Team

The Foodie Lyon is a team of food and wine lovers !
We also love our city Lyon, so we want to take you to discover it’s wonderful streets, landscapes and the vineyards around.

We also want you to taste the very best of our local cuisine, that's why we have created these culinary and wine tours to share with you our passion for gastronomy, history, culture, and wine

Welcome to Lyon, capital of french gastronomy !

Alex is a real history geek, ex italian teacher and now teacher at Lyon 2 University in the training for guides, he has been a tour guide since 2010. His job allows him to share his three passions in life: eating, drinking, and laughing ! In particular, he underwent training on cheese production

Specialized in gastronomy, he has also founded the company New Generation Guide that offers interactive tours in Lyon

Favorite spot in Lyon: Les Halles Paul Bocuse (THE temple of gastronomie française !)

Favorite meal: Magret de canard sauce poivre vert (duck breast fillet with green pepper sauce), paired with a Fleurie (red wine from Beaujolais)

Olivier is a Lyon native, a true wine geek, and a certified wine expert. He has been organizing and conducting wine tours and tastings around Lyon since 2013
He spent a few years studying and working in Canada and a year travelling in South America

Favorite spot in Lyon: Croix-Rousse with his kids during “La vogue des marrons” (Lyon’s funfair)

Favorite meal: Pan-seared scallops paired with a Puligny Montrachet (white wine from Burgundy)… OMG!

Favorite quote: “Etre sobre, c’est boire bon” – To be sober, is to drink well