Born in Colorado Springs. Fed by Curiosity.
We started with a simple belief: the best way to know a city is to eat your way through it. Since 2010, that belief has guided over 25,000 guests through the flavors of Colorado Springs.
More Than a Tour Company
Rocky Mountain Food Tours was born from a love of Colorado Springs — its people, its neighborhoods, and the restaurants and makers who call it home. Founded in 2010, we set out to create experiences that would connect visitors and locals alike to the authentic heart of our city.
Today, we're Colorado Springs' most recognized culinary experience, with five distinct tours, a roster of passionate local guides, and partnerships with dozens of beloved local businesses. Every year, we welcome thousands of guests through the doors of restaurants, breweries, bakeries, and artisan shops that define what Colorado Springs tastes like.
But we're more than a food tour. We're storytellers, community builders, and advocates for the local businesses and causes that make Colorado Springs great.
Proud partner of Care & Share Food Bank. A portion of every tour booking supports food security in Southern Colorado.
16 Years of Flavor
Founded as Colorado Springs Food Tours with our first walking tour, “Delicious Downtown.” Added a Manitou Springs dinner tour later that fall.
Launched the “Wild West” dinner tour in Old Colorado City, hired our first tour guides, and earned our first TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.
Debuted downtown Colorado Springs’ first cocktail and brewery tours. Paused Manitou Springs operations during the Waldo Canyon Fire to support the community.
Founder Samantha earned her MBA in Innovation Management from UCCS, took sole ownership, and rebranded as Rocky Mountain Food Tours — a new identity that won Gold at the American Advertising Awards.
Paused tours during COVID and pivoted to a gift box company spotlighting Colorado-made products.
Launched our first holiday-themed pop-up food tours and earned TripAdvisor’s “Best of the Best” — top 10% of experiences worldwide.
Won the Excellence in Customer Service Award from Visit Colorado Springs and launched the Gold Medal Food Tour with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum.
Celebrated our 15-year anniversary — and 25,000+ hungry guests served.
Meet Your Guides
Our guides are the soul of Rocky Mountain Food Tours. Passionate locals, dedicated storytellers, and genuine food lovers — every one of them.
Samantha Wood
Founder & Lead Guide
Self-proclaimed chocoholic, avid traveler, accidental entrepreneur and mother of two "chickies." Co-founded Rocky Mountain Food Tours in 2010. Holds an MBA from UCCS and currently sits on the Visit Colorado Springs Board of Directors.
Guiding since: 2010
Jason Gomez
Senior Guide
Originally from Arizona with a B.A. in Spanish and Portuguese from the University of Arizona. Moved to Colorado Springs in 2018 and believes food helps people share their stories and unites us all.
Guiding since: 2021
Beth Lueders
Guide
Raised in rural southeast Nebraska, Beth’s career as a journalist, copywriter, author, and speaker has taken her to nearly 20 countries. She raises and shows rough collies and volunteers with pet therapy programs.
Guiding since: 2021
Kathy Mannerberg
Guide
Has lived in Colorado Springs since 1988, with earlier stops in Germany and a smattering of places west of the Mississippi. A licensed massage therapist and Rock Ledge Ranch docent since 2016.
Guiding since: 2022
Adam Wright
Guide
Grew up on a 40-acre apple orchard in North Carolina and holds master’s degrees in Sustainable Agriculture and Creative Writing. Received a Julia Child Foundation food writing award in 2015 and runs a school garden program.
Guiding since: 2022
Behr Boswell
Guide
Colorado Springs native who discovered his passion for food on a senior trip to France. Works at The Mona Lisa fondue restaurant in Manitou Springs alongside community-focused roles.
Guiding since: 2023
Come Join the Table
Experience Colorado Springs the way locals know it — one delicious bite at a time.
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