This excursion will be back soon. In the meantime we’d be happy to organise a private tour for you. Please contact us on 020 7624 3978 | [email protected] to make a booking.
Foodies’ London – Pie Crust to Upper Crust
Embankment underground station, London (Villiers Street exit)
Guided by Ann
Adult: £20 · Students & Seniors: £15 · Children: £5
‘To be sure, garlic is not for ladies’ palates, nor those who court them, farther than to permit a light touch on the dish’ John Evelyn
FOODIES’ LONDON – PIE CRUST TO UPPER CRUST
Short read: Culinary Destinations – Afoot, Fooding & Feasting in The Strand & Covent Garden.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE GUIDING
Don’t just take it from us…
Long read: Take a walk along the Strand. 140 years ago the lower classes bought ham sandwiches in the street here, while the upper classes were eating the magnificent delights prepared for them at the Savoy Hotel by the king of chefs and chef of kings, Auguste Escoffier. You’ve eaten the peach Melba he created – Ann will give you some more of his glamorous peach recipes to run up at home.
Julia Child read: “People who love to eat are always the best people.”
This walk covers London’s foodie history in and around the Covent Garden district, best known nowadays for shopping and eating, but for centuries the biggest market in the country for fruit and veg. The first tv chef, the best-selling cookery author of all time, the muffin man of Drury Lane all make an appearance, as does that iconic English dish roast beef. We’ll avoid the crowd by taking some of the peaceful back streets and alleyways, and if we’re lucky we may end with a real cup of English tea.
PIE CRUST TO UPPER CRUST – THE PRACTICALS
The meeting point for the Pie Crust to Upper Crust Foodies walk is just outside the Villiers Street exit of Embankment Tube.
N.B. The walk takes about two hours and ends at Twinings, the legendary old tea dealer across the street from the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand (and a three-minute walk from Temple Tube).
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And for a second helping, here are the links to the other Foodies London Walks Ann does. Any of Ann’s Foodies London Walks can of course be booked privately.
Foodies’ London – the West End
Epicurean, Gourmets’ Foodies’, London
Foodies London in the City – Biscuits & Banquets
See our dedicated Foodies’ London page for extra helpings of information about all of the Foodies’ London Walks Ann does.
LONDON WALKS HORS D’OEUVRE
“Definition of ‘muffin worry’ – an old ladies’ tea party.”
LONDON WALKS VIDEO
The video is of Ann’s Epicurean, Gourmets’, Foodies’ London Walk but it’ll give you an idea of what a Foodies’ London Walk is like (and it also showcases the calibre of the guiding).
LONDON WALKS PRIVATE WALKS
If you can’t make one of the regularly scheduled, just-turn-up, Foodies' London – Pie Crust to Upper Crust it can always be booked as a private tour. If you go private you can have the Foodies' London – Pie Crust to Upper Crust walk – or any other London Walk – on a day and at a time that suits your convenience. We’ll tailor it to your requirements. Ring Fiona or Mary on 020 7624 3978 or email us at [email protected] and we’ll set it up and make it happen for you. A private London Walk – they’re good value for an individual or couple and sensational value for a group – makes an ideal group or educational or birthday party or office (team-building) or club outing.
GIVE THE GIFT OF LONDON WALKS
A private London Walk makes a fab gift – be it a birthday or anniversary or Christmas present or whatever. Merchandise schmerchandise (gift wrapped or not) – but giving someone an experience, now that’s special. Memories make us rich.
Aileen & Mark Bush –
Despite the dreadful weather, Ann kept us absorbed and entertained for a couple of hours talking about food, the chefs who cooked it, the establishments it was served in as well as the people who wrote about it. We really enjoyed ourselves, learned a lot and discovered a few hidden gems. We’ll definitely do other London walks – especially if Ann is the guide. Really recommended.