Edible Excursions

If you're looking for a small, intimate and delicious culinary experience, while also strolling through some great San Francisco neighborhoods, I HIGHLY recommend Lisa Rogovin's Edible Excursions. We were a group of 6 people for the Japantown tour on Saturday and that was the perfect size! Lisa previouisly worked at Gourmet Magazine and really knows her way around food and San Francisco. I've lived in San Francisco for 20+ years and learned more "insider secrets" on this Japantown tour that warmed my heart and stomach. We ate great ramen, great Thai food (yes, in Japantown!) yummy desserts, visited a local Japanese grocery store, walked a lot, ate a lot and generally had a great time. In addition to San Francisco, Edible Excursions also covers tours in Oakland and Berkeley, CA. Make sure to check www.edibleexcursions.net for all the details. You won't be disappointed!! And will likely return for their other tours too!

I used Edible Excursions for an Intern Social Event and it went above and beyond my expectations! We went on the Japantown Food Tour and our tour guide Alice was so wonderful. It was the perfect balance of learning about Japantown's history, eating tasty bites (and a full bowl of ramen!!) and even hearing personal stories from our guide about the Japanese communities in San Francisco. Our group had a mix of people who are familiar with Japantown and some of the stops we went to and first timers, and everyone left the tour feeling so full (definitely be sure to have an empty stomach at the start of this tour!) and amazed at how much they learned about the Japanese American community from our guide. I highly recommend this tour for anyone planning intern/corporate events, people new to the city and wanting to learn more about the communities you're touring, or even if you're a local and have been there before because you might learn something new like a few of us!

Fun activity to eat, learn and experience! We did a 4pm tour at the ferry plaza building and it was a nice replacement for dinner. The tour guide was informative and fun while mixing in tastings throughout. Highly recommended experience!

This food tour was the BEST! We went for a corporate team activity, and it was the best decision we could have made. Our tour guide, Joshua, was so kind, knowledgeable, professional, and had so many awesome stories to tell about the city, it's good, and his own life! The places we stopped at were truly so good - we got food and drinks at each of the stops and they all offered a different, unique type of cuisine. What I loved about the tour was that we stopped at local restaurants I would have never thought to try on my own, but would now go back to 100%! If you're in SF and want a way to explore the city (specifically the mission), bond with your team or friends, and eat like a local, Edible Excursions is the way to go!

We greatly enjoyed this outing in North Beach with Brian. He is quite the raconteur, with a story for every sight along the way. He's passionate about his own neighborhood and corny in a pleasant way about his jokes. Very engaging experience, and we learned a lot about both local history and cannoli.

Edible Excursions planned a fun, engaging and (most importantly) tasty virtual cocktail making class for my team's holiday celebration. All the coordination leading up to the class was easy and smooth, and Edible Excursions took care of boxing and shipping all the ingredients needed for the cocktail recipes to nearly a dozen team members spread out all over the country. They came in cute little bottles with custom-made labels -- it's these nice little touches that made the experience feel super customized and high touch for our team. Dolly the bartender was delightful. She's not only a great instructor full of endless useful knowledge about spirits and cocktails (had great answers to all our nonstop questions) but she was also super fun and a natural at what she does. It was a joy learning from her!

I organized this event as a team-building activity and we had the most incredible time. It was seamlessly organized and had just the right balance of information with all the delectable foods. We work across the street from the Ferry Building, yet many people mentioned that they hadn't tried some spots we visited. It was a casual, low-key way to connect with my colleagues and wonderful exposure to the gems hidden within the Building. I would definitely recommend this tour especially our guide, Tori (she made everything come alive). It was a great experience!

I found Edible Excursions' virtual cocktail making class toward the end of 2020 and have been attending ever since. I've tried a lot of other online cocktail experiences but this one is by far the best and my favorite- the drinks are delicious and Dolly (the bartender) is very engaging and a really great teacher but what sets this one apart is that you get to be actively involved! Lisa (founder of EE) encourages participants to keep their audio on, ask questions, and give feedback throughout the class which truly makes this more of a social event- very similar to one of their (pre-covid) walking food tours. Dolly sources the best of the best alcohol- often local- and creates unique and delicious mixers to pair with her original cocktail recipes, more than a few we have continued to re-create. In recent months, they began offering a food pairing along with the virtual class which truly makes this a fabulous indoor date night! Even though we are vaccinated and the world is opening up again, I will continue to do these classes as they are oh so tasty, super fun, and always a highlight of my weekend.

Had the most enjoyable time with Travis on the Mission 24th tour. Travis is very knowledgeable of the history behind the city and the tour is well-paced. We had a big group of 9 and started a little late - total time was a little over 3 hours. Booking was very easy over the phone. What the tour included: Coffee from PhilzMini cupcake at Mission MinisCelery soda and pastrami sandwich at Wise SonsWalk through Balmy Street MuralsHuarache and chips/salsa at La PalmaPork and cheese pupusa and jamaica juice at D'MaizeHorchata (or aqua fresca) and al pastor taco at El FarlitoScoop of ice cream from Humphry SlocombeEverything we tasted was delicious! My favorite was the huarache from La Palma. Overall an amazing experience and worth the price! Definitely come hungry!I will be back for another tour soon

We used Edible Excursions for their Farmers Market tour as an event during a corporate retreat. The tour was lovely-perfect amount of food, wonderful selection. Our guide Michaela was excellent as well! The whole team was communicative, flexible, and went above and beyond to make it a great morning for us.