Hi there, I'm very disappointed to hear that you had such a terrible time on the New Mexico Flavors tour. I am the owner of the company and as a small locally owned and operated business, I have personally trained and observed each of our guides. I also periodically show up on tours guided by others to make sure our guides are providing quality information about the food, restaurants, history, culture, and historical points of interest. After 14 years in business multiple accreditation’s, including USA today’s top 10 food tours in the country in 2023, we take our guest tour experiences very seriously. It seems as though you felt lectured to and not a conversation which might’ve been more optimal for you. I’m sure Jose would’ve loved some feedback in that moment. I’m also not completely clear what alleged questions to Jose were not answered when I have heard him answer and respond to these questions hundreds of times. None the less, we have had a conversation about your experience and have some ideas of how to make guests feel more included if they feel like they are being lectured to about our rich history and culture. Including checking in with guests periodically throughout the tour to see if they feel like they would like to participate more. This may be difficult, since like you mentioned, this is a food tour that also includes history and sightseeing as noted on our website, and affiliate booking sites. As for the food, I am disappointed to hear that you were not excited about the home made beef street taco from La fogata, green chile chicken enchilada plate from Del Charro, the green chile stew from Boxcar, the chocolate from Señor Murphy and the various alcoholic and n/a drink pairings that are included with each dish. As a reminder all of our restaurants and food items are listed on our website and affiliate websites for any guests review prior to taking a tour. I’m sure you’re an expert in our food and in particular our green chile stew so in the future, I would recommend looking over the list of restaurants and food items to make sure they’re up to your standards before taking any tour, rather than leaving a subpar review publicly in an unimaginative attempt to hurt a small business. In particular, a better approach might have been to reach out to me directly in the follow up email I personally send to all of our tour guests so that I could have made sure to address the issue directly in hopes of making you feel better about the situation. None the less, I hope you had a safe journey home.