Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Taste History Culinary Tour on November 21st highlighted Turkish food in Delray Beach and also a first time trip to Boynton Beach Neighborhood of the Art District. Check out the Photos!


Chef Numan Unsal of Sefa Mediterranean Grill in Pineapple Grove Arts District of Downtown Delray Beach, Florida. Sefa was visited for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida

The non-profit Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History's Taste History Culinary Tour on November 21, 2011 hosted a cultural group from the Vizcaya community.  The tour guests were delighted with Turkish cuisine from the Sefa Mediterranean Grill located in the Pineapple Grove Arts District in Delray Beach. Then the tour traveled for seafood at Hurricane Alley on historic Ocean Avenue in Downtown Boynton Beach.   There were also visits to the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District and to the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History in Boynton Beach.


Hurricane Alley on historic Ocean Avenue in Downtown Boynton Beach, FL. The building was completed in year 1919

The Taste History culinary tour made its way to Industrial Avenue in Boynton Beach which is bolstered with the eclectic Neighborhood Art District.  Some of the featured galleries include a namesake gallery by the art district's founder Richard W. Beau Leiu, Denny Reed's Art Works Studio and the Activista Gallery by Roly Chang Barrero.  The culinary tour group visited different galleries that are intertwined among the industrial presence of concrete buildings and bulldozers in Boynton Beach.  This was Taste History's first time taking a group to this arts neighborhood in Boynton Beach.

The purpose of the Taste History Culinary Tour is to provide a culturally enriching experience that infuses the local lifestyle history of early settlers, agriculture history, tours of neighborhoods, art and educational information about historic architecture with visits to three to four restaurants in historic districts and/or buildings for food tastings. The culinary tastings includes facts about food history, food culture and foodways.

The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach are conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH) which is a non-profit organization located inside the Boynton Beach Mall. These food tours are 4-hours and are a combination of bus riding and walking tour with stops to at least two to three restaurants for cuisine tastings.  For dates, ticket price information and reservations, visit TasteHistoryCulinaryTours.org or call 561-243-2662.  The tours are organized by MLFH Executive Director, Lori J. Durante.


Check out more photos from the tour:

Turkish wine was a part of the culinary tour visit at Sefa in the Pineapple Grove Arts District of Downtown Delray Beach, Florida.  Vineyards in Turkey represent some of the agriculture industry of that Country that is partly in the eastern Mediterranean. Historically, the use of grapes for wine making dates back to 2500bc according to numerous biblical references.

Kofte Meatballs at Sefa Mediterranean Grill
in the Pineapple Grove Arts District of Downtown Delray Beach, Florida

Hummus at Sefa Mediterranean Grill in the Pineapple Grove Arts District of Downtown Delray Beach, Florida
Happy tour guest with Chef Numan Unsal (left) of Sefa Mediterranean Grill in the Pineapple Grove Arts District in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida


Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District in Boynton Beach, Florida. This area was visited for the Taste History Culinary Tour

Debby Coles-Dobay speaks to tour group about the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District

Artist Roly Chang Barrero  of ActivistaArtista at his studio in the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District speaking to guests from the Taste History Culinary Tour

Denny Reed Art Works Studio in the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District

Art Work at the Denny Reed Studio in the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District


Artist Lea Vendetta at her studio in the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District
 
Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District


Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District

Art work by Kim Fay in the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District

Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District

Culinary Tour concluded with a visit to the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History which is located inside the Boynton Beach Mall in Boynton Beach, FL
More tour dates have been added for the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, FL.  Click Here to purchase tickets.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

November 19, 2011 Taste History Culinary Tour was Organically Green

Organic food and going-green were prominent themes for the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History's November 19, 2011 Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, Florida.  This was the second tour of this 3rd Saturday-of-the-month culinary history program.

The 4-hours tour which infuses history and food culture facts started with a visit to the Soul Food restaurant Donnie's Place located in the historic black business district known as Historic NW 5th Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida.  Following the sumptous tastings at Donnie's the tour took a turn for organic and green with visits to Michelle's Juice Booth and Victoria's Vegan Booth at the Delray Beach Green Market.  The culinary tour trail continued with a stop at Delray's Marianne's Gourmet Shop. The finale was a fun visit to the Urban Farm in the heart of Downtown Boytnon Beach, Florida which is operated by the Ocean Avenue Green Market/Secret Garden Cafe in Boynton Beach.

Check out the photos below.

