The non-profit Taste History Culinary Tour kicked-off the Holiday Season on December 1, 2012 with a food tasting, history and art tour of Boynton Beach, Florida.
Taste History traveled to five eateries and four art galleries including a guided tour of the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Art District (aka The Industrial Arts District). Food tastings were hosted at the Secret Garden Cafe where the tour guests were treated to a ginger snaps cooking demonstration conducted by Bonnie Brown of Bonnie's Best Bite. The Secret Garden Cafe is a farm-to-fork eatery that operates the Urban Farm which the tour guests also viewed. Other food tastings were at the Ocean Avenue Green Market, Palermo's Bakery, The Little House and Bun Bun Authentic Jamaican American Cafe. The art galleries on the tour loop were Art-Sea Living that included an art-making project that was followed by a visit to the Beachcomber Art Gallery and a trip to Boynton's Industrial Arts District for a walking tour and visits to the Denny Reed Art Gallery and Richard Beau Lieu Art Gallery. Ginger Pedersen, who co-wrote Pioneering Palm Beach: The Deweys and The South Florida Frontier, gave a lecture about Boynton's pioneering Dewey family. The tour also traveled to Macy's at the Boynton Beach Mall where Macy's gifted each tour guests with exclusive shopping discounts.
Here are photos from the holiday culinary tour:
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Ginger snaps by baker Bonnie Brown of Bonnie's Best Bites preprared for the Taste History Culinary Tour visit to the Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida. The ginger snaps named derived from the "snapping" sound the cookie makes when eating them or "snapping" them apart.
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Bonnie Brown of Bonnie's Best Bites conducted a cooking demo on how to make ginger snap cookies for the Taste History Culinary Tour visit to the Secret Garden Cafe in Boynton Beach, Florida. The Secret Garden Cafe offers a Culinary Incubator program for bakers like Bonnie Brown.
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Step-by-step cooking demo of the making of ginger snaps created by Bonnie Brown of Bonnie's Best Bites. Ginger snaps flavor and name comes for the ginger spice created from the ginger root which originated in South Asia.
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| Bonnie Brown of Bonnie's Best Bites conducted a cooking demo for the Taste History Culinary Tour visit to the Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida |
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Chef Phillip of the Secret Garden Cafe in Boynton Beach gave a presentation about the Urban Farm in Boynton Beach that is operated by the Secret Garden Cafe
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Chef Phillip in the Urban Farm, showcasing the hydroponic farm system used for some of the produce, during the visit by the Taste History Culinary Tour
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The Urban Farm in Downtown Boynton Beach which was toured for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the holiday season.
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| Art-Sea Living Gallery in Boynton Beach hosted the visit by the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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Babbie Lentz operates the Art-Sea Living Gallery in Boynton Beach and coordinated an art making project for the Taste History Culinary Tour visit.
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Ceramic tile painting at the Art-Sea Living Gallery in Boynton Beach was a fun activity for the Taste History Culinary Tour guests.
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Tile painting at the Art-Sea Living Gallery in Boynton Beach was a fun activity for the Taste History Culinary Tour guests.
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The Taste History Culinary Tour guests were allowed artistic expression with tile painting at the Art-Sea Living Gallery in Boynton Beach.
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The Taste History Culinary Tour guests were allowed artistic expression with tile painting at the Art-Sea Living Gallery in Boynton Beach.
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The Taste History Culinary Tour guests were allowed artistic expression with tile painting at the Art-Sea Living Gallery in Boynton Beach.
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Keely of The Palm Beach Post with the Taste History Culinary Tour Director, Lori, at the Art-Sea Living Gallery in Boynton Beach, Florida
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A visit to the Beachcomber Art Gallery in Downtown Boynton Beach was a fun treat for the holiday season
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| Star fish ornaments at the Beachcomber Art Gallery in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida |
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The Taste History Culinary Tour guests lined-up to make holiday gift purchases at the Beachcomber Art Gallery in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida
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The Little House restaurant in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida welcomed the Taste History Culinary Tour guests
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| Connie, the manager of The Little House in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida |
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During the tour visit to The Little House, Ginger Pedersen (right/standing), who co-wrote Pioneering Palm Beach: The Deweys and The South Florida Frontier, gave a lecture about Boynton's pioneering Dewey family.
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Chicken & Dumplings at The Little House was a comforting taste for the Taste History Culinary Tour guests.
