Columbus Food Adventures tours showcase diverse culinary scene

Columbus, OH -Highlights of Columbus' lively culinary scene are now neatly packaged for an unforgettable visitor experience with Columbus Food Adventure Tours.  Just launched by veteran local food blogger Bethia Woolf, Columbus Food Adventure Tours takes travelers behind the scenes of some of the city's more offbeat and special culinary offerings. 

"With its unusual position of being a major metro area with more than 1.7 million people surrounded by thousands of acres of some of the nation's richest farmland, Columbus chefs and culinary entrepreneurs have easy access to the best produce and products from which to draw their ingredients and inspiration," said Paul Astleford, president and CEO of Experience Columbus.  "The result is a rich food culture that travelers can experience even better through these new culinary tours." 

Building on the burgeoning popularity of food tours and culinary tourism, Woolf offers guided, personalized experiences built upon the concepts behind her three popular food websites: alteatscolumbus.com, hungrywoolf.com and tacotruckscolumbus.com. Each tour includes 4-6 stops at select local and independently owned businesses and food trucks, with tour attendees sampling select menu items.

"We have such an exciting, diverse food scene that I want to help show it off," Woolf said. "Urban food tours are an exploding trend in major cities, and it quickly became obvious to me that with its incredible culinary scene, Columbus needed a food tour business of its own."

Initially, Columbus Food adventures will offer three fixed tour itineraries: Short North Walking Tour, featuring a few of the many incredible eats in Columbus' ultra-hip arts and entertainment district; Taco Truck, showcasing some of the unique Hispanic foods offered from the city's many taco trucks; and an Alternative Eats Driving Tour, taking visitors off the beaten path to some of the city's more unusual and ethnic restaurants, including Somali, Ethiopian and other cuisines. Additional itineraries including microbrewery tours, German Village walking tours and an ice cream lovers tours will soon be announced. Seasonal, special event and customized tours are also offered. Detailed tour information and tickets are available via www.columbusfoodadventures.com.

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Columbus is a city unlike any other. Vibrant and alive, Ohio's capital city is known for its unique style: an uncommon blend of neighborhoods, events, attractions and accommodations. Free visitors guides, maps and complete information about visiting Columbus are available at www.ExperienceColumbus.com or by calling 1-866-397-2657 (1-866-EXP-COLS). The website offers on-line booking at more than 125 hotels.