Welcome to Culinary Expeditions Tour Company,  we are the premier restaurant and interactive cooking class tour
company of the Pacific Northwest.   Featuring the finest in regional cuisines and Chefs.  Touring  Seattle,  Portland,
Victoria, B.C., Vancouver, B.C. also the regional Wineries.  Your  tours include meals,  beverages, accommodations,
ground transportation and each one is fully  escorted with a culinary professional. Tours include a look at the art of
Nature and Sustainable Resources, how your decisions benefit many from farmers to ranchers and our enviroment.
A must do activity:
Bainbridge Island Tour
(food, views, ferry crossing, beverage tasting, wine tasting, history, art and exploring)
Click over to our fresh sheet or on Bainbridge Island Tour
Culinary Tourism is a new niche travel in cultural travel. We all travel, we all eat and when we travel. This is a new
way of discovering the local culture, heritage and most of all  regional foods and wines. Discovering not only some
of the more historic and elegant Hotels, Inns and resorts of the world we also  get the  privilege of discovering the
Chefs, Restaurants, Eateries, Customs, Local Secrets, Cooking Experiences and of course the best foods in any
city we visit.  Shopping at Markets or spending quality time with a Chef and his or her staff,   learning what drives
their passions for food and the culinary arts.  Experiencing foods, wines and culinary arts in a different light, where
we are focusing on the foods of the regions we visit and what makes each the foods from a specific area famous
or sought after.  It isn't only consumption, but understanding, learning and interactive classes, demo's and other
unique opportunities to experience foods, wines and culinary arts.  

Culinary Tourism lends itself well to group travel, like minded individuals or a group looking to do peer events, or
just having an alternative to a basic cruise or tour. We design groups within an operators vessel, such as a cruise
or a rail journey, adding our itinerary into the per-arranged itinerary of the cruise ship or tour operator.  We do a few
of our own journeys with small groups of 4 to 16 passengers to all regions of the Pacific Northwest, including the
cosmopolitan cities of British Columbia, with a like minded culinary guide in Canada.

You will find this a great opportunity to tour in a different sphere or angle; allowing us the privilege of meeting the
local people, experiencing local culture - not just organized tours of a city or a bus ride to a monument, although
many of our tours include such options, you are actually seeing the area as a local "in the know".  How many times
have you checked into a hotel in a strange city and asked the concierge for a restaurant recommendation only to
be refereed to a national chain, or a tour operator who offers a wonderful dinner at the host hotel, only  to find out it
is a preset buffet, although good - not a true culinary experience of the region!

Show your "Activism" our company seeks out those who use "Sustainable and Renewable Resources" -                    
           
"Activism with taste, style and great food, supporting our farmers, ranchers and local providers"
I developed this theme for the Pacific Northwest for many reasons, but mostly to satisfy my desires to discover all
there is to discover about a city. Every city has a space needle, water tour, monument, famous house, special city
tour or even a unique type of street. Have you heard the saying "Been there, done that", okay it isn't quite that easy
to explain, but it opens ones eyes to the other side of tourism.  There are other reasons, we have the most diverse
and most beautiful region in North America, from Portland to Vancouver, B.C. the cities and islands in between are
all ready to be explored in more depth.  Visit our region with a new look on your journey, experience some of the
worlds best Chefs, Restaurants, Markets, Coffee Shops, Bakeries, Confectioners and Bistros! Wine makers and
world class wines, along with world class cuisine.  This type of tourisms is perfect for everyone, it really gives you
and new prospective and appreciation to the cultural side of the region in relation to foods and wines.  We know
you will enjoy this different way of touring our region, it not only entertains, it entices your senses!  
A informative tour, educational and culturally enlightening! Fun too!  Surprises at each venue, the Chefs we visit will
be some of the regions best and they always go over the top. Cook books, recipes, Chef secrets and of course
some of the best foods and wines you will ever enjoy! Our itineraries may not have every detail in print, but for the
ones who know Chefs, know they always perform above and beyond expectations! We will also enjoy the regions
best hotels, resorts and tours. Expect the best and enjoy, you will be back for more as our venues change often!
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Welcome
Culinary Expeditions Tour Company
What is Culinary Tourism?
Cowboys to Chefs
Why Culinary Tours?
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What Should You Expect?
Exclusive Vacation Villas
Culinary Cruises
Nat Decants
Natalie Maclean:
Visit Nat Decants,
for in depth info on
the wine industry,
events & books.
web site:
www.nataliemaclean.com
Our tours include a class at a
special spot "Diane's Market
Kitchen and Market Tour!
Our guides to the north and the
best in the business! Let's Eat!
Visit Diane's Market Kitchen,
click here to view her site!
Edible-British Columbia
Visit Mendoza Wine Tours and
tell them we linked you to them!
Wine and Culinary Tours in
Argentina and Chile!
Our custom dinners in Seattle
Cooking Classes
Market Tours / Lunch
Market Tours / Dinner
Market Wine & Beer Tasting
Seatte / Bainbrigde Dinners
"Floss" - Fresh, Local, Organic, Seasonal, Sustainable
"Sustainable Resources" - "Fields to Tables"
Unique learning experience and fun too!
We take inquiries from all travel agents, we know you're our partners;  our
new compensation schedule is available via fax, email or phone - please
call or office or email us for group discounts, commissions, discounts and
any of your client requests - we will honor all requests based on availability:
michael@cetctravel.com
Tours for Schools:
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