Savoring Seattle on a Culinary Tour

June 19, 2009

Over Memorial Day weekend, I had the pleasure of attending two Savor Seattle Food Tours, both highlighting the Pike Place Market. At 10 a.m., I signed on for the Pike Place Market: Greatest Hits Tours, a.k.a., the Classic. If you take this tour, skip breakfast! For during two hours of determined walking through the Market we sampled 22 different items ranging from piroskhy (Russian pastries) at Piroskhy-Piroskhy to cherry-peach salsa and chips at Chukar Cherries to mini crab cakes at Etta’s Seafood.

At 1 p.m., I was among 12 people who signed up for the Pike Place Market: Off the Beaten Path Tour, which promised exotic food samples along with a more ethnic slant than the Classics Tour.  

Here’s George, the deli manager at The Spanish Table, second stop on the tour. Authentic jamón serrano (Spanish hams) dangle overhead, and he also introduced us to Manchego cheese, Marcona almonds, anchovy-stuffed olives (better than you might imagine!), and chorizo (spicy Spanish sausage). 

Savor Seattle Food Tour at The Spanish Table

The Classic is perfect for visitors and locals new to the Market, while the afternoon tour is for dedicated and adventurous foodies. Samples served are diverse and filling, and served as both breakfast and lunch for me that day. On both tours we received a discount card good for 10% off at stops on the tour, as well as other downtown businesses. 

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