Taste History: April 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

FOODalogue Review of Taste History Culinary Tours

April 29, 2012
by FOODalogue.com

What an adventure I had on Saturday … I was educated, inspired and satiated, all in my own neighborhood. I’d been mildly aware of the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History but my antennae went up recently when I heard they were conducting cultural-historical-food tours in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach … which is where I live. Their trademark tagline is “There’s history in every bite.” And we got our fill of each! Click here to read the FOODalogue review of Taste History

To purchase tickets on-line, visit tastehistoryculinarytours.org or call 561-243-2662 or 561-638-8277. Pre-payment is required. Private group tours are also available.

Due to the exceeding popularity of the Taste History Culinary Tours, the first six-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. 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^th. The Taste History Culinary Tours includes eateries, markets and urban farms in historic Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and Lantana with some tours also visiting the Macy’s Home Store Department (aka The Cellar) in Boynton Beach for cuisine demos and tastings plus exclusive discounts at Macy’s 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 are 4-hours and are a combination of bus riding and 4 to 6 blocks of walking tour with visits to at least 2 restaurants for cuisine tastings. There are nearly 20 restaurant partners for the culinary tour that are visited on a rotating alternate schedule which means different eateries are visited each tour.

Taste History is sponsored by Macy's with additional support from the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and the Boris & Edith Rueger Fund.

The Following are upcoming culinary tour 2012 dates:

May 2012:

Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

June 2012:

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

July 2012:

Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

August 2012:

Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

September 2012:

Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

October 2012:

Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

November 2012:
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

December 2012

Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 11am Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, April 28, 2012

South Florida Food & Wine Blog about Taste History Culinary Tours

April 28, 2012
By SouthFloridaFoodandWine.com

Since 2004 the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH) has been hosting narrated bus tours of historic Delray Beach and now they are expanding their tours by adding a culinary component to the tour program with the theme, Taste History. Retail giant and culinary lifestyle specialists, Macy’s Culinary Council is sponsoring Taste History, Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach Click Here to Read More of the BLOG on South Florida Food & Wine...

Taste History is sponsored by Macy's with additional support from the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and the Boris & Edith Rueger Fund.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Lake Worth/Lantana Culinary Tour hosted on April 23rd for Boca Raton residents. View Photos of the tour experience.

On Monday, April 23, 2012, the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History hosted a private Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana, FL for twenty residents from an exclusive country club in Boca Raton, FL. The tour included six locations for cuisine experiences along with visits to cultural sites and the Lake Worth Art League Gallery and the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery.

On April 23rd, the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History hosted a Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana for residents of a country club in Boca Raton, FL. The food tastings included a visit to a Tortilla factory located in the Tropical Ridge Neighborhood of Lake Worth. The Tortilla is a cuisine of the Aztec Indians in Mexico which is a food that dates as far back as 10,000bc. Corn is used to make the tortilla.

Click here to view photos on FACEBOOK of the April 23rd tour.

To purchase tickets on-line, visit tastehistoryculinarytours.org 561-638-8277. Pre-payment is required. Private group tours are also available.

Due to the exceeding popularity of the Taste History Culinary Tours, the first six-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. 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^th. The Taste History Culinary Tours includes eateries, markets and urban farms in historic Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and Lantana.

The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic 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 are 4-hours and are a combination of bus riding and 3 to 4 blocks of walking tour with visits to at least 3 to 4 restaurants for hearty cuisine tastings.

Taste History is sponsored by Macy's with additional support from the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and the Boris & Edith Rueger Fund.

To purchase tour tickets, click the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taste-history-culinary-tours-tickets-14925015122

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Food Tour of Lake Worth & Lantana, Florida premiered on April 14, 2012. Check out the Photos on Facebook!

Thirteen eateries, food venues, cultural sites and art galleries were experienced on Saturday, April 14, 2012 for the launch of the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana, Florida. Popular galleries visited were the Lake Worth Art League Gallery and the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery which are both located in the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth, Florida.

Click here to check out the photos on FACEBOOK.

The Juice Bar in the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth was visited for the premiere Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana, Florida. Organic fruit Smoothies were sampled. The origin of Smoothies can be traced to the Country of Brazil. Around the 1930s pureed fruit drinks were served in health food stores on the West Coast USA. The 1940s Waring-brand electric blender increased popularity in the Smoothies.

Due to the exceeding popularity of the Taste History Culinary Tours, the first six-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. 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^th. The Taste History Culinary Tours includes eateries, markets and urban farms in historic Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and Lantana with some tours also visiting the Macy’s Home Store Department in Boynton Beach for cuisine demos and tastings plus exclusive discounts at Macy’s specifically for the guests on the Taste History Culinary Tour

The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic 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 are 4-hours and are a combination of bus riding and 4 to 6 blocks of walking tour with visits to at least 3 restaurants for cuisine tastings.

The purpose of the Taste History Culinary Tours is to infuse food history, food culture, foodways and food tastings into facts about the historic districts and pioneer people of Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, & Lantana, Florida (Palm Beach County) along with highlighting historic buildings and showcasing the influence of the agriculture industry,” said Lori J. Durante, Executive Tour Director for the Taste History Culinary Tours and founder/chief curator of the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History. Durante developed this new food history tour program. Durante continued: “Taste History provides a cultural experience for the palate and mind.”

To purchase tickets on-line, visit tastehistoryculinarytours.org or call 561-243-2662 or 561-638-8277. Private group tours are also available.

Taste History is sponsored by Macy's with additional support from the Patricia Ann Ravo Fund and the Boris & Edith Rueger Fund.

Click here for Macy's

Taste History Culinary Tours

The non-profit 501c3 mission of the Taste History Art & Culture Study Tour is to offer educational art, history and cultural study tours for students from first grade thru college highlighting multi-cultures, ethnic cuisines, architecture, and design in Palm Beach County. The program is designed to be a curriculum-based live lab and out-of-classroom experience, on the road. The study tour is offered as a same-day field trip for grades first thru 12 or a multi-day overnight educational excursion for college students. Cities featured include Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lantana, Lake Worth Beach and West Palm Beach. The Taste History Culinary Tours were started in year 2011 as growth and expansion of the Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Palm Beach County which were started in year 2004 as a once-a-month trip. Both tours were originated and developed by Lori J. Durante as a 100% volunteer effort. The Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach has hosted more than 8,000 tour passengers. In year 2011, an additional tour was added which was named the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County. Combining the attendance/passengers of both tours, more than 14,000 people have been hosted on these cultural weekly and monthly tours. The cultural tour programs have evolved and grown through the years. “A new season is being ushered in post-COVID19 pandemic, thereby the tours are adapting and evolving again”, says Lori J. Durante. Year. 2023 marks the launch of the study tour program.

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