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."


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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.
 

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 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

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