Sun-Sentinel: Boynton culinary tour stirs the senses

November 26, 2012
by Attiyya Anthony

Culinary tour stirs the senses

Soak up food, culture and history on a culinary tour

BOYNTON BEACH - U.S. ArmyMaj. Nathan Boynton developed Boynton Beach as a retirement retreat when he moved here in 1894, at the age of 60.

 

He looked at what is now Ocean Avenue and said "I'll take this."

On Dec. 1, people from near and far can come learn local facts, eat local cuisine, explore art galleries and historic sites on Boynton Beach's culinary history tour, hosted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History.
 

The Taste History Culinary Tours of historic Palm Beach County are usually focused on dual cities, such as Lake Worth/Lantana and Delray Beach/Boynton Beach, but in December it will make its second solo tour of Boynton Beach.

 

Palermo's Bakery in Boynton Beach, Florida a favorite on the Taste History Culinary Tour

"There is an emerging art scene in Boynton Beach and we're going to show that on Dec. 1," said Lori Durante, executive director at Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History.

The last Boynton Beach tour visited the Boynton Beach Women's Club, the Schoolhouse Children's Museum, the Boynton Beach Library, Artful Dreamers Studio and sites along Ocean Avenue, also known as the Avenue of the Arts.

But Durante makes no promises that this tour will be anything like the last.
 

"No two tours are the same. We like to maintain an element of surprise, it gives us flexibility and allows people to relax and let the experience unfold naturally," she said.

Arline Kiselewski, secretary of the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society, attended the first Boynton Beach culinary history tour in November. Before the trip, she had heard rumors about Boynton Beach, but had never been there.
 

"It was a real eye opener," she said. "Up here we've been reading about all the bad stuff happening with the police and the city. It was nice to see the side that wasn't having all those problems."

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To purchase tickets for the December 1st Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Boynton Beach go here.  Call 561-243-2662.

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To 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. Private group tours are also available.

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.
 

The 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.

Click LIKE for the Facebook page for Taste History.

Go here to sign-up via e-mail and subscribe to this Blog.

Upcoming culinary tour 2012-2013 dates (culinary tours are held year-round and tours are offered to the general public. Pre-payment required)

December 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 11am Boynton Beach (Special tour to kick-off the Holiday Season)

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 ( December 22nd is sold-out)

Year 2013
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

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

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

Peruvian Ceviche, Argentinian Churrasco, Spanish Empanada and Cuban Mojito created a tasteful tour experience at Cabana El Rey

South American tapas tastings and the Cuban mojito rum drink at Cabana El Rey in Downtown Delray Beach were the featured culinary experience for the Taste History Culinary Tour held on Saturday, November 24, 2012.  The non-profit educational mission of these epicurean tours is to provide a food tastings experience with food history infused with the history of the local area.

Saturday, November 24th was also Small Business Saturday which is an initiative encouraging people to patronize local businesses which fit perfectly for Taste History because the tour travels to locally-owned restaurants and art galleries.

Cabana El Rey is the newest restaurant partner of the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Palm Beach County.  It was among five eateries visited in Delray Beach and Boynton Beach on the food tour along with trips to an urban farm and a community art gallery.

The tapas tastings at Cabana El Rey were the Peruvian Ceviche, the Argentinian Churrasco and Spanish Empanada prepared by Chef Roberto Aguilar whom the tour guests met and gave an arousing applause.  Cabana's master mixologist  provided a demonstration of the making of the Mojito which was a taste that gave the tour guests a nice spark. 

Mojito tastings at Cabana El Rey in Downtown Delray Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour

According to history, mojito is from the African word mojo with its birthplace being in the sugar cane fields of Cuba. During the 19th century, African slaves who worked in Cuban sugar cane  fields dranked the sweet nectar derived from the sugar cane.  The other historical documentation about the mojito is that its origin goes back to Sir Franics Drake who was a sea captain who had invaded Havana, Cuba with his pirates in year 1586 looking for gold.  Sir Drake has also been credited with creating a medicinal drink that was a mix of sugar, lime, mint and rum that became known as the El Draque which evolved into the Mojito because of the Bacaradi Rum Company.  In 1862, the Bacardi Rum Company was founded in Santiago de Cuba by the Bacardi family who were wine merchants from Spain.  Upon settlement in Cuba, the Barcadi Company established a system of straining, filtering and aging rum to cultivate its taste. Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway spent time writing in Cuba and has been strongly associated with the popularity of the mojito.

