Jose Ramon Elizandro (Joserra) at Alona Berri

I am always nervous about ordering at a new restaurant.  Will it be good? Will my meal be best item on the menu?  My greatest fear is that I will choose poorly while one of my dining mates hits the deliciousness jackpot resulting in my stewing while they relish.  I call this feeling ‘food envy’, which for me manifests itself as an almost uncontrollable impulse to toss my plate aside and lunge at another’s food.  When eating out food envy always seems to be a possibility until you can find someplace where chefs execute scrumptious miniature gourmet morsels that are so cheap that it you don’t like them then there is no worry.  And if someone else has something better than you then you can easily have the same without breaking the bank.   I suppose, while I am dreaming, I would like for that place to be by the sea and have sandy beaches and a pumping nightlife.  Wait!  That place does exist!  Actually it is a whole city called San Sebastian in the Basque Country in Spain and it is a foodie paradise that is void of food envy.

While searching for worthwhile culinary adventure, on Twitter, I asked for suggestions about worthwhile destinations and promptly Linda Fox (@foxychops) suggested San Sebastian.  I quickly learned that San Sebastian has many quality restaurants in a small area and an extraordinary gusto for food.  Additionally, the city has large and clean sandy beaches, stunning vistas and a lively nightlife.  I still had some questions about activities so I emailed the San Sebastian Tourist Office and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that they were responsive and very helpful.  I was sold.

There is an old saying that says that ‘heaven is where all the cooks are Spanish.’ Growing up in an Italian family with a rich food culture I’d never have believed this, especially since my only experience with anything even remotely Spanish was a dish called Spanish rice, which I remember from my elementary school days as being pasty rice goop that could crawl down a wall.  However, I’ve since learned that this statement may be true, especially of the Basque Region.

A pinch of gastronomy that is arguably the base of Basque culture is the pintxo (‘peen-sho’) which is a variation of tapas common throughout Spain.  There is no strict definition for a pintxo – in fact there are too many varieties to even count – but the word means ‘spike’ because there is often a wooden spear skewing the bite sized snack.  Some places tally the bill by counting the toothpicks on your plate.  The accepted legend is that tapas / pintxos are the result of a 13^th Century law imposed by King Alfonso X either for health reasons or to prevent drunk driving.  Since then pintxos have become a key ingredient of the San Sebastian cultural palette.  This can be seen  nightly when the town’s streets fills up with people on  pintxos bar hop called a txikiteo (‘chickie-te-o’) that happens from about 7pm until the famously late Spanish dinner time that barely starts by 10pm.  Besides being fun, the txikiteo is one of those rare authentic cultural activities that is assessable to tourists.

The heart of the San Sebastian’s pintxos district is the Parte Viaja which the cobble stoned lined old town that is full of pubs and numerous taverns serving the local snacks that range from basic to gourmet and cost between €1.50 to €3.00 apiece.  Glasses of beer and wine run about the same price.  However, don’t limit yourself to the Parte Vieja because there are notable taverns all over the 180,000-person city.

Some notable restaurants:

Alona Berri-  Located in Gros, about a 20 minute walk from the Parte Viaja, this is one of the most famous pintxos restaurants in San Sebastian. Owned and run by Jose Ramon Elizandro, Joserra (pictured at top), who is a seasoned veteran of the San Sebastian food scene, this small restaurant needs to be on any txikiteo.  Alona Berri is much more posh and experimental as the tag-line “Alta cocina in Minitura” (upscale food in miniature) implies.  The service here was excellent and the food resembled a tasting menu at a chic restaurant. The only exceptions being the causal atmosphere and featherweight bill totaling €70.00 which included 15 pintxos, 2 glasses of wine, a bottle of wine and an after dinner drink.  One of the best price to quality restaurants that one could ever expect to experience.  Take your food and drink at the bar for a 7% discount or enjoy the excellent service sitting down and enjoying the spectrum of interesting and tasty miniature dishes.

Bar Gorriti-  At the edge of the Parte Vieja you’ll find this nondescript and very authentic tavern.  You might be tempted to only stick your head in, thinking that you’ll find something better down the road, which you might, but the great thing about a txikiteo is that you don’t have to commit more than €1.50 and 10 minutes.  Bar Gorriti has the same pinxtos found throughout the whole quarter but I found them among the largest that I saw.  Take a minute to peruse the pictures on the walls to see how the adjacent square, which used to be the main market that is now underground, has looked over the decades.

