Private tour in New Orleans Leanne S
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Leanne S.
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Hi! My name is Leanne and I am a 6th generation New Orleanian. That means my triple G (great X3) grandpa came and settled in New Orleans in the early 1800's, a family history that runs back about 200 yrs. I really love New Orleans, I know I am so lucky to have my roots so deep in these swampy soils so many people and critters have been blessed to call home. For instance a secondline parade just rolled down my street yesterday with brass bands and thousands of people from a tradition that started in the early 1700's. And it's not Mardi Gras! :-) I'd love to tell you about it! And bring you to my family tomb in my neighborhood cemetery and give you a tour of my home through a historic shotgun home. My ancestors are tied into the rich food traditions of New Orleans; from my triple G grandpa selling boudin out of his Creole cottage window in the bywater in the 1860's to today at our local Frey family restaurant. I'm local through and through and that's why I wanna tell you all about this amazing city. I started giving swamp tours at the Science and Nature Center in high school and college. I've been giving tours for 20 years! Serving in West Africa for Peace Corps I learned even more intimately about the Central and West African ties to this city. It was there I learned the real story behind Voodoo and Gombo. During Hurricane Katrina, my house got 13 feet of water and my neighborhood is only about 40% rebuilt today. I talk about what's real and what's legend from a very local perspective. I have a passion for people, culture, my family history and having a great time with you in the Big Easy! I given hundreds of tours to thousands of people all over the city and working for myself it never gets old. This city on any day has something totally unique to share. Ive toured school groups, volunteers, business groups and travelers from around the world! I love people and I guarantee you will fall in love with my city and probably me too! ;-) But that's what New Orleans is all about, being real, friendly, taking it easy and letting the good times just roll. You'll meet strangers who become lifelong friends and this city will become your second home and Marie Laveaux makes sure people have to come back again and again and again! I hope to be a part of your New Orleans experience! - Tour guide license - Louisiana Master Naturalist
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Come hungry please! We will be touring around the Historic French Quarter and surrounding historic neighborhoods sampling traditional New Orleans favorites like Gumbo, Jambalaya, Crawfish, Oysters, Po-boys, Muffelatas to Beignets and Pralines in the best places where the locals eat! We will talk about the rich cultures, people, traditions and the foods they ate that date back to the 1700's. My family has been a part of the New Orleans food tradition since the early 1800's, when my great great Great grandpa came and settled here. He sold Cajun spiced (sausage) boudain out of his Creole cottage window in the bywater and, we still have a family restaurant today in his name. I infuse the tour with my family history and will take you to restaurants that we have been going to for generations!
Come hungry for this tour. You will pick and choose your culinary delights and learn a lot about the history of the city as you walk the streets of New Orleans. Leanne really made this fun and we had a blast. We highly recommend this tour.
Leanne not only took us on a food tour of the French Quarter, she explained the history of the foods we sampled. She tailored our tour to what we wanted to see and try. As we walked, Leanne explained the architecture that we were seeing and how it influenced the Quarter through the centuries. Thank-you Leanne!
She was a great guide, we enjoyed lots of good dishes and hearing lots of history and seeing beautiful buildings!
Leanne is very personable and down to earth. She took us to great places to eat and we had a nice variety of options. She also shared other places to try food we didn’t get to. I loved the stories about her family history and the neighborhoods. She had great knowledge that she shared about the history. She was very open about her background and flexible to meet our needs. I highly recommend any tour by Leanne.
Leanne was fabulous! She was flexible and informative, eager to share her rich knowledge of history while willing to work with me on some limitations my group had. Thanks so much for a great tour, Leanne!
We (59 y/o female, 60 y/o male, 26 y/o daughter) had a blast with Leanne! She is very knowledgeable and fun to be around. She showed us the "spots" to eat and drink and made excellent recommendations for after our tour was over. I HIGHLY recommend this tour! It's all walking, with stops to eat and drink of course, but you get to burn off what you eat! (BONUS!) We came hungry and left full! Great tour. Just let her know what you like/don't like and she will accommodate! Beignets, crawfish, praline candy, iced liquored coffee, muffalettas, a little shopping - this tour has it all. We had fun! THANKS, Leanne!
• We will be touring through the French Quarter and surrounding historic neighborhoods. • We will talk about the history of New Orleans and how the region, people and cultures created a world renowned flavor of culinary variety. • We will go to 4-5 local restaurants stalls at the French market and local shops to try the best naturally N'awlins cuisines and desserts. • Possible stops/dishes: - Central Grocery - Muffelata - French Market - Local food vendors with tons of options - The Gumbo Shop - Gumbo/Jambalaya - Napoleon House - Muffelata/Shrimp Remoulade - Seafood dock - Raw oysters - Seafood dock- Chargrilled Oysters - Coop's - Cajun tasters/Crawfish boil - Nola Po-boys - Po-boy - Cafe Du Monde: Chicory Coffee and Beignets - Loretta's - Praline cream beignets, savory beignets and amazing rum pralines - Food from the Heart- Traditional Creole Gumbo Please let me know if you like raw, spicy or have any preferences or allergies or want to try specific dishes.
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New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130, United States
At the Monument to the Immigrant closest address is at the Mississippi River next to the Steamboat launch at 400 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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