Cabana El Rey's mixologist demonstrated the making of the mojito drink for the Taste History Culinary Tour

The making of the mojito at Cabana El Rey for the Taste History Culinary Tour

Mojitos, a Cuban rum drink, was a fun tasting on the Taste History Culinary Tour visit to Cabana El Rey in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida

Three cuisines tasted tapas-style at Caban El Rey - Peruvian Ceviche, Spanish Empanada and Argentinian Churrasco

The tapas of ceviche, empanada and churrasco were very pleasing to the Taste History Culinary Tour guests.  The tapas refers to small plates of food which is an eating style that developed in bars in Spain. The word tapa means 'lid' or to 'cover' because the small plates were placed on the top of mugs or glasses in the bars.  Around the 8th century, Arabs occupied Spain beginning in the area that became known as Andalusia and it was during this time that the tapas-style of eating was introduced  to that Spaniard region from Arabs. Tapas has since been adopted solely as a Spanish-way of eating.

The Taste History Tour guests were gifted with bags from Cabana El Rey in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida

Cabana El Rey's special bottled sauce

Taste History Culinary Tour visits Cabana El Rey in Downtown Delray Beach for tapas tastings and mojitos.

L-R: Mario and Chef Alvarez with Taste History Tour Director Lori (middle) at Cabana El Rey in Downtown Delray Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour.

The other culinary experiences were at the new location for Dee Dee's Conch & Rib Shack, Sefa Mediterranean Grill, Scuola Vecchia and the farm-to-table Secret Garden Cafe/Ocean Avenue Green Market.  Taste History also traveled to the Urban Farm and Artful Dreamers Studio both in Boynton Beach, Florida.

Here are more photos of the Taste History culinary journey hosted on November 24, 2012.

Taste History Tour guests arriving at the new West Atlantic Avenue location for Dee Dee's Conch & Rib Shack in Delray Beach, FL

Namesake Dee Dee of Dee Dee's Conch & Rib Shack in Delray Beach, Florida

Bahamian conch fritters at Dee Dee's Conch & Rib Shack was a filling treat for the Taste History Culinary Tour

Dee Dee's expansive menu at their new location on West Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida

Taste History Culinary Tour walking along West Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida



Saturday, November 24th was also Small Business Saturday which is an initiative encouraging people to patronize local businesses which fit perfectly for Taste History's visit to the Delray Beach Green Market.

Taste History at the Delray Beach Green Market

Fresh baked bread from Le Petit French Bakery at the Delray Beach Green Market

And...the Taste History chariot awaits...

Chef Numan of Sefa Mediterranean Grill in the Pineapple Grove Arts District of Downtown Delray Beach, Florida

Turkish cuisine is the specialty at Sefa Mediterranean Grill which was savored by the Taste History Culinary Tour guests

Taste History Culinary Tour guests at Sefa Mediterranean Grill in the Pineapple Grove Arts District in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida

Mine of Sefa Mediterranean Grill which is operated by her family speaks with a Taste History Culinary Tour guest.

Scuola Vecchia is a certified Neapolitan pizzeria in Downtown Delray Beach that is a steady favorite on the Taste History Culinary Tour

Scuola Vecchia's trained pizza-maker demonstrated the making of the Pizza Margherita

Pizza Margherita at Scuola Vecchia in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida

Taste History Tour guests arriving at the Artful Dreamers Studio in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

Nadine at Artful Dreamers Studio in Boynton Beach welomed the Taste History Culinary Tour

Artful Dreamers hosted a community art project for the Taste History Culinary Tour visit.

Taste History art at the Artful Dreamers Studio in Boynton Beach, Florida

Planting season at the Urban Farm in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

The Taste History Culinary Tour visited the Urban Farm in Downtown Boynton Beach where they met Farmer Sherry.  The Urban Farm is operated by the non-profit Boynton Community Caring Center which also runs the farm-to-table Secret Garden Cafe and Ocean Avenue Green Market.

