About Us

Mission Statement: To share our knowledge and passion for great food and wine in a way that is both entertaining and educational.

Howdy food fans,

I'm Michael Rogers the principle founder of Seattle Food Tours a company dedicated to the enjoyment of Seattle's culinary culture. I've been living in Seattle for 17 years now and working as an inbound tour operator for over 12 years. Previously I worked in restaurants from Seattle to Miami (literally), along the way I spent an invaluable year in the kitchen as a chef's apprentice in a four star restaurant. My love for food can be traced to my grandmother whose cooking taught me that it is not always about the best ingredients, precision and the latest trends, but more about expressing yourself, and cooking from the heart.

Our walking tour guides

Heather Chermak

Penny Truitt

Businesses visited:

Pike Place Market:

• Vital Tea Leaf
• De Laurenti's Specialty Food & Wine
• Bottega Italiana
• The Crumpet Shop
• Pike Place Chowder
• La Buona Tavola
• Pure Food Fish Market
• Alm Hill Farms
• Pink Door Restaurant

Belltown:

• Lola
• Via Tribunali
• Frontier Room
• Shiro's
• Branzino
• Marco's Supperclub

Customer testimonials:

"It was the BEST experience in Seattle!"

- nylovefood from Trip Advisor, Aug. 2009

"A delight! By far our favorite event in Seattle."

- kariMilwaukee from Trip Advisor, June 2009

"We thought the tour was superb."

- woolton from Zerve, April 2009

About the Pike Place Market:

According to famed Seattle chef, restaurateur and businessman Tom Douglas, The Pike Place Market is the "heart and soul of food in Seattle." Opened in 1907 as a venue for farmers to sell their goods directly to the public, The Market is today an outlet for craftspeople, merchants, artists, performers and of course still farmers to sell what they have to offer. Overlooking Seattle's Elliott Bay, The Pike Place Market is now one of the oldest operated public farmers' markets in the United States and it is visited by an estimated 10 million people each year.

About Belltown

Once a low-rent, semi-industrial arts district, Belltown has transformed in recent decades into Downtown Seattle's epicenter of trendy restaurants, boutiques, nightclubs and residential condo towers. The neighborhood has rich history that goes back to the founding of Seattle. William Nathaniel Bell was a member of the Denny Party, the first group of white settlers that landed in Seattle, and the land that is now his namesake is where he staked his claim.

General Contact Information:

Michael Rogers, owner
Seattle Food Tours
12721 Renton Ave. S
Seattle, WA 98178
(206) 725-4483
michael@seattlefoodtours.com

For more information, please contact:
Nathan Hambley Frause
206.352.6402
nhambley@frause.com

Member, Seattle's Convention and Visitor's Bureau