Galway Food Tours

Galway Food Tours was initially a solo project of mine that came into life in April 2015 and was born out of love for Galway and its amazing food scene. My ambition was to introduce both the community and their gastronomy, to a broad audience of domestic and international visitors, as well as some local folk.

I grew up in the Loire Valley in France where I studied hospitality, food and viticulture. From a very young age I showed interest in food, beverage producers and food tourism per se. My plan was to come home to Ireland, work closely with Irish food producers and help Ireland achieve a food destination status. After realising the dream of living in Galway in the West of Ireland and having worked with the talented Jessica Murphy, my passion and pride of the quality of Irish food grew even stronger.

I love just walking around the streets of the city, especially on a Saturday, to meet the farmers, producers on the market, have a taste of some curry, oysters, sushi, trying something new. Galway has a fantastic energy around food and drink, from artisan producers, cheese makers, creative beer projects, artisan chocolatiers, traditional family run businesses, to young entrepreneurs with devotion and commitment to showcase the best of Irish produce.

This is why I created a contemporary gastronomic-cultural experience, with a really strong emphasis on the Galway element. The 2.5-hour walking tour was to become a link between small local producers, farmers, unique drink concepts and creative chefs, with the audience that would taste their products/dishes/drinks and hear their stories.

We had an American lady on our tour a few weeks ago. She said: “before she left for Ireland, her mum insisted that she bring a small packet of salt with her; as when she visited twenty years previously, the food was so bland.” I was delighted to hear that she didn’t get out her pack of salt once and was blown away by our food and beverage scene; we are slowly changing those perceptions and building our culinary reputation on an International level.

As you can see my passion is food and drink. I love showcasing this on a daily basis to visitors in Ireland, to show them the new perceptions on our food. We are still known for our stews, Guinness, brown bread but, there is so much more that we are doing now and to showcase this... that’s what I get a kick out of.

Galway Food Tours Wednesday to Saturday 10.30am and 3.30pm Sunday 11.30 and 3.30pm

Private Tours & Evening Tours available www.galwayfoodtours.com