Gary's Curious Tasting & Travel Club

Gary’s Curious Tasting & Travel Club
Join a small-group event

Occasional and exceptional

Gary’s Curious Tasting & Travel Club gathers once or twice per month for tastings, tours and excursions. Events include encounters in special settings with sommeliers, winegrowers, artisans, chefs, bar owners, business owners, designers, chocolatiers, pastry makers, cheesemongers, chateau owners, specialized guides, etc..

The Curious Tasting & Travel Club also occasionally gathers to attend festivals, shows, and cultural and sporting events through France Revisited® touring and reservation services. Though not a travel agent, Gary and France Revisited® touring and reservation services are able to book or obtain tickets and seats for these select festivals, shows and events, which are then made available to CTTC members.

(Scroll down to see a schedule of upcoming events of the Curious Tasting & Travel Club.)

These are small-group events, typically for 5-10 participants, sometimes more. They attract travelers from abroad as well as residents of Paris, making for a wonderful mix of participants. All events are in English. All participants are asked to come with curiosity, conviviality and good cheer.

Some events are luxurious, some are simply excuses to enjoy good food and drink in good company, and some are delightfully quirky and off-the-beaten-track. All are organized in the spirit of discovery, enjoyment and good living.

When’s the next event and how do I join?

Beyond the specific events indicated below, the best way to stay in informed about upcoming events is to write to me.

If you live in Paris, let me know what type of events and tastings particularly interest you.
If you’ll be visiting Paris, tell me your travel dates and something about your travel party so that I can let you know if I have anything in the works for that time.

If you have your own pre-formed group of 4 or more, it may be possible to organize something for your group alone or as the basis for a larger group.

Upcoming event of Gary’s Curious Travel and Tasting Club — Neighborhood Wine Bar Tours & More

Date: Nov. 27, 2024, 9:15-11:30am
Theme: A morning pastry breakfast club
The Curious Tasting & Travel Club joins forces with The Paris Vignette at a breakfast gathering for pastries, coffee, bread and buttery… and stories about your favorite pastry memories.
Number of participants: 6-10
Cost: 50€ per person for non-club members. 35€ per person for club members*.

Date: Dec. 20, 2024, 5:30-9:30pm
Theme: Discover a Paris neighborhood tour through its streets, sights and wine bars
Gary’s regular convivial tour-and-toast to discover a Paris neighborhood thorough tastings at two wine bars and nibbles along the way.
Number of participants: 6-10
Cost: 100€ per person for non-club members. 80€ per person for club members*.

Date: Next gathering in January 2025. Date to be announced, 6:30-11pm
Theme: If this bottle could talk.
The Curious Tasting & Travel Club joins forces with The Paris Vignette for an evening of wine, nibbles and storytelling. Along with improving on their knowledge of French wine, each participant will be asked to tell a 5-minute story involving the bottle or dish that they’ve brought (spoken off the cuff or written in advance). Limited to 15 participants. At the end of the evening, participants will vote on the best story, with prizes for the top two vote-getters.
Cost: To be announced.

*A club member is someone who has toured with me privately or who has previously attended at least two other Curious Touring & Travel Club events.

To join write to gary [at] garysparistours.com or fill out the contact form below.

Cost

Prices typically range from 40€ to 225€ per person for events in Paris and from 250€ to 450€ per person for excursions, more for overnight trip. Prices are all inclusive unless otherwise noted in a given event description. Members of Gary’s Tasting & Travel Club (i.e. those who have enjoyed at least two events) receive a discount of 5-10%, depending on the event.

Let’s start planning!

Use this form to pre-book a tour or to request further information about specific tours, event planning and consulting services for Paris or elsewhere in France. The more you can tell me about your interests and your travel party, the better I can personalize a response.

Provide your phone number if you would like me to call you for a 5-10-minute no-obligation chat about your upcoming trip.