About Us

Our Story

Food Strolls Guided Tours was created in 2020 as a means for sharing our passion for New York’s food, history, and culture with others. What began as a hobby has developed into a full service tour agency, and over the past three years we’ve given over 1,000 tours to clients including Stanford University, Columbia University, Princeton University, NYU, Google, Meta, BMW, Ernst and Young, and the NYC Department of Education.

What We Offer

We currently offer nine unique New York City experiences, in addition to custom private group tours upon request. We are fully licensed and insured tour guides, professional bloggers, and active members of the Guides Association of New York City. Local food and history is our passion, and our tours are experiences you simply will not find anywhere else in NYC.

But we are also a family who love connecting with NYC’s history, mystery, and lore, while having as much fun as possible! For those interested in New York’s many neighborhoods and ethnic cuisines, we provide free information on our blog, which are great resources for travelers.

In addition to our tours, we work frequently with student groups studying historical and contemporary cultural influences in New York City. All of our tours emphasize themes like immigration, demographics, and ethnic food, and we work 100% PRO BONO with all New York City Public and Charter Schools. Other educational, religious, or non-profit organizations can inquire about large group discounts.

The Team

  • Alex Tervooren

    Meet Alex - The Founder and Creator of the popular food and history blog Foodstrolls.com. In a past life, he had an eventful career in Finance. Presently he’s a full time NYC Tour Guide, travel blogger, and busy father of three. His passion is NYC’s food and history, which he loves to share with others.

  • Karina Tervooren

    Meet Karina - The Social Media Director, Business Developer, and Photographer at Foodstrolls. A busy mommy of three, she is also the assistant tour guide. Originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Karina offers all tours in both Portuguese and English

  • Matt Tervooren

    Meet Matt - our resident wine expert and assistant tour guide. Matt is a professional sommelier with an Advanced Certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers in America. Matt and Alex co-host our popular Wine, Food, and History Tours.

  • Natalia

    Meet Natalia - a Jr. Tour Guide, Collaborator, and expert on all things pizza!

  • Eduard

    Meet Eduard - another Jr. Tour Guide and soup dumpling connoisseur.

  • Beatrice

    Meet Beatrice - our Tour Guide in Training and lover of dairy products.