Eat your way through the past on a Taste History Culinary Tour, a four-hour narrated bus and walking excursion that stops at restaurants and historical buildings in Palm Beach County to give visitors a sampling of local fare and culture.
Held monthly, the Saturday public tours visit eateries, as well as historical buildings, art galleries and cultural spots in Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and Lantana. The cost is $40 per person. (It’s free for children under 18 accompanied by adults.)
The range of cuisine featured includes farm-to-table, organic, African American, Southern American, Latin American, Brazilian, Caribbean, Greco-Roman, Italian, English, French, French Canadian, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, Hungarian, Turkish and Ancient Mexican. Most of the three to four restaurants visited on each tour are locally-owned or family-owned.
 |
Brogues Down Under in Downtown Lake Worth features Australian, Irish and New Zealand fare on the Taste History Culinary Tour
|
Florida history is woven into the narrated tours, which involve bus riding and four to six blocks of walking. There are more than 30 restaurant partners visited on a rotating schedule. Guests meet restaurant owners, as well as local artists and cultural center directors.
Sponsored by Macy's, the tours are offered by the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History, a nonprofit in Palm Beach County. Private tours are also available.
For more information on tour dates and itineraries, visit TasteHistoryCulinaryTours.blogspot.com or call 561-243-2662.
Click here to read at VisitFlorida.com
Click here to read at VisitFlorida.com
About Visit Florida: VISIT FLORIDA is the state's official tourism marketing corporation and serves as Florida's official source for travel planning to visitors across the globe. VISIT FLORIDA is not a government agency, but rather a not-for-profit corporation created as a public/private partnership by the Florida Legislature in 1996.
Taste History is an official Community Event Partner for the 500 anniversary of the State of Florida:
The Taste History Culinary Tours are available to the general public on the second, third and fourth Saturdays of each month. Pre-payment is required.
To purchase tickets for the Taste History Culinary Tours go here. Call 561-243-2662 or 561-638-8277.
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.
Brief Facts about Taste History:
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 visited for food tasting. The food portions are hearty.
- Cultural centers or art galleries are visited
- Tour travels through historic neighborhoods and art 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
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 at least 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 for cuisine tasting along with alternating trips to 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 and dietary substitutions cannot be provided.
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 affected. The Taste History Culinary Tours program is operated by a non-profit 501c3 organization. Special rates apply for Private Group Tours.
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.
To pin on Pinterest click here
Upcoming culinary tour 2013 dates (culinary tours are held year-round and tours are offered to the general public. Pre-payment required)
To pin on Pinterest click here
Upcoming culinary tour 2013 dates (culinary tours are held year-round and tours are offered to the general public. Pre-payment required)
Tours are offered year-round. Click here to purchase tickets.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 (Delray Beach/Boynton Beach) (June 21st is Sold-Out)
Saturday, July 19, 2014 (Delray Beach/Boynton Beach) (July 19th is Sold-Out)
Saturday, August 9, 2014 ( Lake Worth/Lantana) (August 9th is Sold-Out)
2014 Dates for Taste History Culinary Tour:
January:
February:
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
 |
