Best of New Orleans Culinary in Five Days
Description
Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of New Orleans cuisine and culture while exploring high-end restaurants, iconic jazz venues, and neighborhood gems. Our carefully selected venues showcase the nuanced flavors of Creole and Cajun cuisine, offering an authentic yet elegant perspective that goes far beyond typical tourist experiences.
This multi-day culinary tour is filled with all-inclusive meals, drinks, and exclusive access to renowned venues and activities. Your experience will be elevated even further with local celebrity encounters and savoring the art of gastronomy in a chef-led cooking class. Your stay at a 4-Star hotel ensures comfort and class.
For the discerning traveler craving both sophistication and authenticity, New Orleans Secrets unlocks an unforgettable culinary journey through this world-renowned foodie capital with an itinerary that even the locals would envy!
When you step into the the Hotel Monteleone, you’re stepping into history, A New Orleans landmark since 1886, it is a 4-Star and 4-Diamond luxury hotel. The iconic lobby with its elegant chandeliers, intricate moldings, and timeless marble floors, is a tribute to the grandeur of a bygone era. Every detail has been carefully designed to reflect the rich history and charm of the French Quarter, making your stay not just a visit, but a journey through time. The storied and award-winning Carousel Bar is a must for any cocktail lover!
Itinerary
- Receive luxury transport from the airport and check in at the Hotel Monteleone
- 5pm – Welcome Cocktail Hour Reception & Itinerary Unveiling
- Enjoy amazing nightlife on your own tonight or simply indulge in some rest and relaxation back at the hotel
- Beignets and a light French Quarter stroll, narrated by a local historian entertainer
- Enjoy one of the Top Food Activities in the Country during lunch with this memorable cooking demonstration
- Embark on a full afternoon and evening excursion to bring Netflix’s Street Food: New Orleans episode to life! Meet many personalities featured on the show and taste their delicious signature dishes while enjoying different neighborhoods throughout the city
- Live jazz show? Or a nightcap in the hotel lounge…enjoy the night on your own
- After a leisurely morning, gather for a celebrity chef meet-and-greet and early lunch at their restaurant
- Free time follows for shopping, museums, or even a spa visit as you wish
- Join our historian for a bespoke cocktail experience to various French Quarter craft cocktail bars for an extended happy hour, or continue your free time
- Dine at James Beard Award-Winning Chef Melissa Martin’s Mosquito Supper Club, a farm-to-table spot that is often overlooked by those not in-the-know, complete with wine pairing and signed cookbook memento of your unforgettable meal
- The remainder of the night is yours to explore…perhaps Frenchmen Street with its myriad of local music clubs and eye-popping night art market, or Mahogany Hall Jazz Club for amazing music closer to the hotel
- The morning and afternoon are yours
- 6pm – Roll up those sleeves for a hands-on Creole cooking class led by a fabulous local chef
- Breakfast at Brennan’s, just as fine-dining aficionados from across the country have experienced for three-quarters of a century…in the very city where “brunch” was created!
- Private transport to the airport is included, at your determined time
Tour Info
Included
Private Accommodations
All meals as described above
2 adult drinks per main meal (or wine pairings as noted)
Transport to all included activities and meals in luxury mini bus unless within 1 mile from hotel (within a 20 minute walk)
All tour and activity tickets and entrance fees
Gratuities to all restaurant servers, drivers, and guides
Hotel accommodations
Luxury airport transfers via private chauffeur
BONUS: Surprise in-room hotel gift (because we can’t help ourselves!)
BONUS: Cookbooks from Mosquito Supper Club and our mystery Celebrity Chef all signed and presented to each guest at the restaurants, then shipped to each guest’s home upon their departure
BONUS: Locally hand made cutting board, shipped to your home
Excluded
Flights or transport to/from New Orleans
Premium alcohol above allotment
Souvenirs and shopping purchases
Activities/entrance fees done during free time (museums, spa, musician tips, etc.)
Anything not listed in the itinerary above
Things to know
Optional Upgrade
Suite accommodations are available. Please call for current pricing.
Suite accommodations are available. Please call for current pricing.
Cancellations
* 60 days or more prior to event = Refund all monies paid less the $500 per person non-refundable deposit.
* 59 days or less prior to event = No refunds.
* 60 days or more prior to event = Refund all monies paid less the $500 per person non-refundable deposit.
* 59 days or less prior to event = No refunds.
Deposits
A $500 non-refundable deposit per person is required to secure a reservation, payable by credit card, electronic transfer, ACH, or check. Upon submitting your reservation, you will receive a confirmation of your paid deposit. A booking is not confirmed until a deposit has been received and...
A $500 non-refundable deposit per person is required to secure a reservation, payable by credit card, electronic transfer, ACH, or check. Upon submitting your reservation, you will receive a confirmation of your paid deposit. A booking is not confirmed until a deposit has been received and a receipt has been issued.
* At time of booking, $500 non-refundable deposit is due
* 60 days prior to start of tour, 100% of total is due
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