One of the highlights in year 2012 was the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana (Palm Beach County, Florida) that was hosted for 21 international hotel and resort concierges and managers from Palm Beach, Broward and Dade counties. They represented some of the world's leading hotels. This tour program was held in partnership with the Tourism Department of Macy's which is also a sponsor of the non-profit program.
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| The concierges from Renaissance Boca Raton with Tour Director Lori J. Durante (right) |
The epicurean excursion integrated food tastings at restaurants in Downtown Lake Worth and Downtown Lantana with the multi-cultural history of the area along with visits to art galleries in the LULA Arts District in Lake Worth.
The concierges were thoroughly introduced to the wonderful attributes of Palm Beach County, Lake Worth and Lantana.
Both The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Daily News published editorials about the concierge cuisine tour of Lake Worth and Lantana. The Palm Beach Post wrote "Hotel concierges get tour of best of Lake Worth, Lantana."
Here's what Chef concierge Kay Cremeens said on The Palm Beach Daily News Blog:
BRAVO! I was one of the lucky ones to experience Lori’s amazing tour. She
herself is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to Florida history and origins
of food names. I would highly recommend it to friends, family and of course my
guests of the Harbor Beach Marriott. From the quaint little guest houses to the
family run restaurants, everyone was warm and welcoming. All the foods we tasted
were wonderful. I especially enjoyed the local artist’s galleries where I
purchased a few things and helped the local economy a bit. GO…you will love
it! October 31st, 2012 at 6:44 pm
The following is the photo diary from the concierge tour:
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| Bus signage! Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Palm Beach County |
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Taste History Executive Tour Director Lori J. Durante with longtime volunteer Dolores Silver (seated)
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Taste History Executive Tour Director Lori J. Durante with Macy's Manager Angela Mitchell (right)
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| Concierges from Palm Beach on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana, Florida |
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| Volunteer Dolores (center) helps concierge get signed-in for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana |
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| Concierges from Aventura, Florida hosted on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana, Florida |
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| Concierge from Elite Travel at the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana |
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| Concierges from Palm Beach on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana sponsored by Macy's. |
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| Concierges from Palm Beach on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana, Florida that was hosted in partnership with the Macy's Tourism Department |
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| Taste History Executive Tour Director Lori J. Durante welcomes the concierges on the epicurean tour of Lake Worth & Lantana |
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| The City Hall Annex in Downtown Lake Worth which was formerly the site of the first school in Lake Worth in 1912. Current building was constructed by 1928. |
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| Concierges arriving at the Sabal Palm House Bed & Breakfast in Lake Worth, Florida |
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| Sabal House innkeeper Colleen welcomed the concierges who were on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Lake Worth |
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| Homemade scones served at the Sabal House Bed & Breakfast for the Taste History Culinary Tour of Lake Worth, Florida |
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| Patio at the Sabal House Bed & Breakfast |
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| Concierges arriving at the Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast in Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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| Debi, inn keeper of the Mango Inn in Lake Worth, gave a tour and presentation about the property site for the concierges on the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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| Tea and lemonade served at the Mango Inn for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the hotel concierges. |
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| Mango-infused stuffed French Toast was a flavorful treat during the Taste History tour visit to the Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast |
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| Concierges toured the Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast during their trip on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth |
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| Taste History Tour director Lori (center) shares the history of the mango fruit and French toast during the visit to the Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast hosted for the hotel concierges. |
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| Concierges from the Marriott Hotel at the Mango Inn |
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| The Omphoy Hotel managers and concierges took the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for concierges that traveled to the Mango Inn Bed & Breakfast in historic Lake Worth |
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| The Mango Inn innkeepers Judi and Debi with the Taste History Executive Tour Director Lori J. Durante and Macy's Manager Angela Mitchell |
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The Taste History Culinary Tour traveled to South Shores Tavern for the tour hosted for hotel concierges
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Concierges arriving at South Shores Tavern in Downtown Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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| Gourmet mushroom bruschetta at South Shores Tavern in Downtown Lake Worth was the cuisine tastings for the concierges on the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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| Hotel concierges at South Shores Tavern met City of Lake Worth Manager Mike Bornstein (center/rear) during their Taste History tour of Downtown Lake Worth |
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South Shores Tavern manager Karine (Right) welcomed the concierges on the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Lots of Yachts operator on the Taste History tour for concierges enjoyed the mushroom bruschetta at South Shores Tavern in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida
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| Hotel concierges walking along Lucerne Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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| Lake Worth Art League Gallery in Downtown Lake Worth welcomed the hotel concierges during their tour on Taste History. |
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| Hotel Concierges viewed the art work at the Lake Worth Art League Gallery during their Taste History Tour. The gallery features works by local artist |
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Christine of the Lake Worth Art League Gallery (left) welcomed concierges during the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Hotel concierges crossing Lucerne Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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| An eating experience at The Java Juice Bar in Downtown Lake Worth was hosted for the hotel concierges where they also met City of Lake Worth Commissioner Andy Amoroso |
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Lake Worth Commissioner Andy Amoroso operates The Juice Bar in Downtown Lake Worth and provided tastings of sandwich wraps and organic fruit smoothies for the Taste History tour hosted for hotel concierges
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| Sandwich wraps at The Juice Bar. Managers and concierges from the Four Seasons hotel traveled on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth. |
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Organic smoothies at The Juice Bar served for the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for hotel concierges.
