Northeast Philly Food Tour: Uzbek, Russian, and more!

Dates:February 23, 2025
Meets:Su from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location:*Meet at High Point, Richard Allen Lane Train Station*
Cost: $42.00

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(We have opened this class to students previously on the waiting list, Class is limited to 10 students) Join ex Chef Glenn Bergman for a half day tour and tasting. Visit Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Russia without needing a passport or visa. Spend four hours learning about Georgian wines, breads and cheeses. Drink tea and perhaps some vodka while tasting delicious Uzbekistan food. Finish the day shopping in at least one Russian / Eastern European grocery store. How many different feta cheeses can you taste (each are different!)? Try smoked and cured fishes - more than you have ever seen in Philly! Enjoy camels milk, baked goods, and more! Meet us in Northeast Philly at the Georgian Bakery, and Cafe, 11749 Bustleton Ave, at 10:00 am. Address to be provided when you register. Carpooling may be organized for those leaving from Mt. Airy.

Notes:

$25 materials fee payable to the instructor for food sampling. Be sure to bring additional funds to taste wine, beers or to purchase additional food for yourself and groceries to take home. Meet us at Net Cost Store parking lot located at 11701 Bustleton Ave. at 10:00 am. Carpooling may be organized for those leaving from Mt. Airy’s High Point Cafe at Richard Allen Lane Station at 9:00 am.
Fee: $42.00

*Meet at High Point, Richard Allen Lane Train Station*

7210 Cresheim Road, Philadelphia, PA

Glenn Bergman

is the former Executive Director of Philabundance, and previously served for 11 years as the General Manager of the Weavers Way Co-Op. He has led food tours of Chinatown for MALT and this term is also eager to share his food explorations to Northeast and Southwest Philly. Glenn is donating his faculty fee to the nonprofit Ukraine Trust Train, providing humanitarian relief to people in the war. No funds will go towards military equipment.

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