Lima 2025
10 – 16 August 
17 – 23 August







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29/01/2024

Georgian 🇬🇪 breads are next level delicious like this Adjaran khachapuri. You can try this as well as breads like kubdari and lobiani on our next Eating Georgia tour in May.

To serve this Georgian dish known as khachapuri adjaruli, you drop an egg yolk and some cold butter into the molten cheese and stir it into a gooey, stretchy cheese puddle. https://nyti.ms/3SyFhVu

29/01/2024

WE THOUGHT WE WOULD INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO OUR NEW FOLLOWERS.

We are Janice & Sue of Eating Adventures.

FRIENDS SINCE 1989 WE HAVE EATEN OUR WAY ACROSS THE GLOBE.

HERE WE ARE IN PRAGUE IN 1991 EATING OUR WAY THROUGH THE FORMER EASTERN BLOC.

WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS TOGETHER FOR 34 YEARS. THIS WAS OUR FIRST CAFE IN HATAITAL, WELLINGTON. FOLLOWED BY CAFFE ASTORIA FOR A 20 YEAR STINT

THEN IN 2017 WE SET UP EATING ADVENTURES. OUR FIRST DESTINATION WAS TOKYO, FOLLOWED BY LIMA AND THEN GEORGIA - THE REPUBLIC THAT IS


JANICE LOVES:
• RESEARCHING NEW RESTAURANTS • COOKING UP A STORM • SPENDING SUMMERS AT HER CRIB IN GLENORCHY & HAVING HER PHOTO TAKEN WITH CHEFS 😉 FAVOURITE KARAOKE SONG: EDELWEISS

SUE LOVES:
• GROWING FLOWERS ESPECIALLY
DAHLIAS & TULIPS • VISITING GARDENS
• EXPLORING TOKYO & KYOTO BY BIKE •
FAVOURITE KARAOKE SONG: THE ROSE

THANKS FOR FOLLOWING ALONG ON
OUR ADVENTURES

📸 Tom Collier 1 & 6


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29/01/2024

22/01/2024

Why Georgia? People are often curious as to how (and why on Earth) we chose Georgia as a destination for Eating Adventures. Many have barely heard of this former Soviet Bloc country nor are they able to pinpoint it on a map. So, what exactly qualifies Georgia as a great place for a foodie holiday? This is a tale of happenstance.
See the latest newsletter on our website for the full story www.eatingadventures.co.nz/newsletters

08/01/2024

Your Eating Georgia hosts Sue and Janice, along with local wine experts and guides, are back on the road in June and September 2024.
 
Limited to just 8 guests, we traverse the country from the dynamic capital Tbilisi to Kakheti in the east and the slow-paced Samtskhe-Javakheti region of the south. We visit vineyards and monasteries, castles and museums as we explore the history, landscape and social and cultural sides of our favourite country.
 
The late, great Anthony Bourdain said of Georgia, “I’m quickly finding that the cuisine here is really good, really complex with sweet-sour notes that are reminiscent of — I don’t know. I just know it feels hauntingly familiar yet utterly new and delicious.”
 
Join us as we seek out the best food and wine experiences in Georgia on this 10 day odyssey that you won’t want to miss.
 
See link in profile for itinerary and departure dates.


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26/12/2023

As we count down to the end of 2023, Eating Adventures is on a final countdown with just 5 SPOTS LEFT FOR 2024. Tokyo 🇯🇵 Lima 🇵🇪 Georgia 🇬🇪 What’s your jam? Join us for an unforgettable Eating Adventure. See link in profile for itineraries and availability. Run don’t walk, you snooze you lose.

02/12/2023

Forbes magazine travel writer Ann Abel wrote, “People like to ask travel and food writers about their favourite countries for eating. I name the usual suspects- Italy, Mexico, Japan. And then there’s my dark horse: Georgia…… If you’ve ever been to Georgia you know what I mean, and why I count it as one of my favourite places for dining. It’s a country where the food is varied, impossibly fresh, rich, light, complex, satisfying and above all abundant.” Put this city on your travel wish list. Join Eating Georgia in 2024. For further details see the link in bio

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23/11/2023

Eating Adventures explores Samtskhe-Javakheti in Georgia
Always on the lookout for exciting new places and experiences to add to our itineraries, we headed to an area new to us with our amazing guide Teona.
These three days were such a highlight, meeting people who are living a simple rural life while maintaining and promoting the local food traditions of the region.

04/11/2023

Joanne Karcz, travel writer and recent guest with Eating Adventures on our Eating Georgian tour in May, has had an article published in Selector Magazine talking about her discovery of Georgian Wine.

30/10/2023

Eating Georgia 2024 kicks off with two tours starting in early summer in Tbilisi.
Join your hosts Sue and Janice along with local experts as we traverse this fascinating country in search of the best food and wine experiences. Enhanced with side dishes of art and architecture, history and culture this is a 10 day odyssey you won’t want to miss.