Due to popular demand, more tour dates have been added for the Taste History Culinary Tour which is now available on both the 3rd and 4th Saturday of each month. 4th Saturday dates are effective in January. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here for the website.  You can call the Museum at 561-243-2662 or 561-734-5467. Pre-paid reservations are required.

Take a look at the following photos from the November 19th tour:

Donnie's Place. Soul Food tastings of (L-R) Pigeon Peas & Rice, Mac & Cheese, Souse and Cornbread. The Taste History Culinary tours highlights food history and foodways. The Pigeon Pea is a legume recorded as far back as 3,500 years in India and from India made its way to East Africa and West Africa. From the Continent of Africa, Europeans brought the legume to American colonies during the Transatlantic Slave Trade where a new cuisine evolved with foods prepared by African slaves hence that food is strongly associated with Southern American meals and Soul Food.
Michelle's Juice Booth at the Delray Beach Green Market provided juice tastings of freshly squeezed oranges, carrots and apples.


Victoria's Vegan at the Delray Beach Green Market in Delray Beach, Florida. Vegan foods are prepared with non-dairy products.
Cheese glorious cheese at Marianne's Gourmet Shop in Delray Beach, Florida that was so tasty it was quickly devoured.  This is their own recipe - Pesto with Sundried Tomatoes Torte. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, cheese making originated soon after humans first took milk from wild and domesticated animals. The Bible refers to "cheese of the herd" being given to King David. Milk from cows was used for cheese making by about 1000 bc.

Sara of Marianne's Gourmet Shop in Delray Beach where the cuisines are made from their own recipes.

Marianne Gourmet Shop in Delray Beach, Florida.  Black bean and corn salsa made-from-scratch.

Farmer Sherry at the Urban Farm in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

The Urban Farm in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida
Farmer Sherry with Taste History tour guide (L-R) at the Urban Farm in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

Locally grown produce at the Ocean Avenue Green Market in Boynton Beach, Florida

Locally produced fruits and vegetables at the Ocean Avenue Green Market in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

Chef Phillip at the Farm-to-table Secret Garden Cafe located in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida. The Secret Garden Cafe uses locally produced, locally grown foods for the cuisines served at the Cafe.

College student volunteer Skyler at the Farm-to-table Secret Garden Cafe located in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida. Skyler volunteers for the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History

The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach are conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH).  MLFH is a non-profit organization. Call 561-243-2662.  The Museum is located inside the Boynton Beach Mall at 801 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 483, Boynton Beach, FL. (inside mall in North Wing).

Click here to purchase tickets on-line.

Here are the dates:


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Third Saturdays at 11am (Culinary tours are four-hours and are a combination of bus riding and walking).
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 11am  (Sold-out)
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11am (Sold-out)
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11am  (Sold-Out)
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 11am (Sold-out)
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11am (Sold-out)
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 11am (Sold-Out)
Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11am (Sold-Out)
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11am
Fourth Saturday dates in Year 2012 at 11am (please arrive no later than 10:45am):
Saturday, January 28, 2012(January 28, 2012 is sold-out) 

Saturday, February 25, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012

Be sure to visit the website to verify date availability.
·   Effective November 20,2011: New Fee: $35 per person for adults, senior citizens and children age 18 over, free for children under age 18 (maximum five children free per family). Pre-paid Reservations are Required.

·        Private Group Tours are available.  Call for group rate information

·         Contact information: 561-734-5467 or 561-243-2662  or e-mail:  Tour@TasteHistoryCulinaryTours.org

·        Parking & Boarding for the Bus Tour at:
Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History

801 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 483;
 Boynton Beach Mall (Inside North wing of Mall near Toojay's)

·        The Taste History™ Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach is a 4-hours excursion that travels by bus and foot to restaurants located in historic areas and/or buildings and includes food sampling, food history and foodways.  History and food culture are narrated along the tour routes that travel through historic areas that include Pineapple Grove, West Settlers, Downtown Delray Beach, Historic NW 5th Avenues and Downtown Boynton Beach.  The restaurants visited are located in those areas and these eateries are announced on the day of the tour.
·        Two restaurants are visited each tour where food sample tastings are provided of that restaurant’s cuisine along with  food history, foodways and the historic building and/or district where the restaurants are located. The dining establishments are visited alternately on a rotating schedule, each tour.

·        History information about historic neighborhoods, districts and buildings is narrated during the tour.