Bar Nestor-  Famous for its tortilla which is generally regarded the best in San Sebastian.  Don’t expect to just walk in and get a slice of this revered potato pie, you will have to plan ahead and possibly reserve a piece.  Tortillas are only served twice a day at 1:00 and 8:00pm.  Try stopping by at least 2 hours before hand if you do not just want to try your luck.

A Fuego Negro-  Right on 31 Augusto which is a main vein pumping through the Parte Vieja you’ll find this unique restaurant run by the next generation of pinxtos artists.  A Fuego Negro is an updated pintxos bar and restaurant which pushes the envelop both in terms of superbly executed pintxos mini soups such as tomato puree, mussels and béchamel and décor that is a refreshing contrast to traditional wooden interiors.

Ganderias-  No trip to Spain would be complete without indulging yourself in a big plate of jambon serrano (ham) and a steak.  Ganderias is a straightforward steakhouse that serves tender aged beef by the kilo so bring your appetite (i.e. skip the last three or so pinxtos).  Ganderias is very reasonably priced, especially considering the quality of meat.  We escaped with a bill of only €75.00, which included a mixed ham plate, kilo of steak, bottle of wine, bottled water and after dinner drink.  The portions were too big for one person and it was accepted, and perhaps even expected, that everything be split between at least two.

Gabriella our friendly cooking teacher from Tenedor Tours.

If you that want to bring your new found pintxos love home to impress your friends or just want to develop your cooking skills, I recommend the pintxos cooking classes run by Tenedor Tours.  Besides being a great way to spend an afternoon you learn how to make your own pintxos so that your Basque experience will live on.  Recommended by the San Sebastian Tourist Office, Tenedor is run by transplanted New Yorker Gabriella Ranelli de Aguirre.  The class is advertised as 3 hours long (ours lasted longer when you include eating time) and costs €125 per person which includes the lesson, food and wine.  Gabriella brings the group on a pretty solid walking tour to stores to buy and sample cheeses and meats while she shares her anecdotes that she has accumulated while living in San Sebastian for 10 years.  Besides the many useful cooking tips we learned, Gabriella focuses on pintxos made of common ingredients that can be easily made at home.  Our lesson included how to make six types of pintxos, homemade mayonnaise and gazpacho.  Groups are limited to about 8 and lessons are given in a super nice flat in the Parte Vieja that is fully equipped and spacious enough for the group to move about freely.  For a budget traveler €125 may be out of range but consider that food, wine and a unique experience is included.  We have recreated the recipes and utilized the cooking tips all with great success!

All the excitement of a complex yet assessable tasting menu, San Sebastian cuisine is the perfect  getaway from food envy that will satisfy any foodie.  As previously mentioned the Tourist Office is a huge help.  Even if you do not book online for the activities make sure that you stop by the office to get updated information and to book your activities such as sailing, a pintxos tour and of course the cooking class.  Walking tours also originate there for €6 and provide a decent city overview in terms of both the history and orientation.  San Sebastian is very popular with the Spanish so getting a room in high August season will be more challenging and expensive.  Moreover, because of its proximity to Pamplona many people use it as a base for their bull running excursion so plan a head for the first week in July.

Where to stay:

NH Aranzazu-  Good customer service, big and clean rooms and reasonably priced.  This hotel is a distance from the Parte Vieja and not practical to walk but the bus is close by and frequent and there is a beach with walking distance.  Cabs run about 6 – €8 depending on the time of day.  www.nh-hotels.com/NHAranzazu

]]> http://ikangaroo.com/2009/09/16/san-sebastian-spain-a-foodie-paradise/feed/ 1 http://ikangaroo.com/2009/03/16/dublin-a-pub-crawl-and-walking-tour/ http://ikangaroo.com/2009/03/16/dublin-a-pub-crawl-and-walking-tour/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:08:11 +0000 Chris http://ikangaroo.com/?p=1753

Tour fun fact: A Trinity College superstition states that passing under the bell tower will result in never receiving a degree from the university.

Irish friendliness and wit are no secret, but perhaps the secret is that this mixture results in unusually good and authentic tour guides.  Dublin, when compared to London, Paris, Rome or Berlin, may not have as much well-known history but it still warrants taking some time to get to know the city beyond seeing it through the bottom of a pint of Guinness.  Dublin’s rich tradition of rebellion, literature, academia and wit provide excellent material for the city’s storytellers to spin a yarn or two.

