Melbourne

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Food and Drink

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Food and Drink Tasting

Greek Food Walking Tour

Head on a Greek food tour in Oakleigh!

Kelly

The Traveling Spoon AU

6k followers

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3 hours

5 to 10 $188

Melbourne

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Food and Drink

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Food and Drink Tasting

What you'll do

Join Kelly from Traveling Spoon on a guided, small-group, walking tour of Melbourne's most popular and vibrant Greek precinct, Oakleigh.

You will get an introduction to Greek food, its culture, sample some of the most popular dishes, and hear all about the art of Greek baking from locals who migrated from Greece to Australia. Get ready to bite into a delicious bougatsa, an iconic sweet of creamy custard between filo pastry. Crunch into the best koulouri outside of Athens, and savour the taste of Greek olives, cheese, yogurt and bread from the passionate traders in this bustling neighbourhood.

With each bite, you will learn about Greece’s enticing food culture, its history and its essence. Before you stop for lunch at a traditional souvlaki restaurant, you will also visit a cultural shop to learn about the religion and local traditions of Greece.

Your meal will end with delicious desserts, such as loukoumades (Greek doughnuts) or Greek inspired ice-cream. By the end of the class, you will leave having experienced many flavours, sights and smells and learning a great deal about Greek cuisine and culture.

Sample menu:
Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include these in your request.

Morning tea or coffee and cake at a Greek cafe
Cheese, olive and yogurt tasting at a delicatessen
Greek bread tasting at a local bakery
Souvlaki (small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer) at a traditional Greek and Mediterranean eatery
Loukoumades (Greek doughnuts) or Greek inspired ice-cream

Note:

Tours will proceed regardless of weather conditions. Also, please note that this is not a private tour.
If you're vegetarian, please let Kelly know in advance, so she can make necessary arrangements. Other than offering vegetarian alternatives, unfortunately, Kelly cannot accommodate any other dietary needs on this tour.

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Knowledge required

Beginner-friendly.

What you'll get

Expert guidance
Tastings of Greek food during the market tour

What to bring

Bottle of water.
Umbrella in case of rain.
Casual and comfortable clothing suitable for weather on the day.

Location

Oakleigh, VIC

Exact location is masked for privacy. You'll automatically get the specific address after booking.

Your host

Kelly

Kelly is a health, fitness and wellbeing enthusiast, who could talk about food and travel all day! She is of Cretan heritage and was born and brought up in Australia. Greece is very close to her heart and she would like to share more about her heritage, her passion for Greek food and her love for travel. She hosts culinary travel tours to Crete and conducts Greek cooking classes and walking food tours in Melbourne.

Your host

The Traveling Spoon AU

6k followers

20k likes

Traveling Spoon was founded by Aashi Vel and Steph Lawrence who met at the Haas School of Business in 2011 around their joint passion of food. They shared a dream of helping people connect with authentic food experiences while traveling and founded Traveling Spoon to build a community of fellow food and travel lovers seeking meaningful experiences around the world.

In 2007, Steph traveled to China for the first time. After two and half weeks in the country, she was struck by how little she had connected with the local food and culture. Spending weeks traveling by tour bus from silk factory to hotel banquet hall where she ate with other tourists, she realised she didn't connect with the local culture at all. She decided to move to China in 2009 to learn the language and explore the culture through its food - she wanted to learn to make dumplings from a Chinese grandmother. But when she moved there, she found there was nothing out there to help her find the experiences she sought.

In 2011, Aashi traveled to Mexico, and had a similar problem discovering the local food and culture. She scoured review websites trying to find the most authentic food and the least touristy restaurants she could. On her way to another overly-crowded tourist spot, she saw through a window a woman in her kitchen, making dinner. That was where she wanted to be eating dinner, sharing a homemade meal with this local Mexican woman, hearing her stories and learning about her culture.

When Aashi and Steph met at business school in 2011, these experiences had never left them. Both of them believed in the power of travel to make the world a smaller, better place, and wanted to help travellers experience authentic, meaningful, and delicious travel experiences around the world. They started working on Traveling Spoon in all their MBA classes, launched the company after graduating in 2013, and haven't looked back since.