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Evansville Culinary Tours

Chef-guided food tours to unique eateries in the Evansville area. Mostly walking tours, but not all, so drive yourself, meet us there. How do I order tickets? No.
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Public tours scheduled 1 or 2 Saturdays a month. Private tours available Wednesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays. Personal Chef, Cheryl Mochau leads most tours. Follow her to taste your way through Evansville's unique restaurants, learn about food and local history along the way. FAQs

Should I purchase tickets in advance? Yes, tickets need to purchased in advance so we may let our chefs and waitstaff

know how many to cook for and how to set up the tables. Tour tickets may be purchased on-line. Go to [email protected], or go to evansvilleculinarytours.com to see the tour selection, date and times. How much food will be served on the tours? Each sample will be about one quarter of a typical portion. Some tours will fill you up, others will leave you feeling like you ate, but aren’t stuffed. Since we move along at a moderate pace it is advisable NOT to arrive to the tour famished. Beer and wine sample sizes vary by the restaurant, but none serve to excess. Are drinks included in the tour? ECT will provide everyone with a bottle of water. Some of the restaurants will set us up with water, but not all. You may choose to purchase soda and adult beverages and be ready to pay the server for them immediately so we aren’t delayed waiting for your check. Many tours include coffee shops with coffee as the featured sample. Will I get a discount if I order extra early, or if I wait until the last minute to book my tour? Do I need to purchase a ticket even if I don’t plan to taste? Yes. The ticket price covers not only the food and gratuity, but also the tour guides wages. Are children welcome on the tours? Yes, children are welcome on most tours. The exceptions are tours held at wineries, breweries and certain bars. The tours run about 2 hours long, so keep that in mind when considering bringing your child. Do I need to purchase a ticket for my children? Yes, all children over the age of 2 need a purchased ticket. There is no special pricing for children. What should I wear on the tour? Casual clothes and comfortable shoes are perfect for our tours. You might consider a hat and sunglasses for personal comfort. Do we all order what we want off each menu? No, the food has already been selected and the order placed very early the morning of your tour. This ensures our tour may breeze in, taste and leave on schedule. How long are the tours? Currently ECT is only running lunch tours. Typical lunch tours run between one and a half hours to two hours. The exception will be tours that take place out of the area, such as The Kentucky Tour. What about tipping? ECT will pay for the tasting samples and will include a 20% tip at each of the stops. You may tip extra if you wish. Do tours run in bad weather? The tours run when it rains. Snow, sleet, tornados and hurricanes cancel tours. In other words, if the authorities ask us to stay off the roads, we stay off the roads. There are no refunds so plan to reschedule a tour or take the equivalent in merchandise. What about private tours? Private tours are available for anywhere from 1 (one) person to 11 (eleven) people. The price for a private tour is 10 (ten) times the cost of any particular tour, whether there are 1 (one) person on the tour or 11 (eleven). Who needs a Private Tour? Private tours are nice for individuals wanting a very personal dining experience, as well as groups of bridal or baby showers, employee appreciation day or a nice Thank You to customers from professional services such as realtors or legal advisors. It's a lovely way to say Thank You! How many people are on each tour? ECT caps tours at 11 guests plus the tour leader. This allows everyone to hear well without the guide needing to shout, assures everyone will have a decent sized sample to taste, and makes it easier for restaurants to seat our group together. Disclaimer:
Evansville Culinary Tours acts solely as an agent for restaurants, wineries and breweries, and cannot be held responsible for injuries, accidents, damages of any kind caused by the companies or its people we encounter on the tours. You are responsible for your own well-being while on the tours, including avoiding known allergens and risky behavior.

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Our Story

Evansville Culinary Tours was started in March of 2017. It came about after a couple of friends and I took a few day trips to local cities looking for food inspiration. We walked between restaurants and specialty grocers on The Hill in St. Louis, around Main Street in Franklin, Tennessee, and along Bardstown Road in Louisville. We ate. We drank. We laughed.

All the way home we talked about what fun the tasting tours were and planned our next adventure. It wasn't long before the idea of food tours for Evansville became the topic of conversation — of many conversations — perhaps to the point of obsession. The other two enjoyed the idea, but my entrepreneurial spirit couldn’t let it go.

As a personal chef in need of fresh ideas for my clients I need to avoid getting into serious food ruts. Getting out of the kitchen and into the neighborhood restaurants to lead people to three, four or five restaurants seems to have nipped that problem right in the bud. There is never a dull minute!

Evansville Culinary Tours lets me combine my personal chef experience, along with previous restaurant management skills and a genuine love of teaching people about food, all while enjoying meals that I don’t cook. I get to share local history, food lore and recipes in fun conversations with like-minded people, whom I call foodistas. We frequently veer off the beaten path and discuss interesting things other than food. What could be better?

Every tour is planned down to the minute. A day or two before any tour I go to each restaurant and talk with the chef or manager. The food is selected and ordered in advance, seating is arranged, estimated time of arrival is determined, and suggestions for a positive, smooth-running experience are discussed.

One of the added values people always enjoy is the table-side visits from management and chefs. They share stories from the kitchen, as well as information of upcoming seasonal foods to expect. It’s always fun and gives us more to talk about later. If you’re getting the idea we like to talk as much as eat you would be correct.

What makes the tours worth the price of admission you ask?

The attention to details makes the tours special:

• Taste and see restaurants, bars, breweries, specialty stores, bed & breakfasts

• The ability to be seated quickly at a table

• Having an attentive server ready to bring the preordered food to our table

• Try new food and drink you may not have considered before

• Meet and talk with the staff, managers and chefs

• Public tours offer opportunities to meet new people and learn new things

• Private tours allow you to invite exactly who you want on a tour

• Perfect for celebrations, team building, out of town visitors

• We get a little exercise between courses, walking to the next place

• Keep your wallet in your pocket, everything is paid for by the guide, including tips

• Everyone leaves with new stories and a sense of well-being

• No one goes home hungry

Do I sound like I’m expecting a lot from my tours? Maybe so, but that’s the nature of excellent service, and excellent service is what I expect to present to my foodistas.

Greater Evansville is on the rise with fresh new growth in industry and population. My hope is the people of Evansville will want to meet and mingle with their neighbors and will allow Evansville Culinary Tours to foster friendship, fellowship, kindness and joy all on a full belly.