Food on Foot Tours

Last weekend, the girl's from the Marist and Manhattan tour, my boyfriend, and I went on a Food on Foot Tour.  We were able to get our tickets from the explorers card that we were given for joining the program.  I am a big foodie so I was so incredibly stoked for this. The man who started the tours, Cory, lost his job when the economy failed a few years ago.  He decided to turn his career into something he loved: food.  The premise of the tours is to bring the group to restaurants that are unknown by most people and who serve cheap, delicious food. Cory tells the group that his tour is based around good food and getting to know the people you are touring with.  At different stops, you are encouraged to sit with different people and get to know them.  We went to four restaurants: a pizza place, an Asian place, a sandwich place and a hot dog place.  We also went to two sweet spots: a Greek bakery and a pie shop.  The food was amazing. My two favorite spots were the pizza place and the sandwich place. The pizza place was called NY Pizza Suprima and was near the seventh avenue exit of Penn Station.  We tried their upside down pizza which has cheese first, and then the sauce.  This restaurant makes its own spaghetti sauce which is delicious.  My second favorite place, City Sandwich, was created by an American who lived in Italy for a while.  The food has a European twist to it.  We shared a sandwich with panchetta, fresh mozzarella, arugula, tomatoes on a hollowed out baguette.  It was probably the best sandwich I've ever had.
The tour cost $37 for the ticket I had to buy for my boyfriend.  You had to pay for the food at each stop, but it was relatively cheap.  I would highly recommend this tour to anyone.  Cory will tailor his tours to your needs.  I cannot wait to go on another one.