During the Winter holiday season, the Culture & Beyond Club of Hunter's Run Country Club in Boynton Beach was treated to a moveable meal on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, Florida.
The Culture & Beyond Club's edible indulgence on Taste History consisted of seafood at Hurricane Alley Raw Bar & Restaurant; chicken and dumplings at The Little House; Neapolitan pizza at Scuola Vecchia; soul food at Donnie's Southern Restaurant; tastings at Du20's Organic Tea Bar; and Turkish cuisine at Sefa with a finale tour of Boynton's Industrial Arts District.
Here is the photo diary from the December 17, 2012 private tour hosted for the Culture & Beyond Club from a country club community:
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A four-cuisine tasting was prepared for the Taste History Tour visit to Hurricane Alley & Raw Bar in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida
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Hurricane Alley Raw Bar & Restaurant is positioned in the heart of Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida. The popular eatery occupies a circa 1919-1923 historic building known as the Harvey Oyer, Jr. building. Oyer opened the first insurance agency in Boynton Beach.
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Culture Club guests arriving to the Hurricane Alley Raw Bar & Restaurant in Downtown Boynton Beach, Florida
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| Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly welcomed the Taste History tour guests. |
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Taste History visited another Downtown Boynton Beach landmark - The Little House restaurant which operates from the historic Ruth Jones Cottage (circa 1940).
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Comfort food - chicken and dumplings at The Little House restaurant was the hearty eats for the Taste History Tour guests.
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| House-made sangria was served at The Little House for the Taste History Tour. |
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Celebrated Chef Chrissy Benoit of The Little House created watermelon sangria for the Taste History Tour visit hosted for the Culture Club.
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(Right) Chef Chrissy Benoit, creator of The Little House restaurant, welcomed the Culture Club during their trip on the Taste History Culinary Tour.
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| Connie of The Little House with the Taste History Tour director Lori. |
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The Boynton Beach Arts District was an eclectic experience for the Taste History Tour hosted for the Culture Club.
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The Taste History Tour guests received a welcome from Rolando Chango Barrero of the Boynton Beach Arts District.
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Rolando Chang Barrero is the artist who reinvigorated the Boynton Beach Neighborhood of the Arts (aka Boynton Beach Arts District or Boynton's Industrial Arts District). The District allows for freewheeling artistic expression. The neighborhood received its official art designation in 1986 by the City of Boynton Beach.
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More freewheeling art in the District - Yarn art by Lori-nan Kaye for the Bay Gates Project in the Industrial Arts District in Boynton Beach. The Taste History Tour guests studied the yarn art design.
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Taste History Culinary Tour guests viewed the Bay Gates Project in the Industrial Arts District in Boynton Beach. Yarn art was crated by Lori-nan Kaye.
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The intricate details of Lori-Nan Kaye's yarn art is observed by the Taste History Culinary Tour guests during a visit to the Bay Gate Projects in the Industrial Arts District in Boynton Beach
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The Culture Club was led on a walking tour of the Industrial Arts District in Boynton Beach for their trip on the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Actvista Artista Gallery enlivened the Industrial Arts District in Boynton Beach, Florida. The Taste History Culinary Tour traveled to the gallery.
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The stone oven from Naples, Italy at Scuola Vecchia in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida. Scuola Vecchia is certified by the Neapolitan Pizzeria Association thus all pizzas must be cooked using a stone oven from Naples, Italy.
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| Scuola Vecchia visionary Sharon |
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Pizza fit for a queen. The Pizza Margherita is named in honor of Queen Margherita of Italy. The pizza was created in 1889 to honor her visit to Naples, Italy.
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Sefa Mediterranean Grill in the Pineapple Grove Arts District of Downtown Delray Beach, Florida hosted the Taste History Tour guests.
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Walking along Pineapple Grove Way in Downtown Delray Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour.
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Six-cusine tastings at Sefa Mediterrean Grill in the Pineapple Grove Arts District in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida. Sefa specializes in gourmet Turkish cuisine. Much of the distinct Turkish flavors evolved during the Ottoman Empire and is known as Levantine cuisine. Levant refers to Turkey's geographic location in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Chef Numan Unsal of Sefa Mediterrean Grill which also specializes in Turkish wine. The Taste History Culinary Tour received tastings of the Turkish wine.
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| The Culture Club traveled on the Taste History Culinary Tour to Sefa Mediterrenean Grill |
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The Organic Tea Bar in the Pineapple Grove Arts District in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida
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| Jang of the Organic Tea Bar at Du20 welcomed the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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The Taste History Culinary Tour guests received a tour of Du20 Holistic Oasis in the Pineapple Grove Arts District in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida.
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Acupuncture physcian Dr. Stephanie shared healthy facts about organic tea at Du20 during the visit by the Taste History Culinary Tour.
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Tea time! Tastings at the Organic Tea Bar in Delray Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour.
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| The Organic Tea Bar at Du20 hosted a visit by the Taste History Culinary Tour. |
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Strolling along Pineapple Grove Way in Downtown Delray Beach for the Taste History Culinary Tour.
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Taste History Tour guests arriving at Donnie's Southern Restaurant in the historic black business district in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida
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The Culture Club at Donnie's Southern Restaurant in Delray Beach. Three-cuisine tastings of soul food at Donnie's Southern Restaurant in Delray Beach, Florida for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Three-cuisine tastings of soul food at Donnie's Southern Restaurant in Delray Beach, Florida for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Donnie (left) of Donnie's Southern Restaurant. Maxine (seated/right) of the Culture Club on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, 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
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.
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