Get a taste of tenement history! Explore over 150 years of Lower East Side history through the stories of immigrant and migrant communities and the unique food cultures that defined life in the neighborhood. Together with a Museum Educator, examine ways in which tenement residents both preserved and adapted the food traditions of their homelands, and how generations of street vendors, restaurateurs, home cooks, and grocers sustained communities while shaping wider ideas of American cuisine and identity.
Visit 10 unique stops and try 5 small tastings from local Lower East Side vendors! Tastings include:
- Cafe Katja (pretzels & beer)
- Pickle Guys (new pickle, garlic stuffed olive, pickled pineapple)
- Dominican Cravings (chicken or cheese empanadas with cilantro sauce)
- Essex Olive and Spice (olive oils & balsamic vinaigrettes)
- Lower East Side Ice Cream Factory (ice cream)
Alongside tastings, tour a modern public market with a surprisingly deep history in the neighborhood and learn about everything from Kleindeutschland, NYC’s first non-English speaking community, to how public schools in the Lower East Side became the front line in the battle to “Americanize” immigrant cuisine.
*Currently, discounts are only available to Museum members.
