A group of us had the pleasure of going on a culinary and historical tour of Lewiston NY. I grew up in Buffalo and had previously only been to Lewiston a handful of times, never really doing anything more than grabbing a pint and seeing a concert so I had no idea that Lewiston had such a rich history involving the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad. There were several stops along the way to talk about different events and stories that had taken place over time. The historical part, while very interesting and educational, was the second reason we had gone on the tour, the first being the FOOD. Starting off at the Silo, a destination right on the Niagara River with beautiful views all around, we had the "Haystack Sandwich". Awesome. The food was great and it was the perfect place to meet up for the tour. The rest of the tour followed with some different types of cuisine (sandwich, smoked wings, potato fries, jambalaya in vodka cream sauce, apple pie) with some beer and wine pairings along the way. Very well spaced out as to not get too full from one stop; there were stops at D'Avolio for an Olive Oil tasting, The Orange Cat coffee shop which was a great pick me up 3/4 of the way through the day. The tour ended with a personal giant apple pie creation. Again, awesome.
Our guides, Chris and Alicia, were great. Alicia is from Lewiston and the pride for that showed well throughout the day. Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect as I had never been on a food tour before, but without a doubt I would do this tour again, this summer. It's a perfect way to get a group of friends or family together to spend a day eating, drinking and laughing in what I have discovered is a beautiful town of Lewiston.