Here are two tours that I highly recommend:

Dublin Literary Pub Crawl:

I was not going to take this tour but it was strongly recommended by a local, as in someone from Dublin, who has been on it twice.  My wife and I are both glad that we went because it was a very good use of our time and money.

Established in 1988 by a group of unemployed actors this tour seems like the perfect ‘do what you are’ type situation.  Apparently the actors were literature enthusiasts that liked pubs, so bingo they had a business.  Now a word of warning: this is not your cheap drinks pub crawl that is that is about body shots and shot gunning beers.  Rather it’s an informative and entertaining tour given by actors who act out and tell stories about different Irish authors.  It is a unique tour experience not only because of the quality of the content but also because it focuses on one of the most famous aspects of Dublin that can only be understood in a pub crawl, which ironically is usually about quantity drinkers.  This does not mean that it is not still a pub crawl that takes you by fun pubs and makes it possible to meet a lot of fun people, because it surly is.

The program is pretty standard.  Arrive to the Duke Pub to sign up for the tour and have a pint.  From there the group is led to three other historical pubs and through Trinity College while the guides tell stories about Shaw, Wilde and Joyce among others.  While the content does focus on the pantheon of Irish greats don’t worry if you have not read much or can remember anything because the guides make the the info easy to understand.   There are plenty of interesting stories and fun details that are told along the way which becomes material for a quiz at the end.  Yes there was a prize but I won’t spoil the surprise.

There are no drink discounts or free shots so if you are expecting that you will want to give this a miss.  With this said the drinks seemed to be cheaper by .50€ to 1€ than we were paying in the Temple Bar area and other pubs around Dublin.  Surveying a dozen or so pus a pint of Guinness ranged from €4.10 to €6.50 with €5.00 being the most common price.  The pints at the pubs on the tour ranged from €4.50 to €5.00.  If you are looking for an entertaining way to spend a couple of hours in the early evening (the tour lasts from 7:30 till 9:30) then this should be on your radar.  Added tip: They cut the number around 50 people and they will turn people away so get there in time, tickets go on sale at 7:00.

Meet: The Duke Pub- 9 Duke St. (upstairs).

April to October: Every evening @ 7:30 pm

November to March: Thur, Fri, Sat @ 7:30 pm

Sundays: All year 12 noon and @ 7:30 pm

Regular price €12, students €10

www.dublinpubcrawl.com

The Official Walking Tour of Trinity College-

Led by students this 30 min walking tour gives a brief overview of one of the world’s most famous universities, Trinity College.  The campus is not that big and perhaps does not in itself warrant a tour.  However, the student guide, the one that I had anyways, did a good job of giving the history while adding in a ghost story and a few sprinkles of trivia and humor that always make seeing something more valuable.  The tour runs for a solid half hour and costs 10€, which you might think is a lot until you factor in that the ticket price includes admission to the Book of Kells and Trinity College Library which costs 9€ for adults 7€ students.  So for an extra 1€ or 3€ respectively you will get at least a few good stories and some laughs.  If you want to skip the Book of Kells the tour only in 5€.

To find this tour enter into the main gate of Trinity College and you will see a stand just to the right as you enter the courtyard.  Tours run throughout the mid-day at intervals.

I’m sure there are many more good tours in Dublin and around Ireland so please feel free to offer any recommendations and I will try to check them out the next time I’m there.

Happy Travels,

Chris

Why I suggest trying this out:

I am very enthusiastic about Roman history and 3D Rome Rewind provides a faithful rendition of how ancient Rome physically looked.   Even the most skillful storyteller (i.e. tour guide) has difficulty communicating that at its height the Roman Forum had enough marble to make twenty Westminster Abbeys not to mention gladiator combat or how everyday Romans lived.  3D Rome Rewind effectively does this in a 30 minute show.  For me it was exciting to see a digital version of Rome surround me to the extent that at times I felt I could reach out and touch the walls.  The 3D modeling and stadium theater venue are excellent and in themselves worth the visit, even if only for the novelty of seeing how ancient Rome looked in surround 3D.

