- Asheville is one of the nation's premiere food destinations and home to the Foodtopian Society. Offering guided walking tours that let you taste some of the most exciting and memorable food in the South. The locally roasted coffee alone will have you moaning at the first sip! Asheville Food Tours offers a sumptuous glimpse into this exotic world of local Asheville restaurants, gourmet shops and microbreweries, featuring artisan cheeses and choice meats from local farms, crusty baked breads snatched from local ovens, rich hand-made chocolates and dynamic beer and wine lists. This two to two and a half hour relaxing stroll simply offers the best of Asheville, one bite at a time. Walk, taste and savor this journey through the "Paris of the South," as you step over the antique cobblestones, pass by an old-time fiddler and weave your way through this extraordinary culinary wonderland.