On Saturday, December 8, 2012, the Taste History Culinary Tour traveled to historic Lake Worth and Lantana, Florida. The food eating experience included a visit to the Sugarcane Lady at the Lake Worth's Oceanside Farmer's Market which is situated right along the Lake Worth Lagoon. The culinary tour also made its way to Mother's Earth Cafe which specializes in organic foods. The featured cusine at Mother Earth was their yamburger and black bean burger served with housemade cilantro sauce and bread pudding.
The Taste History tour also traveled to The Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast for their famed mango-infused French Toast. Then, the tour arrived at South Shores Tavern for bites of their gourmet portobello mushroom bruschetta. And, the tour guests strolled thru downtown Lake Worth to the Java Juice Bar for organic smoothies. Following the Juice Bar, the guests took a bus ride to the Tortilleria for tortillas. The tour guests also viewed locally created art work at the Lake Worth Art League Gallery; and the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery both in the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth, Florida. In the Town of Lantana, the Taste History tour guests were treated to beef stroganoff at George's Meat Market.
The following is the photo diary from the culinary tour:
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| Taste History Culinary Tour visited the Lake Worth Oceanside Farmer's Market |
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The Sugarcane Lady at the Lake Worth Farmer's Market prepared tastings of sugarcane juice for the Taste History Tour guests. The sugarcane is obtained locally from Clewiston, Florida
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(Left) Cary Sabol, Manager of the Lake Worth Farmer's Market and Chairman of the Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency with Tour guide-in-training Traci
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Taste History Tour guest at Le Petit French Bakery station in the Lake Worth Farmer's Market
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(Left) Cary Sabol, manager of the Lake Worth Farmer's Market and chairman of the Lake Worth Commuity Redevelopment Agency with Taste History Tour director Lori
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| Mother Earth Cafe in Downtown Lake Worth hosted the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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Mother Earth Cafe prepared for the Taste History Tour guests organic cuisines - yamburger, black bean burger, bread putting, salsa and cilantro sauce
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| Patti, Mother Earth's owner and chef ,welcomed the Taste History Tour guests |
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| Mother Earth student apprentice Bridget |
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Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast conducted a tour of their historic 1915 house for the Taste History Culinary Tour. The Mango Inn is located in the Parrot Cove Neighborhood
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Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast conducted a tour of their historic 1915 house for the Taste History Culinary Tour. The Mango Inn is located in the Parrot Cove Neighborhood. From 1941 - 1949 John "Jack" Thomas Barton lived in the home. Barton was Mayor of Lake Worth and for 7 years served as publisher of the Lake Worth Herald, the oldest business and newspaper in the City.
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Deb, innkeeper of the Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast in Lake Worth, welcomed the Taste History Culinary Tour
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The Mango Inn's famous mango-infused French toast was a gourmet treat on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth
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| Portobello mushroom bruschetta at South Shores Tavern in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida |
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South Shores Tavern general manager Karine greeted the Taste History Culinary Tour guests
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Taste History also traveled to the Lake Worth Art League Gallery located in the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth, Florida
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| The Java Juice Bar in Downtown Lake Worth specializes in organic smoothies |
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Organic smoothies at the Java Juice Bar in Downtown Lake Worth was refreshing for the Taste History tour guests
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The Taste History tour guests took a stroll to the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery which is an artists co-op in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida
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| Tortillas were served at the Tortilleria Gallo de Oro for the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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| Tortillas at the Tortilleria Gallo de Oro in Lake Worth, Florida |
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| George's Meat Market in Downtown Lantana, Florida |
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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 26, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
February 2013
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 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, November 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
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.
