Old Town Pasadena { Melting Pot Tour }

On the 19th, Brian and I met up with our friends Joanna and Tony in Pasadena. We had a fabulous time taking the Melting Pot Tour in Old Town. Following our guide, Kendall, we walked around for 3.5 hours stopping at various places tasting yummy food. Here are some snaps.

First stop: Tortas Mexico to sample ... well, a torta.

above: Stop 2- Father Nature to sample falafel. Here's Tony and Joanna.

below: Stop 3- Equator to sample 3 different entrees. Here's one... above: here's two of three. Tony, Brian and Joanna at the table.

below: Stop 4- Aux Delices Bakery & Cafe to taste Opera cake. YUM!

above: Stop 5- Beyond the Olive. We sampled 2 different extra virgin olive oils and

2 balsomic vinegars. Every oil in the store is California made.

below: Stop 6- Choza Mama. We sampled three different entrees. Here's one.

above: As we walked around, Kendall gave us some interesting Pasadena history.

below: Stop 7 - Bird Pick Tea & Herb sampling 3 different teas.

above: Here's tea brewing. Love the tea pots in the window.

below: There were 10 of us following Kendell.

above: Stop 8- Tutti Gelati. Tony and Joanna sampling a YUMMY gelato-sorbet

below: Stop 9- The Soap Kitchen. This was a 'sensory tasting'.

In the kitchen with Kendall telling us how soap is made.

above: Last stop- Mignon Chocolate Boutique. Another yummy sample!

Tour info can be found here: http://www.meltingpottours.com/

After the tour, we walked around and did some shopping.

I took the snap above in a cute card place - Lula Mae.

below: a snap from the Apple store.

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