Boca Grove Country Club grooved through Lake Worth and Lantana on food, art and history tour

The Boca Grove Country Club traveled through the food, art and history in Lake Worth and Lantana, Florida on February 3, 2014 for a private Taste History Culinary Tour.

Judy of Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana, Florida hosted the Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated for the Boca Grove Country Club.

The Taste History Culinary Tour featured the origins of Lake Worth by highlighting African American pioneers Samuel and Fannie James who were former slaves and settlers pre-dating the incorporation of Lake Worth in 1913.  The James's purchased an initial 186 acres of land in 1885 and by 1889 had homesteaded in the area. The settlement pattern in Lake Worth later included people from the Midwest, black Bahamians, Germans and after World War II the Finnish arrived en masse.   Lake Worth is named after United States Brigadier General William Jenkins Worth who is credited with bringing the Second Seminole War in Florida to an end.  The Town of Lantana was named by Mr. M.B. Lyman of Lambton County, Ontario.  The Lantana is a flower that once grew wild in the area.

Boca Grove's tour rode and walked to the Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana; and in Lake Worth the Sabal Palm House Bed & Breakfast; the Java Juice Bar; and Brogues Down Under. They met local artists and viewed locally created works at Artisans on the Ave Gallery and Maryanne Webber Gallery both in the LULA Arts District in Downtown Lake Worth. Also on this day, the Webber Gallery featured an exhibition of art created by Lake Worth artist Thorvald Sanchez. 

Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana, Florida hosted the Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated for the Boca Grove Country Club.

Specialty cheese, gourmet marmalade and cooked-in-house baguettes at the Cheese & Wine Café. Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana, Florida hosted the Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated for the Boca Grove Country Club.

Sangria and tea at the Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana. Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana, Florida hosted the Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated for the Boca Grove Country Club. 

Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana, Florida hosted the Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated for the Boca Grove Country Club.

Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana, Florida hosted the Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated for the Boca Grove Country Club.

Judy and 'mama' of the Cheese & Wine café with Jessica. Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana, Florida hosted the Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated for the Boca Grove Country Club.

Judy, Lori and Jessica at the Cheese & Wine Café in Lantana

Boca Grove Country Club arriving at the Sabal Palm House Bed & Breakfast in Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Sabal Palm House led Boca Grove Country club on the tour of the bed and breakfast for the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Tea from Barbara Tea Special  at the Sabal Palm House Bed & Breakfast

Homemade scones at the Sabal Palm House Bed & Breakfast

Tastings in the courtyard at the Sabal Palm House Bed & Breakfast in Lake Worth, Florida

Jessica with Colleen, co-innkeeper at Sabal Palm House Bed & Breakfast

Smoothies at the Java Juice Bar for the Boca Grove Country Club during the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Smoothies at the Java Juice Bar for the Boca Grove Country Club during the Taste History Culinary Tour.

The Taste History Culinary Tour led the Boca Grove Country Club to Brogues Down Under in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida

The Taste History Culinary Tour led the Boca Grove Country Club to Brogues Down Under in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida

The Pavlova Pie at Brogues Down Under is an Australian and New Zealand pastry.

Pavlova pie was created in 1926 in honor of the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova during her tour of Australia and New Zealand. The Pavlova is a made-to-order cake at Brogues Down Under.



Sausage rolls at Brogues Down Under in Lake Worth for the Taste History Culinary Tour



Boca Grove Country Club arriving at the Artisans on the Ave Gallery in the LULA Arts District in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida during the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Artist Betty Wilson at Artisans on the Ave in the LULA Arts District of Downtown Lake Worth welcomed the Boca Grove Country Club.

Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated a gallery visit for the Boca Grove Country Club to Artisans on the Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida.

Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated a gallery visit for the Boca Grove Country Club to Artisans on the Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida.

Glass artist by Betty Wilson. Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated a gallery visit for the Boca Grove Country Club to Artisans on the Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida. Artisans on the Ave Gallery features works by local artists.

Local artist Andrea Hellena at the Artisans on the Ave Gallery in the LULA Arts District in Lake Worth specializes in ceramics.

Art-making at Artisan of the Ave Gallery in the LULA Arts District in Downtown Lake Worth.

Local artist B.J. Collister. Live art demo at Artisan of the Ave Gallery in the LULA Arts District in Downtown Lake Worth.

Taste History Culinary Tour coordinated a gallery visit for the Boca Grove Country Club to Artisans on the Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida.

Lake Worth Playhouse, formerly the Oakley Theater, established in 1924 in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida.

Maryanne Webber Gallery in the LULA Arts District in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida

Boca Grove Country Club arriving at the Maryanne Webber Gallery in Downtown Lake Worth during the Taste History Culinary Tour

Lake Worth artist Thorvald Sanchez exhibition in the Webber Galleries in Downtown Lake Worth was viewed by the Boca Grove Country Club during the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Lake Worth artist Thorvald Sanchez exhibition in the Webber Galleries in Downtown Lake Worth was viewed by the Boca Grove Country Club during the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Lake Worth artist Thorvald Sanchez exhibition in the Webber Galleries in Downtown Lake Worth was viewed by the Boca Grove Country Club during the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Lake Worth artist Thorvald Sanchez exhibition in the Webber Galleries in Downtown Lake Worth was viewed by the Boca Grove Country Club during the Taste History Culinary Tour.

Taste History is an official Community Event Partner for the State of Florida's Viva Florida initiative to celebrate its history and culture:

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.

Email: tour@tastehistoryculinarytours.org

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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.

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 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

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 program is offered on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month. And, Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Lake Worth & Lantana program 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 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/cultural sites for cuisine tastings 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 February 1, 2015, $45 per person is the new rate for the general public tours traveling to Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and Lantana.  The new rate for the West Palm Beach tour is $50 per person.  Tours if free for children under age 18 (children must be accompanied by a paid adult family member).  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..

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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