What an amazing experience! I am definitely doing this again. I loved hearing the history of China…read moreTown and trying all the delicious food! Chris did an amazing job, the perfect tour guide! I hope we get him for the Mission tour I plan to go with my husband.

Had the BEST experience with Foodie Adventures (led by the phenomenal Chris!) on a food tour…read morethrough SF's Mission District. I took my work team, hoping to do something unique, fun, and delicious--and this exceeded every expectation! From start to finish, Chris curated an unparalleled journey WITH SO MUCH FOOD! In addition to the food, it was a fully immersive cultural experience. Chris gave us a ton of rich history and fascinating stories about the neighborhood, the incredible art/murals, and its iconic eateries. As a team of serious foodies, we came in with high hopes--and Chris delivered in every way possible! I could NOT recommend this tour more--it's an absolute must-do whether you're a local or just visiting. We're already counting down the days until our next adventure with Chris!

I organized a team tour through Avital Tours and I couldn't be happier with the experience. Our…read moreguide, Tim, led us through four fantastic stops in Chinatown. He was knowledgeable, engaging, and did a great job managing a group. It was the perfect balance of culture, history, and great food. Highly recommend Avital and Tim for any corporate or group event!

Nikki was fantastic! Accommodated my dietary restrictions (no dairy and no gluten, no shrimp) and I…read morehad a great time.

This was a wonderful tour! Ted B is so knowledgeable and funny! He did a great job of asking…read morequestions to include everyone and got everyone on the tour engaged and joking with one another! We had delicious, ample tastings and you will leave happily full! It was great learning the history of the area. My only suggestion is to get us to the guest tasting a bit faster as I was a hungry girl in waiting! Loved the dumplings, noodles, shumai and duck!

We booked a cooking competition class with Chef Jeremiah in Sacramento. It was super fun, we…read morelearned a lot, and the friendly competition was a great way to spur team spirit during our staff retreat. Thanks to Chef Jeremiah for his chill teaching style and tidbits about cooking tortillas!

I can't believe I didn't do this sooner! My friends' birthday was coming up and I thought taking a…read morefood tour to celebrate would be much more fun than just going out to an individual restaurant like we usually do. And it couldn't have been a better decision. We took the North Berkeley Tour and Justin was our guide (who I very highly recommend). Not only was he incredibly knowledgeable about the history of all the delicious food we enjoyed, but he was also so personable and easy to talk to. It really felt like we were getting an insider's view of the area. And of course, the selection of food we had was diverse and amazing too (all of it). The best advice I can give to someone who would like to book this tour is to bring your appetite because you will not be hungry when it's over. In fact, by the time we got to our last stop for cupcakes, we were all so full that we just took them to go. I'm still amazed that we were able to visit so many different places in such a short distance. Many of the foods I tried were new to me but I think it's safe to say I've now discovered some new favorites and will definitely be back. Oh, and for those who like to shop, we passed a few cute places along the way too. This really was a fun experience and a wonderful way to spend the day!

Fun activity to eat, learn and experience!…read more We did a 4pm tour at the ferry plaza building and it was a nice replacement for dinner. The tour guide was informative and fun while mixing in tastings throughout. Highly recommended experience!

We had a great time during our tour of Chinatown and Little Italy/North Beach even during a rare…read morehot day in the city! It was fun being tourists for the day even though we are Bay Area natives. Our tour guide was Andre and he was very knowledgeable and kept our group of 10 engaged. Not only did he explain the history behind the places we stopped by, he showed us the beauty of San Francisco. The food was great and I was stuffed by the end of the tour. From what I recall, we sampled sesame balls, dim sum, roasted duck and sautéed green beans, fortune cookies, lots of tea from a local tea shop, Italian sandwiches, cannolis, gelato, and pizza. I forgot to take pics of the food but I'll have to say my favorite was the salami sandwich from Molinari.

Had a wonderful experience with this tour! Even though I have lived in the neighborhood of North…read moreBeach/Little Italy for 14 years, I learned so much about the history and local food. Brian, our guide was a wealth of information, very funny and kept our attention the whole time. The food was incredible, especially the pizza and fudge at the end. It was a pleasant surprise to be able to swing by some artistic local businesses, learn more about them and also be offered discounts. I highly recommend this tour and Brian made the time super entertaining and fun!

Great tour, amazing and knowledgeable guide. Highly suggest when visiting San Francisco.read more

We had a great time on the Pained Ladies tour. Caio was very knowledgeable and helpful. Highly…read morerecommended.