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| Chef Chrissy Benoit of The Little House with the Taste History Culinary Tour Director, Lori |
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Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Commissioner Mark Karageorge welcomed the Taste History tour guests during their visit to The Little House.
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Taste History walked along Ocean Avenue in Downtown Boynton Beach to the Bun Bun Authentic Jamaican American Cafe
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Jamaican beef patty and Jerk chicken were the tastings at the Bun Bun Authentic Jamaican American Cafe in Boynton Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour.
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| Palermo's Bakery in Boynton Beach was visited for the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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Semolina bread stuffed with sausages and vegetables was the food tasting at Palermo's Bakery for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Polish pastry the Baba Rhum (aka Rum Baba) at Palermo's Bakery in Boynton Beach, Florida was enjoyed by the Taste History Culinary Tour guests.
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The Industrial Arts District in Boynton Beach, Florida was toured for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Avril Denny Reed of the Denny Reed Art Gallery in the Boynton Beach Industrial Arts District welcomed the Taste History Culinary Tour guests
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Avril Denny Reed of the Denny Reed Art Gallery hosted a visit by the Taste History Culinary Tour
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| Denny Reed led the Taste History guests on a tour of the Boynton Indistrial Arts District |
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| Taste History toured the Boynton Industrial Arts District |
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Graffiti art in the Boynton Industrial Arts District viewed by guests on the Taste History Culinary Tour
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The Taste History Culinary Tour also visited the Richard Beau Lieu Art Gallery in Boynton Beach, Florida
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Richard Beau Lieu, pioneer of the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Arts District which was designated by the City of Boynton Beach in 1986.
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The Dream Chair by Kathleen Henner on display at the Richard Beau Lieu Art Gallery located in the Boynton Industrial Arts District (aka the Boynton Beach Neighborhood Arts District)
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Click here for Macy'sTo purchase tickets on-line for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Palm Beach County, visit tastehistoryculinarytours.org or call 561-243-2662 or 561-638-8277. Pre-payment is required. The Taste History Culinary Tours are open to the general public on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Private group tours are also available.
Due to the exceeding popularity of the non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County, the first seven-months sold-out. To meet the demand for the culinary tours, more dates have been added with the tours being expanded to consist of food samplings in historic Lake Worth including Lantana in Palm Beach County, Florida. Therefore, the tours are held at 11am year-round on the second, third and fourth Saturdays of each month, plus private group tours are offered. The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida is offered on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month. And, Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana is held on the second Saturday of each month, year-round, effective April 14, 2012.
The non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County includes family-owned and locally-operated eateries, markets and urban farms in historic Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and Lantana plus exclusive discounts at Macy’s are provided specifically for the guests on the Taste History Culinary Tour. The Taste History Culinary Tours are the first food tours of its style in Palm Beach County and are conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH) which is a non-profit 501c3 organization. These food tours include a live guide and are 4-hours with a combination of bus riding and 4 to 6 blocks of walking tour with visits to at least 3 to 4 restaurants/eateries/cultural sites for cuisine tastings along with visiting historic districts, buildings and art galleries. There are now more 30 restaurant/food partners for the culinary tour that are visited on a rotating alternate schedule which means different eateries are visited each tour. Private group tours are also available.
The culinary tours are small-format with the average capacity for the tours being 15 to 20 people. The tour cannot accommodate dietary restrictions.
Effective April 1, 2013, $40 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.
Taste History is sponsored in part by Macy's which is famous for its culinary tools department; the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and the Boris & Edith Rueger Fund. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
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Upcoming culinary tour 2013 dates (culinary tours are held year-round and tours are offered to the general public. Pre-payment required)
Upcoming culinary tour 2013 dates (culinary tours are held year-round and tours are offered to the general public. Pre-payment required)
Year 2013
All tours start at 11am
All tours start at 11am
January 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, January 19, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, January 26, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
February 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana (February 9th is sold-out)
Saturday, February 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, February 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
March 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, March 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, March 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
April 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, April 20, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, April 27, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
May 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, May 18, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, May 25, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
June 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, June 15, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, June 22, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
July 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, July 20, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, July 27, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
August 2013
August 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, August 17, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, August 24, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
September 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, September 21, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, September 28, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
October 2013
Saturday, October 12, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, October 19, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, October 26, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
November 2013
Saturday, November 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, November 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
December 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, December 21, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, December 28, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Tours are offered year-round.
