What we are all about and who we are...
Cheerleaders of local people, places and produce.
Taste & Tour deliver multi-award-winning food and drink experiences in Belfast and Edinburgh.
Led by passionate local guides, we create unforgettable experiences that celebrate the flavours, culture, and people of each city.
We curate unforgettable food and drink experiences for both public and private groups.
Each is designed to showcase the city’s brightest and best flavours as we connect people to the city and each other through local food and drink in locally owned hospitality venues.
At Taste & Tour, it’s about more than a food and drink tour, it’s an invitation to love our cities through their extraordinary tastes while our passionate, local guides lead the cheer!
What do we do for Tour Operators & Corporates?
We offer a suite of solutions for tour operators and corporate clients including Food & Drink Treasure Hunts, Dining Tours, Mini Food & Drink Markets, Traditional Pub Tours with lunch or dinner and even Irish Bar Takeovers.
MEET THE TEAM
CAROLINE WILSON
Founding Director.
After a 15 year legal career Caroline turned her passion into a business when she created Northern Ireland's first ever food tour, the Belfast Food Tour™, in March 2014. It all started with a desire to show off the very best of Belfast's hospitality scene and the incredible produce of Northern Ireland in a fun and informative way - and this ethos remains to this day.
Little did she know that what started as one tour a week would grow into what Taste & Tour - founded in 2016 with Phil - has become today with 36 tour guides and expansion into Edinburgh, Scotland in 2023.
Always passionate about tourism in Northern Ireland, Caroline is also a board member of the Visit Belfast, The Strand Arts Centre and participates in Belfast Flavours, the Belfast City Council Food and Drink Tourism Network.
Favourite Cocktail: A classic Margarita
Favourite Condiment: Tarragon Mustard
Favourite Cookbook: Nigella Summer or Ottolenghi Simple
PHIL ERVINE
Founding Director.
Phil's passion has always been food and drink and BTT (before Taste & Tour) he worked in marketing for a hospitality group of 5 star hotels, pubs and pizzerias, a beer company and a gin distillery - all of his favourite things.
When he moved back to Belfast after university he fell in love with the city and has been determined ever since to put it on the map as the brilliant place it is to visit, eat, drink and live in.
As a drinks and cocktail geek it was a dream come true to have free reign and create The Spirit Circle, home to Sensorium and Belfast by the Glass. Phil was also the chair of a Tourism Northern Ireland Recovery Group that was formed in 2020 and a founding member of Belfast Flavours Food & Drink Collective.
Favourite Cocktail: Corpse Reviver #2, Old Fashioned or Dirty Gin Martini (he just can't choose)
Favourite Condiment: Ballymaloe Relish (just so versatile)
Favourite Cookbook: The Irish Cookbook by JP McMahon
NICOLA JOHNSTON
Experience Operations Manager.
Nicola joined the Taste & Tour team in 2019 and has been living her food and drink dream (as she says!) ever since.
If you get in touch regarding a private or corporate experience Nicola will be your main point of contact and you'll no doubt marvel at the speed at which she replies and can organise unforgettable experiences.
Pre-T&T Nicola worked in the wonderful world of local distilleries where she became a self-confessed gin snob. She's known to sneak her favourite cocktails onto as many tours as possible!
Favourite Cocktail: Dirty Martini or Gin Old Fashioned
Favourite Condiment: Homemade Tartare Sauce
Favourite Cookbook: Nigella Christmas or Dishoom
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