Edinburgh Food Tour Guide

Eating Europe LLC.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A culinary tour company in Edinburgh is looking for food tour guides with a passion for local cuisine and culture. Ideal candidates should have a charismatic personality and the ability to engage with guests, ensuring enjoyable tour experiences. Responsibilities include managing restaurant visits, troubleshooting during tours, and performing administrative tasks. Flexible working hours, including weekends, are expected. Apply by emailing your CV and additional information to the specified email address.

Qualifications

• Charismatic personality with a sense of humor and passion for food and travel.
• Strong storyteller in English.
• Ability to manage restaurant and food shop visits effectively.

Responsibilities

• Be knowledgeable about Scottish cuisine and culture.
• Manage visits to restaurant and food shop partners.
• Troubleshoot to ensure smooth tour operations.
• Perform small administrative tasks related to the tours.

Skills

Knowledge about Scottish cuisine

Storytelling

Engaging personality

Flexibility in working hours

Job description

Overview

Food Tour Guides Wanted in Edinburgh

Do you want to work for the most exciting food tour company in Europe? Can command a crowd, make them laugh and have everyone literally eating out of the palm of your hand?

Eating Europe, www.eatingeurope.com is the largest company specialising in culinary tours and activities across Europe. The company started in Rome, Italy in 2011 then expanded into cities across Europe. Since its start, Eating Europe has welcomed over 400,000 clients who have left over 10,000 positive reviews on Tripadvisor and other review online sites which is in large part due to the world class food tour guides that are a major part of our team. As an Eating Europe food tour guide you will be trained and continually supported.

We are currently looking for food tour guides in Edinburgh.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Be knowledgeable about Scottish cuisine and culture, entertaining, engaging, and empathetic with all of our customers on tour
• Manage the visits to our restaurant and food shop partners in the best way for our guests and our partners
• Troubleshoot and think on your feet when needed to make sure everything runs smoothly
• Small administrative responsibilities such as checking guests in and signing for numbers at the vendors

We want to hear from you if

• You love Edinburgh, its food, its culture and people
• You have a charismatic personality with a sense of humor and a deep passion for food and travel.
• You are a strong storyteller in English
• You are flexible in working hours, including weekends

To apply

To apply you must email us all of the following information to Katrina Brinckerhoff at [e-mail]

• Attach a copy of your CV in English
• In the body of the email please include the following information

• Your Availability - how many days per week, if relevant the time of day you are available
• How long you have been living in Edinburgh
• Whether you have worked as a tour guide in the past. If so where and for how long
• If you currently work as a freelancer
• If you have ever worked in the food or restaurant sector