Why hard core history buffs might want to think twice:

The virtual model and story is based on Rome circa 310 AD when a power struggle was happening between the Emperor Maxentius  and Constantine.  While Constantine is famous the time frame for the story is not the most exciting or well known Roman history epoch.  I would think that with this sophisticated modeling that it would be easy to reconstruct let’s say Julius Caesar (complete with his face) to be the tour guide rather than an anonymous Roman aristocrat who at times can be annoying with his snorting laugh.  The gladiator combat in the arena exercises a few artistic liberties that I feel are unnecessary; however, they do not detract from the experience unless you are a stickler for Roman history, in which case I suggest simply enjoying the experience in itself.  I feel Rome Rewind is entertainment focused which for the mob is great but not so much for hardcore history buffs.  Those of you that could not get over the creative license Ridley Scott took with Gladiator it would be wise to not have very high expectations for the story line.

Rome Rewind is based on a virtual model that was developed in academia and is the same Ancient Rome layer in Google Earth.  From my discussion with CEO Joel Myers there is a real focus on keeping the content historically accurate as well as entertaining.  There are plans for launching other uses for this technology around Rome, and perhaps in other cities. Overall I feel that this is a novel and worthwhile experience that I recommend visiting immediately before seeing Coliseum and Roman Forum.  Seeing this show will do a lot to help you imagine what Rome was when seeing the ruins.

I wish them them great success because I can truly see the value of this technology and how it will greatly enhance how people lean about and experience Rome.

Address: 5 Capo d’Africa

Special prices available ONLY if booked through the website

www.3drewind.com

I do not know if you have been to the Vatican lately or are heading there but chances are that you will be or have been accosted by numerous tour-guides trying to sell their knowledge and story telling ability for a few Euros.  This business model has been around for a some years and has allowed many a traveler to make a Euro or two by guiding tourists through the Vatican, which in itself may not that be all that bad but these guides who a week or two earlier may not have known the difference between a priest and nun, usually just regurgitate what they heard from another guide who has since burned out after a month and moved on to something else.  Of course, misinformation is not only on these tour-guides but due to the enormous amount of people they put through on their “free” tours their misinformation spreads faster than a giggle at a slumber party so in the spirit of keeping them and other tour-guides honest let’s either confirm or bust this myth.

Tour Myth:  Michelangelo Buonarotti, of Sistine Chapel, David and Moses fame who at one time was the main architect of St. Peter’s Basilica designed the Swiss Guards’ uniform.  Click through to find out the answer.

This is a tough tour myth to debunk because it is so believable.  It does seem plausible that the Pope would want his guards snazzily dressed in a manner suitable to be around the Vicar of Christ and that he would entrust the project to his favorite artist, Michelangelo.  I first heard this myth on my first visit to Rome in 1987 and my tour-guide did not hustle us into a free tour and he was the type of person to fact-check plus he had even studied Latin in Rome under the famed Reggie Foster.  Nevertheless, he told us the same story about the Swiss Guards starting at their being hired by Julius II in 1506, massacred in 1527, must be Swiss, Catholic and oh…their colorful uniforms were designed by Michelangelo, which was the one nugget that our whole tour group really latched onto.  Later at dinner I remember a conversation among some of the senior members of my group about how fantastic Michelangelo must have been to do all that he did AND he designed those colorful uniforms, “even if they do make those boys look like court jesters.”

My theory of this myth’s genesis: Branding, plain and simple.  Michelangelo is a big name and anything becomes more interesting and valuable if it is associated with him.  So, perhaps without tourists believing that he designed the uniforms the Swiss Guards would be thought of as dressed silly and out of date for no reason.

Commandant Jules Repond designed the modern Swiss Guard uniform

The real story: The modern Swiss Guard uniform was designed in 1914 by Commandant Jules Repond, who the Vatican’s website states was “exceptionally gifted with fine taste in colors and shapes.”  As any good designer,  Jules studied past fashions and was inspired by some of Rapheal’s frescoes.  Therefore, it seems that the “inspiration” for the uniform actually came from Michelangelo’s rival Raphael.  This is not to say that Raphael designed the uniforms either, which is commonly said about the blue uniform.  Furthermore, I have not been able to find any direct source that links Michelangelo with these uniforms.  And since Michelangelo’s life was pretty well documented and he kept extensive notes it is likely that some evidence would be easily found.  Even the Vatican’s official website states that, “it would seem rather that he [Michelangelo] had nothing to do with it [the uniforms].”  Therefore, I declare this myth busted and false.  Sorry Michelangelo but you will just have to hope that your David and Creation of Adam will keep you relevant.