·        Learn enlightening history about the State of Florida, Palm Beach County, Delray Beach, and Boynton Beach

·        Tour starts by bus at MLFH in Boynton Beach.  Passengers are transported by bus for walking component of the tour.  History information is narrated for the entire duration of the tour.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Photos from Group Culinary Tour & More Dates Added for Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida

A cultural club recently took the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion  History's Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida. This food tour visited the Hurricane Alley restaurant located on historic Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach, Florida.  This seafood eatery is located in a historic building that dates back to year 1919. The tour also included an art walk along Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach. The City of Boynton Beach has a very comprehensive public arts program. Here are the photos from that culinary tour:

Hurricane Alley cuisine: made-on-premises Smoked Marlin Dip, Asian Calamari Salad and Garlic Parmesan Tri-color Pasta Salad.



Seafood Bisque homemade with crab, shrimp and clams


Hurricane Alley seafood restaurant located
on historic Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach, Florida


Art Walk along Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach, Florida for the Taste History Culinary Tour
Due to popular demand, more tour dates have been added for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida.  Effective December 17, 2011, the regular Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach that are held on the fourth Saturday of each month will be converted into the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida.  What this means is that the Taste History Culinary Tours will be offered on both the 3rd and 4th Saturday of each month.

The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach is conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History.  Call 561-243-2662.  The Museum is located inside the Boynton Beach Mall at 801 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 483, Boynton Beach, FL. (inside mall in North Wing).

Click here to purchase tickets on-line.

Here are the dates:
Third Saturdays at 11am (Culinary tours are three-hours and are a combination of bus riding and walking).
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 11am  (Sold-out)
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11am (Sold-out)
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11am  (Sold-Out)
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 11am (Sold-out)
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11am (Sold-out)
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 11am (Sold-Out)
Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11am (Sold-Out)
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11am

Fourth Saturday dates in Year 2012 at 11am (please arrive no later than 10:45am):
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Saturday, February 25, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012

Be sure to visit the website to verify date availability.
·   Effective November 20,2011: New Fee: $35 per person for adults, senior citizens and children age 18 over, free for children under age 18 (maximum five children free per family). Pre-paid Reservations are Required.

·        Private Group Tours are available.  Call for group rate information

·         Contact information: 561-734-5467 or 561-243-2662  or e-mail:  Tour@TasteHistoryCulinaryTours.org

·        Parking & Boarding for the Bus Tour at:
Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History

801 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 483
;
 Boynton Beach Mall (Inside North wing of Mall near Toojay's)

·        The Taste History™ Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach travels by bus and foot to restaurants located in historic areas and/or buildings and includes food sampling, food history and foodways.  History and food culture are narrated along the tour routes that travel through historic areas that include Pineapple Grove, West Settlers, Downtown Delray Beach, Historic NW 5th Avenues and Downtown Boynton Beach.  The restaurants visited are located in those areas and these eateries are announced on the day of the tour.
·        Two restaurants are visited each tour where food sample tastings are provided of that restaurant’s cuisine along with  food history, foodways and the historic building and/or district where the restaurants are located. The dining establishments are visited alternately on a rotating schedule, each tour.

·        History information about historic neighborhoods, districts and buildings is narrated during the tour.

·        Learn enlightening history about the State of Florida, Palm Beach County, Delray Beach, and Boynton Beach

·        Tour starts by bus at MLFH in Boynton Beach.  Passengers are transported by bus for walking component of the tour.  History information is narrated for the entire duration of the tour.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Photos of new Food Tour of Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida

On October 15, 2011, the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH) launched its new food-centric history tour program.  The Taste History™ Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida traveled by both bus and foot to historic districts, neighborhoods and buildings.  The sold-out premiere tour provided a historical experience with tasteful cuisine with trips to Downtown Delray Beach, the Pineapple Grove Arts District, West Settlers and Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida.

The tour inaugurated with a colorful epicurean experience of Soul Food, Seafood, Mediterranean Cuisine and Farm-to-Table Food.

Effective 2015, $45 to $60 per person is the new rate for the general public tours. Due to the increase in fees that are charged to our organization for the tour bus rental and insurance; an increase in our tour fees is necessary. Pre-paid reservations that have been made prior to that date will not be affected. The Taste History Culinary Tours program is operated by a non-profit 501c3 organization.  Special rates apply for Private Group Tours.

To purchase tickets on-line visit TasteHistoryCulinaryTours.org, call: 561-243-2662 and e-mail: Tour@TasteHistoryCulinaryTours.org

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Check out these photos from the tour's maiden voyage:
Linda Bean's Perfect Main located in historic Downtown Delray Beach, FL

Linda Bean's Lobster Roll located in historic Downtwon Delray Beach, Florida

Donnie's Place. Soul Food! Macaroni & Cheese, and Pigeon Peas & Rice on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History.


