How does a Foodie Tour work?

These are walking city tours, with a progressive meal along the way. From one delicious stop to the next, you’ll learn facts about Vancouver’s history, architecture and culture. We’ll skip the lines to indulge in show-stopping foods and share expert recommendations and local tips!

What if I have Dietary Restrictions?

We offer vegetarian and pescetarian tastings on all Foodie Tours! All of our food and drink tastings are arranged in advance, so we ask that you note this in your online ticket purchase. Unfortunately, we are unable to guarantee substitutions for other dietary restrictions such as: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan, and other food allergies. For these diets, the Granville Island Market Tour is your best option, but you may miss out on a number of tastings.

What is the Best Tour for Children?

The Granville Island Market Tour is designed to be a fun event for the whole family – we offer a $10 discount for kids 12 and under! Tickets are required for children over 3 years old. Children 3 and under who will not be eating do not require a ticket. However, please email us in advance to let us know that you’ll have a little one with you!

We design all our tours like a progressive meal – savoury to sweet, in thoughtfully-crafted portions. By the end of the tour experience, most guests are fully-satisfied, as if they had a meal! For those with larger appetites, we recommend having something light prior to the Foodie Tour.

How do you choose the tour stops?

We handpick every one of our tastings and tasting locations. These are foods we crave and places we genuinely love to visit with our own friends and family. We pay our tasting locations for the tour tastings and we work together as partners in making memorable experiences for our guests.

Home » Holiday Gift Guide: The Little Things

Holiday Gift Guide: The Little Things

By Michelle Ng
Updated: December 10, 2014

Hi Foodies!

Believe it or not, it’s the final week of our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide! Over the past four weeks, we’ve been sharing our favourite holiday gift ideas and Christmas activities in Vancouver. We’re well-aware that we’re not the only ones publishing a “Gift Guide,” but we’ve given ours a special foodie twist – with every set of gift ideas, we’ll also be giving away a special something to our online community!

We might have just saved the best for last.

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This week’s feature prize:

Vouchers from the world-class Bella Gelateria, for 10 x 2-flavour cups of gelato and an 8-inch custom gelato cake, valued at $130!

To enter to win, follow us on one (or all) of the following channels and:

ON FACEBOOK: Find our contest post and tag a foodie who loves gelato!
ON INSTAGRAM @vanfoodietours: Find our contest post and tag a foodie who loves gelato!
RIGHT HERE on our food blog: Leave us a comment below!

Winner will be randomly selected on December 24, 2014, as an early Christmas present! Good luck!

This week’s feature Christmas Activity in Vancouver: The Vancouver Christmas Market in the heart of the city!

For the final week of our Holiday Gift Guide, we’re calling out “the little things.” Sometimes, the bite-sized items that you find in your stocking can make the most memorable gifts. We’re not recommending quantity over quality in your holiday gift purchases, but rather, creating an occasion or experience around a small, but thoughtful item. Here are some examples:

Let’s say you pick up a box of macarons from Thierry for a holiday party. Choose your flavours with purpose! Revealing the insight of your selections (through a note or verbally as you present the gift) will add a special and personal touch.
If you win this week’s prize and you’re generous enough to gift a voucher for the World’s best gelato, don’t waste the gesture by throwing it in the mix of stocking stuffers. Package the gift certificate in a nice envelope, add in a pocket-sized calendar or Post-It note, prompting the recipient to pick a date where you can visit Bella Gelateria together! Win-win.
Little gift ideas can be used in tandem to create a big effect. For example, you can individually wrap ingredients for a recipe (ie. hot chocolate mix + gourmet marshmallows + mug) or pair items together for an occasion (ie. popcorn kernels + seasoning salt + a DVD). The suspense will build and you’ll extend the treasured of moment of opening presents!

Thanks for joining us for our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide! We hope that you’ve enjoyed reading along and are inspired with Christmas gift ideas for your loved ones. Don’t forget to check back on Christmas Eve to see if you’ve won this week’s sweet prize package from Bella Gelateria!