Are food tours worth it? How to choose a good one
When a food tour earns its price, when to skip it and walk the market yourself, and a checklist for reading a tour listing before you book one.

Editor and lead writer
Imogen Fairlie has written about cities and their food for fifteen years, first on a regional newspaper’s travel desk and then freelance for magazines and weekend supplements. She plans a trip the way she writes one: the meals first, then the hotel, the sights and the trains fitted round them.
As editor she writes Destinations, Trip Planning, Where to Stay, Experiences, Travel Tips and the luggage and tech side of Gear, and edits every City Tables guide.
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When a food tour earns its price, when to skip it and walk the market yourself, and a checklist for reading a tour listing before you book one.