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| Market Tour Of Boston's North End, Visit the butcher, the baker & the cheesemaker, and learn to recognize the best olive oil, pasta, balsamic vinegar, grappa and the best in Italian food ingredients on Boston's award-winning chefs tour of one of the oldest Italian communities in America. Join Michele Topor for a two or four-hour market tour of the North End, Boston's historic Italian neighborhood. Highlights of the tour are: Seeing one of New England's oldest brick ovens which holds approximately 150 breads; learn about how mozzarella and ricotta cheese are still made daily in a local cheese shop; walk through a Salumeria, a characteristic Italian deli, in search of olives, olive oil, vinegar, pasta, rice, cured meats, salami, imported cheese, coffee, preserved vegetables, and much more; discover italian pastries and where to buy the best biscotti, cannoli, cassata, sfogliatelli, amaretti, and other confections; tour a wine shop to learn what to serve for a aperitivo to begin the meal, and finally how to conclude the meal with a postprandial digestivo; hear constant tips on how to purchase, serve, and store these tasteful Italian ingredients. Michele Topor's Market Tours are offered weekly- and anytime by arrangement. |
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