New York is the "melting pot" and we are thrilled to show you how accurate that description really is.

New York’s energy comes from its people who hail from from literally every corner of the globe. We cook foods you love, and foods you’ve never even heard of.

From Greenmarket to urban gardens, from tea to pizza, from India to Tibet via Shanghai, there is a tour that will surprise even the most jaded New Yorker. 

Fancy a pastrami sandwich with Ruth Reichl? Or a guided tour of Roosevelt Avenue with Madhur Jaffrey? Want to ask Grace Young about her cousin’s recipe for Three Tea Cup Chicken? Always wanted to tour the Latin American markets, discover why Freddy is the King of Falafel, or explore the Mediterranean markets and ethnic restaurants of Queens? This is your chance!

Our New York members are literally opening their homes to welcome you. Bagels at Arthur Schwartz’s apartment, an elegant home-cooked Japanese dinner, and a hands-on demo of how to create your home cocktail bar are just a few of the exclusive ways you can experience our New York.

We’ve put together over 20 original tours and events. These tours are designed to be personal and intimate, so space is limited. We have tried to cover a range of prices and times. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

All tours will start at the Millennium Hotel lobby where you will be taken care of by your tour host. In keeping with our Go Green initiative, we will be using the NYC subway system for most tours, showing you how real New Yorkers get around town quickly and efficiently. Our hosts look forward to making this a great New York experience. Please wear comfortable, weather-appropriate shoes, and be sure to check the weather report before heading out because our weather can change in a New York minute.

Our tour hosts know their turf, so you can relax and enjoy your mini holiday Big Apple adventure. Only at IACP!

Here's a quick look at the tours we have created for this conference. Note: Many tours have sold out. Tickets for open tours can be purchased here.

#OPT001
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Union Square Greenmarket Tour
An early morning, behind-the-scenes look at GrowNYC Greenmarket's vibrant flagship market in Union Square where small family farms sell the foods they grow, raise, catch, forage, and bake themselves.

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9:15 am - 2:00 pm
Lower East Side Jewish Heritage Tour, with Ruth Reichl & Friends
Sample some of the finest delicacies that the Lower East Side of NYC has to offer, and join Ruth Reichl for lunch at Katz’s Deli. If can't join us for the whole tour, come just for lunch! (#OPT012)

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9:15 am - 3:00 pm
Taste the World of Tea
Come with us on a tea journey around the world, featuring international nibbles and a three-course tea lunch.

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9:30 am - 1:30 pm
West Village & Beyond: Exploring Italian Food
You will be delighted with the tastes and sites of  Greenwich Village on this Italian culinary walking tour.

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10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Get Your Flanken! Arthur Schwartz’s Brooklyn
Join Arthur Schwartz, famed radio host, the "Food Maven," and award-winning cookbook author, for breakfast at his apartment - a bagel with a schmear, natch! - followed by a Brooklyn shopping tour and a Middle Eastern lunch.

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10:45 am - 2:30 pm
India in Jackson Heights & Floral Park: An Intimate Food Adventure with Madhur Jaffrey
If you are passionate and eager to know more about Indian foods, this is the tour for you. Madhur Jaffrey, cookbook author, actress, and leading authority, will introduce you to foods rarely experienced outside of India.

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10:45 am - 3:00 pm
Tasting China: Passport Not Required
Forget what you know about eating in America’s Chinatowns. Led by Ian Lam Kho, James Beard nominated author, and joined by cookbook author, Grace Young, this is an insider's invitation to the exotic wonders of regional Chinese foods.

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11:30 am - 2:30 pm
A New York Slice    
Debating who has the best pizza in NY? Fuggetaboudit! Experience what are considered some of the top contenders for the city’s best pizza and decide for yourself.

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11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Eat the Street, Roosevelt Ave’s World Tour
Come to “El Camino del Santiago,” an exotic enclave in the heart of Queens. Experience the Latin markets; meet vendors selling elotes (Mexican street corn) grilled on shopping carts and tacos from family-owned stands.

