Gourmet Culinary Walking Tour of Wheaton

There’s no place like Wheaton for culinary variety. It’s home to an ethnically diverse population of more than 60,000 people from all over the world who have transformed a sleepy crossroads into a global marketplace.

Join culinary experts from Les Dames d’Escoffier for a guided gourmet walking tour of the Wheaton Business District. Experience the multiplicity of ethnic food markets and restaurants as we make our way to our planned stops for tastings and demonstrations, beginning with breakfast at By Brazil and culminating in a delicious lunch at Dessie Ethiopian Restaurant.

SAMPLING OF PLANNED STOPS

• By Brazil (11333 Georgia Ave) to enjoy coffee & typical Brazilian breakfast treats
• Carmelo’s Bakery to see the array of Latin pastries
• Hung Phat Asia Market for an introduction to fresh, preserved, bottled, packaged, and canned pan-Asian ingredients. Taste fresh rice noodles.
• Marchione’s Italian Deli for tastings of cold cuts, olives, cheeses, and more
• Filipino Home Baking and Grocery Store to marvel at the array of unusual  ingredients from the Philippines
• Little Bitts Shop to see everything needed for baking and to watch a candy-making class
• International Mercado Latino to check out Mexican and Central and South American ingredients
• Thomas International Market to survey Turkish and Middle Eastern goodies
• Dessie Ethiopian Restaurant and Market for a delicious lunch and introduction to the little-known characteristics of the food of this mysterious African country.

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