Chef Phillip at the Secret Garden Cafe with grass-fed sliders prepared for the Taste History Culinary Tour.  The Secret Garden Cafe is a farm-to-table eatery that operates a non-profit culinary incubator program

Spaghetti squash at the Secret Garden Cafe was the other cusine created for the Taste History Culinary Tour. The Secret Garden Cafe is a farm-to-table eatery that operates a non-profit culinary incubator program

Chef Timothy of the Secret Garden Cafe made his original marinara sauce for the spaghetti squash tasting for the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Taste History walking along Boynton Beach Boulevard in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida. Boynton Beach is named for Major Nathan Boynton who was a former Mayor of Port Huron, Michigan

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To 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. Private group tours are also available.

Brief Facts about Taste History:

• Offered year-round
• Held on the second, third and fourth Saturdays at 11am
• At least 3 to 4 locally owned and family owned eateries are visited for food tasting. The food portions are hearty.
• Cultural centers or art galleries are visited
• Tour travels through historic neighborhoods and districts
• Bus riding and 4 to 6 blocks of walking
• Some eating experiences are standing-only
• Tour is at least 4 hours
• Food and Florida history are narrated by a guide
• To maintain an element of surprise, each tour is different and never an exact duplication of any previous tour hosted
• Private group tours are also available during the weekday
• Pre-payment is required. Fees are inclusive
• Tour takes place Rain or Shine.
• Dietary Restrictions Cannot be Accommodated. Click here to read about types of foods tasted.

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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.

The 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.

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.

Click LIKE for the Facebook page for Taste History.

Go here to sign-up via e-mail and subscribe to this Blog.

Effective April 1, 2013, $40 per person is the new rate. 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.

Upcoming culinary tour 2012-2013 dates (culinary tours are held year-round and tours are offered to the general public. Pre-payment required)

December 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 11am Boynton Beach (Special tour to kick-off the Holiday Season)

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 (December 22nd is sold-out)

Year 2013
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

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

Boynton Beach Culinary Tour conducted for Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society

Taste History had the honor of hosting the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society on a culinary tour dedicated to the restaurants, cafes, markets, art and history of Boynton Beach, Florida.  This culinary program was conducted by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History which is a non-profit 501c3 organization.

 

The November 3, 2012 Taste History Culinary Tour consisted of tastings at Palermo's Bakery, the Secret Garden Cafe, Bun Bun Authentic Jamaican American Cafe and The Little House.  The combined bus riding and walking tour involved sightseeing of  the historic Westinghouse Lamp Posts in the Boynton Hills neighborhood for a presentation by Boynton's Historic Preservation Planner Warren Adams. 



1920s historic Westinghouse Lamp Post in the Boynton Hills Neighborhood in Boynton Beach, Florida

Taste History also traveled to the historic Boynton Woman's Club built in 1926, the 1913 Schoolhouse Children's Museum, the Boynton Beach Library, and a walking tour, by Boynton's Public Arts Administrator Debby Coles-Dobay, of kinetic art displayed along the Avenue of the Arts (Ocean Avenue) in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida.  Also, Artful Dreamers Studio conducted a community art project for the visit by the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society.  A special lecture and signing of the book Pioneering Palm Beach was presented by authors Ginger L. Pedersen and Janet DeVries

The Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society has become a fan of the Taste History Culinary Tours because back in June they took the culinary tour of Lake Worth & Lantana and enjoyed it so much they immediately scheduled a Taste History culinary tour of Boynton Beach.

Here are more photos from the culinary tour:


The Taste History Culinary Tour of Boynton Beach, Florida hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society traveled to Palermo's Bakery.

Stuffed semolina bread at Palermo's Bakery in Boynton Beach, Florida which provided tastings on the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society

Palermo's Bakery in Boynton Beach was also hosting a Green Market during the visit by the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society for the Taste History Culinary Tour

(Left) City of Boynton Beach Historic Preservation Planner Warren Adams shared the history of the Lamp Posts with the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society who were touring Boynton Beach on the Taste History Culinary Tour

 

Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society and the historic Westinghouse Lamp Post in the Boynton Hills neighborhood in Boynton Beach, Florida. The lamp post was featured on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Boynton Beach, Florida

The Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach is a non-profit farm-to-table restaurant with a culinary incubator program.  The Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society ate farm fresh cuisine for the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach was visited for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society.

Grass-fed sliders were prepared at the Secret Garden Cafe for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Boynton Beach hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society

Farmer Sherry of the Secret Garden Cafe welcomed the Taste History tour guests from the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society

Taste History Tour Director Lori with Chef Phillip, resident chef  at the Secret Garden Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

Florida made honey sold in the Ocean Avenue Market at the Secret Garden in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

(Right Center) Janet DeVries, Vice President of the Boynton Beach Historical Society, shared the history of the Boynton Beach Libary during the Taste History Tour held for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society

Janet DeVries (2nd Left) showcased the "Class Act" history exhibit inside the Boynton Beach Libary for the Taste History Tour hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society.

