Christopher, Sam, Neil, Gabriella.
The area of tourism given to my group is Culinary Tourism. Culinary TourismĀ includes any tourism experience in which a person learns about, appreciates, consumes or participates in anyĀ eating or drinkingĀ that reflects the local cuisine, heritage, or culture of a place. Some observations I made while at Brooklyn Bridge Park and DUMBO is that the majority of places of where you can have a bite to eat or drink has a very vintage look to them. You can see the history in places such as Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory and Brooklyn Roasting Company because of the tremendous difference between them and the surrounding buildings which are being renovated. It goes from old creaky wood floors and that 1950’s Ā rusted/old exterior to clear shiny glass windows, and tall brand new buildings. It really shows you how far back the history dates on places and restaurants on the Brooklyn Waterfront. Eating delicious creamy deserts at the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory and Tasting Nicaraguan coffee is actually two significant Ā activities you can participate in the area of DUMBO. Two other activities you can participate in is watching Nathan’s annual hot dog eating contest over at Coney Island where some of the most competitive eating in world is done, and spending an afternoon fishing in Sheepshead Bay where you can learn to fish and potentially bring one in for a nice “Fresh off the boat” kind of meal.