There are just two places left for both tour dates. Contact us soon to secure your spot.
See link in bio for details.


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24/10/2023

A rare grape variety buera .tbilisi tonight went perfectly with the excellent food. Erkala pkhali and sonori. Forgot to photograph the spectacular mulberry chicken as we attacked it with gusto. Will be back soon to try more dishes

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24/10/2023

Polyphonia wine bar in Tbilisi not only has rare and unique wines like from the buera grape but also matches great local food. Here we have pkhali made with erkala and sonori with lavash. .tbilisi well done guys. This was a truly great night out.

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23/10/2023

STOP PRESS

We have just released an extra Eating Tokyo tour in 2024.
Join us from 10 - 16 March 2024 for a fabulous week of rowdy izakayas, a serene kaiseki, slurpy udon noodles, and exquisite sushi. Learn to make your own ramen and gyoza, observe the skills of a tea ceremony, visit food halls and markets.

Get in quick - there are only three places available. See link in profile for contact details.


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08/10/2023

Last Monday night we wrapped up our first Eating Georgia 🇬🇪 tour for Autumn 2023 with a final dinner at Alubali. What a pleasure it has been introducing guests to Tbilisi and Georgia, one of our favourite countries.

Thank you EG1 for being such amazing guests - fun, adventurous, curious and up for everything. Here are some highlights from the week.

Photo credits Alex & Marianne

29/09/2023

Yesterday we left Tbilisi and headed west to Kakheti. We started at Bodbe Monastery, then headed to Sighnaghi where we had a long lunch at Pheasant’s Tears. We got to see a small collection of Pirosmani’s work, the celebrated Georgian painter.


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27/09/2023

Good morning Tbilisi.

Another beautiful day in Georgia 🇬🇪
Today we cook our own lunch. Chef Shorena teaches us how make Khinkali, Khachapuri among other dishes. Wish us luck 🍀


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23/09/2023

We took a ride on the Tbilisi Metro to check out station mosaics.

We rode on the steepest, fastest, longest escalator, into the deepest metro we have ever experienced.

After boarding the train it shot out of the station like a rocket. A most terrifying ride.

A Tbilisi friend said she was glad we were alive after our local bunker train experience.
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We did love the mosaics but made the call to taxi home 😆


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22/09/2023

Always one of the first dishes we order on returning to Georgia, a simple Georgian salad.

Sun-ripened tomatoes full of flavour, crisp cucumber, loads of fresh herbs and cold-pressed sunflower oil. This one is served with sulguni cheese.

Unbelievably delicious. We are in our happy place.


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15/09/2023

We are still thinking about our final dinner at Astrid y Gastón, Eating Lima 2023. Slide across to see some of the many courses we had at this splendid restaurant.

You can check out our Eating Lima 2024 itinerary on our previous post. We have an exciting line up of restaurants, huarique (hidden local eateries) and food focused adventures.

Just 5 places remaining. See link in profile for more information.

07/09/2023

We have just returned from Lima where we led our first Eating Lima tour since 2019.

It was fantastic to be back in the Peruvian capital, introducing our intrepid guests to the culinary delights of Lima with a side dish of history and culture.

We revisited our favourite restaurants and discovered several exciting new places, some of which have been added to the 2024 itinerary.

Slide through the photos to check out the updated itinerary for Eating Lima 2024, an exciting line up of restaurants, huarique (hidden local eateries) and food focused adventures.

04/09/2023

22/08/2023

Lima #

We met Gastón Acurio

Day one of the tour. In the morning we explored the produce at Mercado No. 1, in Surquillo, with our guide Rodrigo.

We then had lunch at an excellent cevicheria in Miraflores. Ceviche, tiradito, chicharones, chupe de camarones - everything was stunning.

We spied Gastón Acurio, chef/owner and godfather of Peruvian cuisine at the next table. He was gracious enough to pose for a photo.

21/08/2023

¡Bienvenidos a Lima!

Today is the first day of our Eating Lima 2023 tour.

We head to Surquillo Market this morning to check out the produce. Our local guide Rodrigo will talk us through the unfamiliar fruits and vegetables, many of which we will get to sample during our five days here in Lima.

We then have lunch at an excellent cevicheria in Miraflores. Ceviche, tiradito, chicharones, chupe de camarones - bring it on!

The weather is unseasonably warm and the hibiscus and bougainvillea are in full bloom.

It has been four years of waiting but finally we are back and it is great to be here.

19/08/2023

Salud! Checking out all the Pisco Sours in Lima before the guests arrive for Eating Lima this weekend.

10/08/2023

Three day stopover in Santiago, Chile on our way to Peru 🇵🇪 for Eating Lima. Any suggestions for where to eat on a Sunday and Monday?

19/07/2023

Eating Georgia is in The Herald travel section!

From wanderlust to food lust: how Georgia (the country) inspired two Kiwi friends.