Gol! The Taste of Brazil. Calamari Salad
Tom's World Famous Ribs in Boynton Beach, FL. Food Truck visit for Taste History Culinary Tour 


Spot Coffee. Made-from-scratch Sandwhich Wraps

Sefa. Turkish Cuisine

Walking component in Downtown Delray Beach,Florida for the Taste History Culinary Tour


Farm-To-Table Market & Cafe visited for the Taste History Culinary Tour

Taste History™ Culinary Tours of
Historic Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, Florida
Third Saturdays at 11am (Culinary tours are three-hours and are combination of bus riding and walking).
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 11am  (October 15th is Sold-out)
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11am (November 19th is Sold-out)
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11am  ( December 17th is Sold-Out)
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 11am (January 21st is Sold-Out)
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11am (February 18th is Sold-Out)
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 11am (March 17th is Sold-Out)
Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11am

Call the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History at 561-243-2662.

Pre-paid Reservations are Required.

Call the Museum to verify seat availability.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Taste History! Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida

Taste History™! Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida premiering October 15, 2011

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The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH) will be ushering in Delray's Centennial with a new tour program that has a gastronomic flair.  The Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, Florida (Palm Beach County) will premiere on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 11am.  Known for its popular monthly Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach which has hosted more than 7,000 passengers since its inception in year 2004, MLFH will be delighting the minds and palate with this new culinary tour program. 

  • Guests on the tour will have an epicurean experience From French Cuisine to Soul FoodThere's History in Every Bite™!


    This new gastronomic history tour program is the first of its kind in Palm Beach County, Florida!  The culinary tours are in addition to the


    Here are some Brief Facts about the Culinary Tours:
    This tour program is three to four hours and includes a combination of narrated history bus tour and walking tour.


  • Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida are held on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month, year-round, beginning October 15, 2011 at 11am.


  • The Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach travels by both bus and foot to restaurants located in historic areas and/or buildings.


  • MLFH has nearly 30 restaurant partners. At least three to four restaurants are visited per tour where sample tastings are provided of that restaurant’s cuisine and the tour guests will learn food history and the historic significance of the building or location of the restaurant. These restaurant visits will be alternated and visited on a rotating schedule each third Saturday of the month. The dining establishments include mom-and-pop restaurants, Italian restaurants, Seafood restaurants, Mediterranean Cafes and American cuisine restaurants.
  • History information about historic neighborhoods, districts and buildings is narrated during the tour.


  • Learn enlightening history about the State of Florida, Palm Beach County, Delray Beach, and Boynton Beach


  • Tour starts by bus at Macy's at Boynton Beach Mall.  Passengers are then transported by bus followed by a walking component.  History information is narrated for the entire duration of the tour.  The walking components ranges from 3 to 6 blocks per tour.

  • Tour takes place rain or shine

 
$45 to $50 per person is the new rate for the general public tours. Due to the increase in fees that are charged to our organization for the tour bus rental and insurance; an increase in our tour fees is necessary. Pre-paid reservations that have been made prior to that date will not be effected. The Taste History Culinary Tours program is operated by a non-profit 501c3 organization and run by volunteers.




  • Private group tours and school field trips are also available.

  • Parking & Boarding for the Bus Tour at: Macy's Boynton  Beach Mall

801 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida


Follow MLFH on Twitter at MLFH Museum @MLFHMUSEUM


Sponsors, to date: Macy's, Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and Boris & Edith Rueger Fund. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Pre-payment is required. 561-243-2662. Purchase tickets on-line at TasteHistoryCulinaryTours.org

Culinary tours are offered year-round, plus private group tours are available.

Tour Dates for Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, FloridaThird Saturdays at 11am (Culinary tours are three-hours and are combination of narrated history bus tour and walking tour).
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 11am (October 15th tour is Sold-Out) 
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11am (November 19th tour is Sold-Out)
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11am  (December 17th is Sold-Out)
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 11am (January 21st is Sold-Out)
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11am (February 18th is Sold-Out)
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 11am (March 17th is Sold-Out)
Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 11am
Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11am

Go Here for More Dates

Pre-paid Reservations are Required.

Call the Museum to verify seat availability. 561-243-2662 or 561-734-5467 or click tastehistoryculinarytours.org