Wycliffe Country Club residents hosted on delicious tour of Lake Worth & Lantana

Food tastings, art viewing and history learning were merged for a private Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for residents of Wycliffe Country Club of Wellington, Florida.

Lake Worth Commissioner Andy Amoroso welcomed the tour guests at the Lake Worth Beach as he provided an enthusiastic highlight about the renovations of the famed Lake Worth Casino.  His lively greeting was followed with an epicurean excursion of Lake Worth and Lantana that visited five eateries and markets; plus tours of the Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast,  Lake Worth Art League Gallery, the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery and the historic Lake Worth Playhouse  along with a walking tour of the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth.

View photos from the Friday, September 7, 2012 epicurean tour:

Michelle at 531 East in Lake Worth created this wonderful welcome sign for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the residents of the Wycliffe Country Club of Wellington, Florida

Lake Worth Commissioner Andy Amoroso greeted the Wycliffe Country Club when the bus toured the beach in Lake Worth, Florida. He provided updates about the renovations of the Lake Worth Beach Casino.

The Taste History Tour guests arrive at the family-owned Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast in the Parrot Cove Neighborhood of Lake Worth, Florida

The Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast was built in 1915 and was the private residence of former Lake Worth Mayor Thomas "Jack" Barton who was also publisher of the Lake Worth Herald, the oldest buinsess in Lake Worth. 

Mango-infused French toast served at The Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast in Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for residents of the Wycliffe Country Club.  This breakfast cuisine was made using mangoes grown on the property.  The origin of French toast dates to the 4th and 5th Century where it appeared in the Roman cookboook Apicius which described French toast as soaking bread in milk although at that time it was not called French toast.  15th-century English recipes described that recipe of soaking bread in milk (or eggs)as "pain perdu" which in French means  "lost bread" referring to stale bread that was enlivened by soaking it in milk or eggs. It's believed that with the immigration of people to America, this French-named dish ("pain perdu")  was referred to as "that French toast."  

Alexandra of the Wycliffe Country Club in Wellington, Florida enjoys the mango-infused French toast at the Mango Inn Bred & Breakfast in Lake Worth, Florida which was visited for the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Farm-to-table mango-infused French toast made with mangoes grown at the Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast which was visited for the Taste History Culinary Tour of historic Lake Worth hosted for residents of the Wycliffe Country Club

The next visit on the Taste History Culinary Tour was at the gastropub South Shores Tavern which is located in the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth, Florida

South Shores Tavern's new chef Curtis Hillard has re-invigorated the menu with many appetizers and main courses.  The Taste History Tour guests tasted Chef Hillard's modernized Bruschetta appetizer made with portobelllo mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese, pesto sauce on toasted pita bread.

Residents from the Wycliffe Country Club enjoyed the Mushroom Bruschetta at South Shores Tavern located in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida that was visted for the Taste History Culinary Tour.

The Taste History Culinary Tour made its way to the Lake Worth Art League Gallery in the LULA Arts District in Dowtown Lake Worth, Florida.  The Lake Worth Art League was established in 1941 and is one of the oldest continuing art leagues in Palm Beach County, Florida

Residents from the Wycliffe Country Club toured the Lake Worth Art League Gallery for the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Residents from the Wycliffe Country Club toured the Lake Worth Art League Gallery for the Taste History Culinary Tour

"The Tractor Trailer" by artist George Taylor displayed at the Lake Worth Art League in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida

Another welcome was received from the Lake Worth Commissioner Andy Amoroso when the Taste History Tour walked to The Juice Bar in the LULA Arts District in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida

Sandwich wraps at The Juice Bar in Downtown Lake Worth were the tasty treat for the Taste History Culinary Tour.  The sandwhich wrap is a descendant of the Mexican cuisine the burrito.

Alexandra enjoying the sandwhich wraps at The Juice Bar in Downtown Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Fruity smoothies were the drink treat at The Juice Bar for the visit by the residents from the Wycliffe Country Club for the Taste History Culinary Tour of historic Lake Worth, Florida

The Lake Worth Chamber Commerce invited the residents from the Wycliffe Country Club on the Taste History Culinary Tour to visit the chamber office for a welcome.

Nadine Burns, Office Manager for the Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce who is also a former Lake Worth City Commissioner greeted the residents from the Wycliffe Country Club during their trip on the Taste History Culinary Tour. 



Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery in the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth was a coloful experience for the Taste History Culinary Tour that was hosted for the residents of the Wycliffe Country Club of Wellington, Florida.

Joyce Brown, President of the Lake Worth Downtown Cultural Alliance (DCA) and the visionary behind the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery in the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth, Florida welcomed the residents from the Wycliffe Country Club of Wellington, Florida.

The Taste History Culinary Tour took residents from the Wycliffe Country Club to the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery which is a non-profit artists co-operative.

Emily of Brogues Down Under in Downtown Lake Worth created a special Australian dessert for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for residents of the Wycliffe Country Club

The beautifully designed Pavlova pie at Brogues Down Under in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida.  The Pavlova is named for famed Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.

L-R: The Taste History Culinary Tour director Lori with Emily and Alexandra at Brogues Down Under in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida.

The Taste History Culinary Tour took the Wycliffe Country Club residents to the Lake Worth Playhouse in the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth, Florida.  The Lake Worth Playhouse was established in 1924 as the Oakley Theater.

The Tortilleria in the Tropical Ridge Neighborhood in Lake Worth provided samples of the tortilla which is an ancient cuisine of the Aztec Indians in Mexico dating as far back as 10,000bc.

The finale on the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for residents of the Wycliffe Country Club was George's Meat Market, a culinary institution in the Town of Lantana, Florida.  Tastings of the Beef Stroganoff were provided which was made-from-scratch at George's.

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Due to the exceeding popularity of the 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.

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