About half my food tour guests have never done one before, and a lot of them didn't book it. What a first food tour in Amsterdam is really like.

A local food tour guide's picks from Albert Heijn: what to eat while you're in Amsterdam, what to take home, and how bags, self-checkout and Bonus deals work.

I'm usually the last person to get excited about an all-you-can-eat restaurant. Too often it's quantity over quality, and you walk out remembering the food coma more than the food. One right next to Leidseplein, one of the busiest squares in the city? Even less. Most of my days are spent at market stalls and small family places with the people on my food tours, so a place like this isn't my usual tip. But I love meat, and I love the idea of a Brazilian rodizio, so when Barrac