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11:30 am - 3:30 pm
Mediterranean on the East River
With special guests, Maria Speck and Anthony Sasso, experience Astoria Queens. Once famous as the largest Greek community outside of Greece, this vibrant neighborhood now reflects the entire Mediterranean.

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11:30 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Hills at Stone Barns Garden Tour & Lunch 
Take a train ride up the Hudson River to Chef Dan Barber’s legendary restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico, New York.

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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Chocolate and French Pastry
The title says it all. Join pastry chef and author, Kathryn Gordon, as we visit the neighborhoods of Hudson Square, Soho, and Lower East Side.

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3:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Exploring the East Village - One Bite at a Time
No area of Manhattan blends culinary history and upcoming trends with more ease than the East Village.

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3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Red Hook Winery Tour & Tasting
Visit the Red Hook Winery in this historic waterfront district of Brooklyn, including tastings of their wines paired with cheeses, salumi, taralli, and other Italian specialties.

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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kids in the Kitchen: Hands-On Healthy Cooking Workshop
This year, join local KIK members for their final session of an eight-hour culinary program at Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, The Culinary Trust’s 2012 Richard Sax Grant Recipient.

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3:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Urban Gardens, Green Guerillas & a Pizza  Dinner
Why let a good rooftop go to waste? Discover how inner city New Yorkers are leading the urban farm revolution.

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5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Bitter Sweet Cocktails
Sother Teague, barman and bitter expert, will share the differences between potable and tincture bitters. Come to Amor y Amargo, the laser-focused bar in the East Village.

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7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oysters, Cocktails & Trains: Bygone Elegance Preserved
Tour Grand Central Station in all its glory with stops for an aperitif at The Campbell Apartment, the restored private office of a 1920's tycoon, and a specially curated dinner at the famed Oyster Bar, under the vaulted Guastavino tile ceiling.

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7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Japanese Kaiseki Dinner Prepared in Hiroko Shimbo’s American Kitchen
Kaiseki is an elaborate, formal Japanese meal in which eight to ten dishes are served sequentially in individual small bowls and plates.

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8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Rum Tiki Cocktail Crawl
Tiki bars have influenced thirsty sailors and landlubbers alike with rum-driven and tropically influenced concoctions, and happily, they are back in fashion.

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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cocktails Anyone? Setting Up a Home Cocktail Bar
Should you stir or should you shake? If you’re thinking about setting up a home bar, or just interested in seeing how the pros do it, then this “crawl” is for you. (Sunday, April 1)

#OPT022: iAdventure and the Foodie Magician's Insider's Guide to Chinatown Tour
1:30-4:30pm
See the mysterious Chinatown neighborhood through the eyes of renowned Food Magician Josh Beckerman. Discover hidden gems while you sample signature dishes at 4 of Josh's favorite restaurants and learn about several others during this guided tour of Chinatown. Josh Beckerman leads this culinary excursion combining gastronomy, comedy and magic that will leave you speechless. Following the walking tour, IACP members will be treated to a seated early dinner with the Foodie Magician himself at his absolute favorite NYC restaurant, New Malaysia.
Tour host: Food Magician Josh Beckerman
Tour Cost: $85

#OPT027: Meet the Artisans Tour & Lunch at Arthur Avenue, the Little Italy in the Bronx with Culinary Guide Renée Restivo
10:30am-3:30pm
Enjoy a guided culinary walk of Arthur Avenue, where you'll taste food and learn about traditions at some of Renée's favorite bakeries, pastry shops, fish markets, Italian vegetable markets and pasta stores. Taste bread from an oven that dates back to the 1890s, learn where celebrities buy their mozzarella, taste authentic products at pork shops and discover where to buy the best cheese. Part of the tour takes place in a colorful, enclosed market opened in the heart of the Bronx's Little Italy in 1940. We'll enjoy a family style lunch together after the walk. You'll be able to return to this neighborhood on your own again and again for shopping, eating and inspiration.
Culinary Guide: Renée Restivo
Cost for Insider's Tour, Demos, Tastings & Lunch with Wine: $125 per person