Some facts about the Swiss Guard uniform:

• It is made up of around 154 pieces of fabric and take about 30 hours to assemble
• The uniform weighs 8 lbs ( 3.57 kilos)
• The official Swiss Guards’ tailor is named Ety Cicioni and when he was given the job in 1997 there was no pattern for the uniform so he and his wife had to reverse engineer the 154 pieces
• There are a number of uniforms but the colorful ones that get the most attention are the ceremonial uniforms which carry on the Medici colors.  Usually these guards can be seen –facing St. Peter’s Basilica– to the right guarding the entrance to some administrative offices and to the left (all the way to the Basilica near the post office) guarding an entrance to where the tour of the underground of St. Peter’s originates.  The other blue and more sober uniforms can usually be seen heading either to or from the Basilica in the direction of the Vatican Museums.
• The Guards do get to keep a uniform when they leave the service but are only allowed to wear them at official Swiss Guard reunions.  So no you will not catch them around Rome in their uniforms.

There we have it Michelangelo did not design the Swiss Guard uniform, but there is still a great story and tradition that goes along with it!

Happy Travels,

Chris

Over the years I have been on a lot of tours and I have frequently heard the same information about equestrian statues (i.e. statues of people on horses).  The spiel goes like this: “when one of the horse’s hooves is raised it indicates that the rider was wounded in battle, when both of the horse’s hooves are up it indicates that the rider was killed in battle and when all four hooves are on the ground, none of the above.”  For some time now I have known this myth to be false, yet I am surprised how many times and places this detail resurfaces.  It’s almost like there is a tour-guide Bible that is passed down by generations of tour-guides that is never questioned.  I am all for a good story and enjoy the fun facts that tour-guides have in their arsenal of knowledge, but this nugget of information is simply not true.

For the doubters here is a list six of the better known equestrian statues that do not conform to this rule.  If I had to make a guess as to why sculptors choose one pose over another I think that it is because they want to create dynamic pose to display their skill, or perhaps and more likely, they are just conforming with the style of the times as with Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s baroque statues of Louis XIV – reproduction in the Louvre square- and Constantine in St. Peter’s Basilica.  Represented are statues from the last 1800 years and from 4 countries, including the Vatican.  The oldest is the Marcus Aurelius reproduction in Rome ( the original circa 180 AD is a couple hundred meters away out of the elements) all the way up to the $2M Juan de Ornate statue in New Mexico dedicated in 2007.

Statue 1:

Marcus Aurelius

Title: Roman Emperor

Equestrian Pose: Front hove up (i.e. wounded in battle).

Location:  Rome, Italy;  Original statue located inside Capitoline Museums whereas the reproduction is in the middle of the square.

Explanation:  As a Roman Emperor of that age it was highly unlikely that Marcus Aurelius would have seen any up-close and personal action.  There is no writing about him being injured in battle.  Myth unlikely.

Statue 2:

Charlemagne

Title: Holy Roman Emperor

Location: Square in front of Notre Dame, Paris France

Equestrian Pose: Front hove up (i.e. wounded in battle).

Explanation:  Charlemagne saw quite a bit of action but I was able to find no report of his being wounded in battle.  Myth unlikely.

Statue 3:

Constantine

Title:  Roman Emperor

Location: St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican

Equestrian Pose: Both front legs up (i.e. died in battle).

Explanation:  However uncommon it may have been for a Roman Emperor, especially between 200 and 400 AD to die of natural causes, Constantine did.  Myth false.

Louis XIV

Title: King of France- The Sun King

Location:  Original at Versailles and reproduction in square at Louvre.

Equestrian Pose: Both front legs up (i.e. died in battle).

Explanation:  The Sun King died of gangrene at when he was 77.  Myth false.

Statue 5:

Andrew Jackson

Title: US President

Location: Washington, DC

Equestrian Pose: Both front legs up (i.e. died in battle).

Explanation:  Jackson has the distinction of being the only US President to kill a man in a duel and he did have a musket ball in his chest which gave him a terrible cough but his cause of death was tuberculosis which he succumbed to at age 78.  Myth false.

Statue 6:

Juan de Ornate

Title: called by some, “The Last Conquistador” 

Location: El Paso International Airport

Equestrian Pose: Both front legs up (i.e. died in battle).

