Your Holiday Food Guide Really

Imagine going on a vacation in a foreign city and not knowing what to eat. You're stuck as to what foods to try or what restaurants are good. Not to worry. There are food guides , people who can help you with meals and eateries. These are more than foodies. These gourmets can navigate and find some of the best deals and tastes in any city, whether the US or Europe.

Jeff Gordonier explored this in an article in today's New York Times Dining section. A regular contributor to this section, he gives readers tips and idea son how to hire their own food guide. There are a variety of web sites that advertise as well as food bloggers that help help tourist with restaurant finding.These services do not come cheap however.Prices range from $75 to $100 dollars per person (this means only adults) and a grand for a small party of people..It tends to be only a three to four hour excursion and the price of food is included. Armed with the  knowledge gleaned, visitors then can stick with the  restaurants and markets shown to them.

Is this a good idea? Actually yes, Many tourists, especially, Americans in Europe, tend to stick with what they know - namely MacDonalds'.While this may be fine at home, it is  nice to try the local cuisine. Food guide Ansel Mullins of Istanbul Eats takes his customers  through Istanbul's  the market  places tot try exotic Turkish street food such as kokorec. Normally tourists wouldn;t eat this, a sandwich made from sweet breads and intestines. However with Mullins , they get to try this and not miss out on it's tastiness. He also points out that tourists get to try smaller mom and pop places instead of the higher priced restaurants, and get to explore and sample local food markets.

Eating on vacation can be a stressful event. However there are food guides to help out .They can show some of the best places to enjoy the local cuisine and flavor.