What an amazing evening we had last night with Chef Carlos! He is a hidden treasure in your…read moreCozymeal Team. We enjoyed our program very much and he far exceeded our expectations! He's a great teacher, a fun person and was full of energy and kept the program moving. I've already been receiving multiple comments from the participants, all who enjoyed their time at the event VERY MUCH! Chef Carlos was AMAZING! It was 1AM in Madrid and you would never know it from his abundant energy, fun personality and professional teaching skills. His camera angles showed us each step and he kept the show at a high, entertaining level. We were all VERY impressed. Our Cooking Event was a complete success! Thank you, Debbie, Chef Carlos and everyone at Cozymeal!!! I'm so glad I found YOU, Chef Carlos and Cozymeal and we were able to share this experience with my colleagues. I couldn't be happier with how everything turned out. Very professional, very personal and very kind. The world needs more Debbies and Carloses!!!

booked Cozymeal's "Chef Rick / Latin Cuisine Made Easy" experience as a birthday event for my wife…read more It was advertised as a hands-on cooking class where we would create a four-course Latin-inspired meal with instruction. That is not what happened. There was essentially no hands-on cooking. My wife and I repeatedly asked how we could help, and the only participation we were given was washing lettuce and chopping a small amount of pepper. There was no meaningful instruction, no real teaching, and very little engagement. The ingredients were also very disappointing for the price. Store-bought tortilla chips were used despite the menu advertising homemade chips. The carne asada was supposed to include chimichurri, but it was seasoned with store-bought seasoning from a jar and no actual chimichurri was prepared. I contacted Cozymeal immediately with detailed feedback. After delays, they refused to refund the booking and offered only a 15% gift card toward another Cozymeal experience, which is useless because I would never use them again. This was an awful experience and Cozymeal did not stand behind it. I would strongly recommend avoiding this platform.

I was suppose to take the Italian food tour today with 4 other family members but the tour guide,…read moreBrian, never turned up. After waiting for two hours we decided that enough was enough and left. I don't know what exactly happened to Brian, and to give him the benefit of the doubt, for a while we thought, maybe he had some sort of emergency. And to be honest we would have been less irritated if he told us earlier on that he could not make the tour and needed to cancel, because shit happens in life. What we really didn't appreciate was the fact that he strung us along for two hours. Tour was suppose to start at 11:00. At 11:15 we were told, another 10 minutes. So we waited. Then we were asked to move to the next venue. So we waited for another 30 mins. Another call from Brian to the venue and asking us to wait another 10 mins. This kept going on until we waited for almost 2 hours. Throughout this whole time the main operator was apologetic and to be fair, offered us a refund and vouchers. They were also trying to get a hold of Brian, but couldn't. The problem was that Brian was clearly avoiding phone calls from his employer, because if he really had no signal he wouldn't have been able to call the venue and keep telling us to wait another ten minutes! I am all up for giving people a second chance. Maybe Brian has his reasons. Maybe his alarm didn't work and he forgot to wake up on time. But he needs a quick reality check in basic client management - don't over promise, and don't avoid confrontation because one cannot face delivering bad news. Because things surely will deteriorate quickly once people realise they are being lied to.

Excellent tour of North Beach exploring hidden gems by Jim; and we're locals! A total of 7…read moredelightful food stops including a unique hand rolled gnocchi dish, handmade chocolates, to die for pizza, focaccia and cheese, cannoli, tiramisu, and pasta! Such fascinating history and fun facts! The best was discovering the La Porziuncola Nuova, a scaled replica of Saint Francis's Porziuncola in Assisi! Also, while other tours will cancel if there aren't enough people, Tastebuds has no minimum so we ended up having a private tour!! We did the Chicago Tastebuds tour a few years ago, and five stars again for a memorable day with my son on his spring break!

My partner and I took the Pier 39/Fisherman's Wharf tour, and really enjoyed learning about the…read morehistory of this area while also eating a lot of delicious food! Even though we've been living in SF for over five years, we enjoyed taking this tour through a more tourist-y area and finding hidden, worthwhile gems along the way. A non-food highlight was walking around the Musee Mecanique and dropping quarters into old-timey machines, and a food highlight was trying out some of the foods at Pier 39 (which I typically have avoided, because I don't know what's overpriced/geared towards tourists vs. actually good food). We left the tour feeling really satisfied with all the food we got to eat, and also with a newfound appreciation for an area of the city we don't often visit.

Went on the Chinatown tour in San Francisco last month and it was deliciously delightful. I've been…read morewanting to try dim sum in the area but wasn't sure where to start. This tour did not disappoint. All of the food was delicious. Robin, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable and friendly. I even went back to the dim sum restaurant and tea shop the next day because I wanted more!

Amazing experience I've never had before! Just walked around SF getting taken into restaurants I…read morewould never walk in myself to try the most unique, delicious foods! I highly recommend for a fun day, a trip, or a gift for a loved one (:

Thoroughly enjoyed our cultural/historical and food ou SF Chinatown. Our tour leader was extremely…read moreknowledgeable about all aspects of Chinatown and selected some wonderful restaurants. I would highly recommend this organization!!