I don't think that the 3pm timeslot was ideal for what Alisa was hoping to show us in some of the open markets. Many of the stall/merchants were either closing, or already closed for the day. We ended up mostly going to a few interesting shops.

The docent seemed very qualified, so it was confusing that the tour was so unremarkable. We expected from the name of the tour to learn something fairly new/specific, but were instead pointed out the same signs of gentrification (an abundance of takeaway places) on various blocks. The docent pointed out many interesting sounding foods and places, and was eager to tell us she had personally eaten at these places recently, but then we sat to eat bread and cheese twice. Rating of 2

Everything was wonderful. She knew the shop owners we visited, the history of the town we visited. The shops were interesting. It would have been been interesting to see how some of the ingredients are used in the kitchen for cooking. We learned style of eating and how this is changing (or not) in this area. It would have been fun to see a chef show how a concept was used in a kitchen. But really our docent was phenomenal and we would highly recommend this tour!!!

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