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Taste History Executive Tour Director Lori J. Durante with Lake Worth Commissioner Andy Amoroso
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Hotel concierges making their way into the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery on Lake Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida
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Artist Teri Salomoni conducted a wood-carving demo for the concierges on the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Wood-carving demo at the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery for the visit by the concierges on the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Lake Worth
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Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery artist Mary Catello showed the concierges how she prepares to create artistic baskets.
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| At the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery (CGMS) in Downtown Lake Worth which is a non-profit artists co-op. L-R: Lori J. Durante of the Taste Historyy Culinary Tours, artist Teri Salomoni, CGMS co-founder Joyce Brown and Angela Mitchell of Macy's. |
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Brogues Down Under in Downtown Lake Worth hosted the Taste History visit for the hotel concierges.
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Brogues' famed Pavlova Pie was a pleasant taste on the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the hotel concierges.
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(Left )Rod of Brogues Down Under welcomed the concierges during the visit on the Taste History Culinary Tour
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| Tanya of Brogues Down Under in Downtown Lake Worth |
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| Australian cuisine - the sausage rolls at Brogues Down Under in Downtown Lake Worth was the cuisine tasting on the Taste History Tour hosted for the hotel concierges |
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| Hotel concierge at Brogues Down Under for the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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Concierge from the Omphoy at Brogues Down Under during the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Concierges from the Marriott Hotel at Brogues Down Under for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Daughter and father, Tanya and Rod, at Brogues Down Under which is owned and operated by their family.
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| Taste History director Lori gave history information about the architecture of the Lake Worth Playhouse which is located on Lake Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth |
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Concierges entering the Maryanne Webber Gallery on Lucerne Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour.
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| Concierges and managers from the Four Seasons Palm Beach viewed the art work at the Bruce Webber Gallery in Downtown Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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Bruce Webber (left) of the namesake gallery led the concierges on a tour of the art works displayed in the gallery
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Bruce and Maryanne Webber (left) at their namesake galleries with Taste History director Lori J. Durante
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| Marriott Harbor Beach Resort Chef Concierge at the Maryanne Webber Gallery in Downtown Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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The Tortilleria in Lake Worth is a commercial tortilla factory in Lake Worth
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| Concierges at the tortilla factory in Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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| Tortillas is an ancient cuisine of the Aztec Indians in Mexico which was one of the cuisine tastings on the Taste History Culinary Tour |
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Concierges at the Tortilleria Gallo de Oro in Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Taste History made a trip to the the French bakery Le Petit Pain in Downtown Lantana for the tour hosted for hotel concierges
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Concierges at the French bakery Le Petit Pain in Lantana for the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Chocolate beignets at Le Petit Pain in Lantana were the tastings provided for the concierges during the visit on the Taste History Culinary Tour
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Quiche! Le Petit's French pastry chef makes all the cuisines in-house at the Lantana bakery which has a full commercial kitchen.
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George's Meat Market in Lantana hosted the visit by the Taste History Culinary Tour hosted for the hotel concierges
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Manager/Chef/Butcher Brenda of Georges's Meat Market in Downtown Lantana welcomed the concierges on the Taste History Culinary Tour
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The Russian beef stroganoff was the cuisine tasting at George's Meat Market in Lantana for the Taste History tour hosted for the hotel concierges
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The Taste History Culinary Tour returns to Macy's Boynton Beach. Each concierge was gifted with a Taste History tote bag and exclusive Savings Passes from Macy's
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Photo credit: Janis Bucher
The non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours are available for the general public on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays of each month, year-round. To purchase tickets for the Taste History Culinary Tours 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. 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 organization. These food tours include a live guide and are 4-hours with a combination of bus riding and 3 to 4 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.
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