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Your tour guide / Culinary Historian Shirley Lum.


Famous meeting place for Kensington Foodies Roots Walks and also Haunted Kensington, Chinatown and Grange walks.


Celebrating Chinese New Year on Second Chinatown Foodies walk is extra fun & lucky when the Lion Dancers comes to your dim sum table! Copyright © 2009 by Ruth Lor Malloy. All rights reserved. See additional images at personal web-site: http://www.china-travel-
guide.com as well as the web-site for the Toronto Chinatown story http://www.VisualTravel
Tours.com


Not your tour guide!
One of Toronto's famous literary visitors, Charles Dickens.

 

 

YOUR DOORWAY TO TORONTO'S OFF-BEAT
HAUNTS, LOCAL LEGENDS, AND CUISINE

Exercise your mind, body and spirit while awakening all your senses!

Since July 1993, A Taste of the World has been offering intimate, educational yet interactive and entertaining walks in Toronto's various multi-cultural neighbourhoods. We specialize in tours for the passionate Foodies, Literary Detectives and Ghost Hunters!

If you're a long-time Torontonian - Come! Don't wait until you have guests in town to book a tour. Walk with us!

If you just moved to Toronto - Welcome! Come along for a wonderful orientation of our ever-rapidly growing and evolving city of diverse neighbourhoods. Explore with us!

If you're a seasoned visitor to Toronto - Welcome back! You'll love rubbing shoulders with locals while discovering the quirkier side of Toronto. Unearth some best-kept local secrets with us!

"Walk and be happy.
Walk and be healthy."
- Charles Dickens, American Notes, 1842

"Life is a feast! Come celebrate with us as together
we unearth Toronto's hidden delights! Experience Toronto
with new eyes, but also a new palate and refreshed senses."
- Shirley Lum, Founder, Culinary Historian, Guide & Foodie

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Gift Certificates
now available!

HOT TIPS!
Special dates and
events to consider
when booking!

For Foodies…

17th Annual Chinese Lunar New Year in Toronto's 2nd Chinatown Tours
Jan. 24, 25, 26, Feb. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 2014 NEW Fridays!

7th Annual Chinese New Year’s Day 11-Course Banquet
Fri. Jan. 31st, 2014

2nd Annual Chinese New Year's Lantern Festival 9-Course Banquet
Fri. Feb. 14th 2014

Multi-Ethnic Spring Bounty in Kensington Market
March to June TBA

Qing Ming Festival in Toronto’s 2nd Chinatown
Sunday April 6, 2014

Dragon Boat Festival: Toronto’s Lost First Chinatown + Second Chinatown
May 25, June 1, 2014

Multi-Ethnic Summer Bounty: Kensington Market
July-Aug. 30, 2014

Lotus Festival: Toronto’s Lost First Chinatown + Second Chinatown
July 5, 19, 2014

Harvest Moon Festival: Toronto’s Lost First Chinatown + Second Chinatown
Aug. 24, 31 and Sept. 7 14

Multi-Ethnic Harvest Season: Toronto’s Kensington Market & Chinatown
Sept. 13 - Oct.18,, 2014

For Literary Detectives…

79th Anniversary of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s last home!
Sat. March 9, 2014

Charles Dickens' Toronto 1842 Visit
Sat. May 3, 2014

FINAL Lucy Maud Montgomery Salute!
Sat. Oct. 11, 2014

For Ghost Hunters…

Ghostly March Break Walks
March 14 – 21, 2014

May Equinox Ghost Festival
April 29 – May 2, 2014

Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival
Aug.7,14, 2014

Halloween Week Special
Oct. 21 – Oct. 29, 2014
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