Explanation:  The most recent of my examples was only finished in 2007 and is considered to be largest and heaviest bronze equestrian statue in existence.  However, the myth still does not hold in that Ornate passed away in Spain having nothing to do with battle injuries.

Granted, there are only six examples that do not hold up to myth and at times I am sure that coincidentally some horses’ hooves match up with their rider’s demise, but this tour tid-bit is for the bin.

Happy Travels,

Chris

New Orleans has a lot of pubs that never close or what the locals call “industry bars” so if you are looking for a place to wind down or want to insure a hangover there are plenty of options. These places offer drink prices well below average to those adventurous enough to find them. And when we say “adventurous enough” we mean that you might go100 feet from Bourbon Street or poke your head into a place on Lower Decatur. True, they are what most would call dives, but we like to call them nexuses to the local colour, not to mention that they are effective budget preservation and rehabilitation.

iKangaroo surveyed 100+ bars in NOLA and the average price of a premium beer bottle is ~$4.50 so each of the listed bars are 10-20% below the average.

1. Aunt Tiki’s: 1207 Decatur St. New Orleans Premium beer bottle $3.50

With a tag line like, “we only have one door so we can’t close it,” this place is another friendly local joint on Lower Decatur. They specialize in Bloody Mary’s and are famous for $1.75 cans of PBR. And yes, they really only do have one door.  Credit cards are no good  no good here so bring your cash.

2. The Abbey: 1123 Decatur St. New Orleans Premium beer bottle $3.50

Smoke filled local hang out that never seems to be completely empty. The regulars are friendly and proud of their watering hole to the point where many of them took our reviewer aside to specifically state that more visitors should stop in The Abbey.

3. Flanagan’s: 625 St. Philip New Orleans Premium beer bottle $3.50

Flanagan’s is an all around fantastic pub: it serves food -until 10:00pm Sun to Thursday and until 2:00am on Fri and Sat- it has a pool table, it is the meeting spot for French Quarter Phantom Tours, pints of Guinness are only $4.00 and it has free WiFi. Let’s just say that Flanagan’s is a 24 hour-one-stop-information-cheap beer-good food-shop/pub.

4. Johnny White’s: 733 St. Peter St. New Orleans Premium beer bottle $3.50

Located just across from Pat O’s on the corner of St. Peter’s and Bourbon. Open 24 hours a day for the last 14 years, that includes during Katrina.

5. The Boondock Saint: 731 St. Peter St. New Orleans Premium beer bottle $4.00

The Boondock Saint is a clean, friendly bar with great prices that shows the movie Boondock Saint on a constant loop. Another so-called industry bar which it is filled with locals late-night so do not be surprised if you are sitting next to the bartender who you stiffed earlier that night; or better yet the one who you were especially generous to.

Happy Tavels and hangover,

]]> http://ikangaroo.com/2008/01/03/24hr-drinking-in-new-orleans/feed/ 1 http://ikangaroo.com/2007/10/11/nyc-slice-of-brooklyn-pizza-tours/ http://ikangaroo.com/2007/10/11/nyc-slice-of-brooklyn-pizza-tours/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:59:45 +0000 Chris http://ikangaroo.com/2007/10/11/nyc-slice-of-brooklyn-pizza-tours/ Tony Muria’s Brooklyn Pizza Tour has all the right ingredients, an enthusiastic native tour guide, pizza, rich culture and history, movie trivia and a reasonable price.  Besides stopping at three pizzerias, where 2 slices of pizza and softdrinks are provided, the tour covers points of interest including: The Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, Trump Village and a bunch of movie locations.  The tour meets weekdays at 11:00 and lasts 4.5 hours; advanced reservations are necessary.  Costing $75 adults, $65 for children under 12 the price is in line with other NYC tours, however, when you consider the included pizza and the opportunity to get off the beaten path then the price is actually a bargain. 

Mr. Muria has created a unique opportunity for tourists to appreciate Brooklyn and all it has to offer while escaping the hustle and bustle of Manhatten for an afternoon.  The Slice of Brooklyn: Pizza Tour, don’t Fuhgettaboudit!

Happy Travels!

Attitional research:

http://www.bknypizza.com/index.html  Slice of Brooklyn’s website

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfFKsAdUN0M  A nice video description of the tour and the pizza joints the tour visits.