Robert Weinberg
Co-owner & Tour Director
Originally from New York, Robert moved to Philadelphia 23 years ago to attend the University of Pennsylvania where he majored in Japanese (blame the movie "Shogun"). While at Penn, he attended the New York Restaurant School and graduated with honors. He subsequently attended classes at the International Pastry Arts Center in N. White Plains, NY. After completing his degree at Penn, he spent time studying in Japan (and eating everything in sight!) Upon returning to the U.S., Robert fulfilled his dream of becoming a restaurateur and opened Beyond Measure in Center City with his sister, and founder of City Food Tours, Joyce Weinberg.

Having grown up in a kosher home and becoming a vegetarian 8 years ago, he is very knowledgeable in various religious and cultural dietary customs and appreciates and accommodates people from different culinary backgrounds.

Guilty Pleasure: Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies and anything from Entenmann's

Eric Matzke
Co-owner & Tour Director
Although Eric was born in a suburb of Chicago, he spent his entire childhood on the island of Oahu in Hawaii where there are strong Japanese, Hawaiian, Samoan, and Filipino influences. His earliest memories are of eating Manapua (sticky buns with meat filling), huli huli chicken, Portuguese sausage, and kim chee.

Eric is a self-proclaimed food nerd. From his study of sustainable agriculture and economic botanicals in college to advanced pastry courses at The Philadelphia Restaurant School, he has an insatiable appetite to learn about delicious foods. Eric has a solid background in not only wine, beer, cheese, and chocolate, but also Brazilian Rodizio cuisine and Aphrodisiac foods. He develops all of the content for our special events, including our Flower Show Food Tour, July 4th Red, White, and Blue Tour, and "So Long to Summer" Labor Day Tour. His graphic arts, design, and website background constantly come in handy as he is also our Art Director.

Eric has extensive tour-guide experience and has planned events for non-profits and convention groups across the US. He received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Zoology from Eastern Illinois University and his Masters in Fine Arts at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Guilty Pleasure: Grocery store birthday cakes

Mica
Private Events Coordinator
Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mica moved to the Philadelphia area in 2006 to attend Bryn Mawr College, where she majored in Religion at Haverford College and minored in Spanish. During her undergraduate years she worked for Bryn Mawr's Office of Conferences and Events, and was involved in planning the visits of Bill Clinton and Madeleine Albright and many other events, assisting with space reservation, catering and audio/visual/multimedia logistics.

After a post-graduation hiccup involving a nightmare job, Mica found City Food Tours and began work with the company as the Private Events Manager in August of 2010. Relatively new to Philadelphia proper, the job has given her the chance to become well-acquainted with the city as well as its diverse and delicious food offerings! As someone who loves a fast-paced, high-energy work environment, and interacting with a wide-variety of people, Mica has found CFT to be the perfect fit for her.


Guilty Pleasure: Tootsie Rolls

Judy
Tour Director
Judy is proud to say that she is a fourth generation Philadelphian and therefore a history and anything Philly enthusiast, including its rich history of food. Having a degree in broadcasting, her career has included being a producer/director for Educational TV, public radio, advertising, event planning, and most recently public relations. Her favorite job was being a DJ for 20 years. Judy loves being with people and creating memories for them.

With City Food Tours, Judy has been able to share her love of the city along with her passion for its food, including her own experiences of her youth and ancestry.

Guilty Pleasure: The Philadelphia Hoagie - before her son was born he was called "Hoagie Beck" because of the amount of hoagies she ate. He was born 10 lbs, 4 oz!

Jamie
Tour Director
Jamie is truly a "Philly Boy" at heart since he was both born and raised in the city. His passion for the city itself is heightened by the fact that his father is actually a Benjamin Franklin impersonator!

Jamie has been a bartender and server for the past 5 years all around Philadelphia, so his knowledge of food and drinks is definitely well rounded. However, he admits his "talent" for eating the greasiest and least healthy of cuisines in massive portions is un-matched by anyone.
Although Jamie is currently our Operations Manager in the office, he actually started with us as a tour guide on our popular Flavors of Philly Tour, and still directs tours on the weekends. Growing up in an Irish household, his family's motto was "It's not what you put on the table that matters... It's what you put in the seats." So, Jamie always makes his guests feel like part of the City Food Tours family.

Guilty Pleasure: Chicken, Bacon, Ranch Pizza or anything Chinese!

Teagan
Tour Director
Teagan, a.k.a. Dr. Food, has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania with a specialty in Historical Archaeology. Her dissertation was on food in Philadelphia from 1750-1850. She is originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She also spends a great deal of time practicing and teaching yoga as well as dancing, principally salsa and hip hop these days. She loves being a tour guide because it affords her an opportunity to share her love of all things food with others!



Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate and good beer