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:
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:
Click here to follow MLFH on Twitter
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:
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| 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. |
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| Michelle's Juice Booth at the Delray Beach Green Market provided juice tastings of freshly squeezed oranges, carrots and apples. |
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| Victoria's Vegan at the Delray Beach Green Market in Delray Beach, Florida. Vegan foods are prepared with non-dairy products. |
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| 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. |
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| Sara of Marianne's Gourmet Shop in Delray Beach where the cuisines are made from their own recipes. |
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| Marianne Gourmet Shop in Delray Beach, Florida. Black bean and corn salsa made-from-scratch. |
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| Farmer Sherry at the Urban Farm in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida |
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| The Urban Farm in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida |
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| Farmer Sherry with Taste History tour guide (L-R) at the Urban Farm in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida |
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| Locally grown produce at the Ocean Avenue Green Market in Boynton Beach, Florida |
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| Locally produced fruits and vegetables at the Ocean Avenue Green Market in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida |
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| 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. |
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| 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:
Click here to follow MLFH on Twitter
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, 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;
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 Delray Beach
· 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