The Palm Beach Gardens Society also received a guided tour of the Schoolhouse Children's Museum during the Taste History Culinary Tour.  The Schoolhouse Children's Museum is the original 1913 Boynton elementary school building.

(Left) Debby Coles-Dobay, Public Arts Administrator for the City of Boynton Beach led the Taste History Culinary Tour held for Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society on a walking tour of the Avenue of the Arts (Ocean Avenue) in Downtown Boynton Beach which featured an outdoor kinetic art exhibit. 

The Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society walking on Ocean Avenue for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Boynton Beach, Florida

Kinetic art work by Jeffrey Laudenslager from California displayed on the Avenue of the Arts was viewed by the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society who were hosted on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Boynton Beach, Florida.

 

Bun Bun Authentic Jamaican American Cafe on Ocean Avenue in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida welcomed the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society

Jamaican Beef Patties were among the cuisines sampled during the Taste History Culinary Tour visit to the Bun Bun Jamaican American Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

Maxine and Jennifer, co-owners of the Bun BunAuthentic Jamaican American Cafe in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida welcomed the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society who were on the Taste History Culinary Tour.

 

Author Ginger L. Pedersen gave a lecture at the Ruth Jones Cottage (now The Little House) in Boynton Beach about the book Pioneering Palm Beach which she co-authored with historian Janet DeVries

Ginger Pedersen and Janet DeVries co-wrote Pioneering Palm Beach: The Deweys and the South Florida Frontier. The history of Boynton Beach is featured in the book.

 

 

Brisk book sales of Pioneering Palm Beach were generated by the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society during their tour on Taste History.  Ginger Pedersen and Janet DeVries (right) signed copies of the book.

The historic 1940 Ruth Jones Cottage is now The Little House restaurant operated by famed chef Chrissy Benoit in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

Tastings of The Little House's Sangria (which is made in-house) during the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society

Chicken and dumplings were the featured tastings at The Little House in Downtown Boynton Beach  for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society.

Vintage jars as light fixtures in The Little House restaurant in Downtown Boynton Beach which was visited for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society.

The Taste History Tour bus got a nice greeting from The Little House owner Chrissy Benoit (3rd row left)

The 1926 historic Boynton Woman's Club was designed by famed architect Addison Mizner.  The Taste History Culinary Tour took the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society for a guided tour of the iconic building

Kay Baker, President of the Boynton Woman's Club, welcomed the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society during their visit for the Taste History Culinary Tour

The grand staircase inside the historic Boynton Woman's Club in Boynton Beach, Florida. The club's building is popular with rentals for special events and they have a resident catering company named Celebrations.

 

Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society included a  community painting project at the Arftul Dreamers Studio in Boynton Beach, Florida

 

The Palm Beach Gardens Historical making their way to the Artful Dreamers Studio for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Boynton Beach, Florida

 

The Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society made art during the Taste History Culinary Tour visit to the Artful Dreamers Studio in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida

 

(Right) Nadine of the Artful Dreamers Studio welcomed the Taste History Culinary Tour guests from the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society

 

Community art project at Artful Dreamers Studio in Boynton Beach hosted during Taste History Culinary Tour for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society

  

The Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society at the Artful Dreamers Studio in Boynton Beach, Florida

At the conclusion of the tour, one of the society members wrote:
"I learned that Boynton is a beautiful city, and that it has a lot to offer."


Click here for Macy's

To 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. Private group tours are also available.

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.

The 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.
 

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.

Click LIKE for the Facebook page for Taste History.

Go here to sign-up via e-mail and subscribe to this Blog.


Upcoming culinary tour 2012 dates (culinary tours are held year-round and tours are offered to the general public. Pre-payment required)

November 2012:

Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11am Boynton Beach & Boynton Harbor Marina (Sold-out)

Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11am Lake Worth/Lantana

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

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

December 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 11am Boynton Beach & Boynton Harbor Marina

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 (December 22nd is sold-out)

Year 2013
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

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

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Saturday, March 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

April 2013

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May 2013

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June 2013

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July 2013

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August 2013

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September 2013

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Saturday, September 28, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

October 2013

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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