Food Tour of Boston's Creative Ecosystem in the Past, Present, and Future

Savor the tastes, sights, and sounds on the creative side of Boston! 

Across hundreds of years of history, our unique culture of food, art, and music has kept this city going through it all, and has made an impact at a global scale.

When you think of Boston, you might think of the American Revolution, world-class universities, or championship-winning sports teams. But when you get to know Boston's often under-appreciated role in food systems both historically and today, as well as how we've sustained a culture of creative innovation, you can't help but agree that this is a "wicked cool" place unlike any other.

You'll hear stories like how Aerosmith became popular while practicing in their Allston apartment (after coming together when working at an ice cream shop), while music attorney and ice cream connoseur Bob Rook's homemade ice cream in a Coolidge Corner basement became a mainstay for local and touring musicians (named after Rook's pro-bono clients and unhoused neighbors, Emack & Bolio). Or how residents came together in to share their cattle in 1775 to win independance from England, or to grow their own food during World War II with the Fenway Victory Gardens, and how today's Bostonians are establishing more and more food forests and urban farms to keep food sovereignty at the community level. And so much more!

We'll start by touring the historic arts neighborhood of Fenway, adjacent the Back Bay and near Jazz Square in the South End. We'll make our way to Allston Rock City by taking an express train for one stop. After some sights and tastes in Allston, we'll finish the tour with numerous options for music venues to check out in Allston or a short tram ride back to near where we started.

For food, we'll stop at 4-5 local food businesses surrounded by public art, community gardens, music venues and more. 

With shared plates and some individual orders, food costs are pay-as-we-go, and you can expect $15-25 of food each. Tipping your guide well at the end allows us to pay for some people to join in a spirit of mutual aid with their food costs covered (and to be able to eat as a guide too)!