November, 2015- Taste History Culinary Tour celebrates Small Business Saturday on November 28th
Sponsored by Macy’s and Iris Apfel
Palm Beach County, Florida – – – Family-owned bakeries and eateries; and local art galleries are the flavor of the non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours that was established in 2011. Each Taste History Tour is a distinct “Small Business Saturday” experience where small bakeries and cafes; and local art shops hosting emerging artists are woven into the tour route. On Saturday, November 28th, Taste History will join American Express with hosting a tour to Delray Beach and Boynton Beach offering guests an enlightening experience of Floribbean and New Fusion cuisines at family-owned eateries and a trip along the tour’s Bakery Trail. Additional experiences are visits to emerging art districts and an art shop.
Taste History has grown to feature more than 5 cities including West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Lantana, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. Each city on the tour has its own unique cuisines, culture, art and personality.
The Taste History Culinary Tours delivers an engaging taste of the cuisine, culture, art and history of the main streets, historic districts and unique off the beaten path areas in West Palm Beach; Lake Worth and Lantana; and Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. The Taste History sponsors include Macy’s, Iris Apfel and Kingston Fresh.
Taste History incorporates a rotation of cuisine tastings representing varied cultures that are African American, Southern American, Asian, Brazilian, Caribbean, Continental, Latin American, Greco-Roman, Italian, English, Dutch, French, Mediterranean, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, along with farm-to-table and organic tastings. Taste History combines history, culture and cuisine therefore this gastronomy tour infuses food tastings with the history of the State of Florida and the local area along with visits to historic buildings and art galleries.
Taste History has been ranked in USA Today’s 10 Best and by Vacation Idea Dream Magazine as one of the Top 22 Best Things to Do in West Palm Beach. And, the Red Carnation Hotel Collection has selected Taste History Culinary Tours as one of Eight Most Unusual Palm Beach Tours. Created in 2011, the non-profit Taste History is the first culinary history tour of its kind in Palm Beach County and has grown to feature more than five cities that are West Palm Beach; Lake Worth and Lantana; and Delray Beach and Boynton Beach. The tour partners include family-owned eateries, bakeries, cafés, juice bars, tea bars, art galleries and non-profit cultural centers highlighting emerging local artists.
Lori J. Durante, Executive Tour Director, developed the non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours as an extension of the Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach that began in 2004 which has hosted more than 8,000 people. Combining the culinary and narrated tours, more than 10,000 people have been hosted, to date. “I took the Narrated Bus Tour and enriched it by adding food tastings which morphed into the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County”, says Lori J. Durante.
Other rankings are from the Huffington Post which designated Taste History as one of the “…established food tours in Florida”. VisitFlorida said about Taste History “…the mission is both education and entertainment”. The international news agency The Culture Trip has included the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County in its roundup of Florida’s 10 Best Food Festivals and Fiestas.
Effective January 1, 2015, Taste History rates changed to $45 to $50 per person; free for children under age 14 (accompanied by a paid adult family member). Tickets can be purchased at tastehistoryculinarytours.org
Pre-payment is required. For information, call 561-243-2662 or 561-638-8277 E-mail tour@tastehistoryculinarytours.org. Private group and team building tours are also available. The food tours board at Macy’s (Outside at the East Entrance) located at 801 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL.
Offered year-round, the Taste History is a four-hour food-centric narrated excursion of bus riding and four to six blocks of walking through historic districts for alternate visits to bakeries, eateries and markets for food tastings, food history, food culture facts and foodways information and. At least three to four eateries are visited per Taste History tour along with trips to historic buildings, cultural centers or art galleries. Tour guests meet the restaurant owners and chefs; and directors and artists of the cultural centers and art galleries. Florida history is narrated by a guide.
Sponsored by Macy’s, Kingston Fresh, Carl and Iris Apfel; and Patricia Ann Ravo Fund, the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County program is a food eating, art and history experience offered by the non-profit Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History (MLFH). This culinary tour primarily consists of travels to historic /West Palm Beach (Various Districts) and Lake Worth on the first Saturday of each month; Lake Worth and Lantana on the second Saturday of each month; and historic Delray Beach and Boynton Beach on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month, year-round at 11am plus private and team building tours are offered during the weekday.
The non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County, Florida has been designated one of the official community event partners for the State of Florida’s Viva Florida initiative.
Taste History is sponsored, in part, by Macy’s. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Additional support for Taste History has been received from Kingston Fresh, Carl and Iris Apfel; and bequests from the late Patricia Ann Ravo and the late Boris & Edith Rueger.
Upcoming 2015 Dates (revised/more dates added)– Taste History Culinary Tours
Saturday, November 28, 2015 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
Saturday, December 5, 2015 West Palm Beach/Lake Worth (Sold-Out)
Saturday, December 12, 2015 Lake Worth/Lantana
Saturday, December 19, 2015 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach
About MLFH
The Museum of Lifestyle& Fashion History (MLFH) is a non-profit 501c3 organization as designated by the IRS. MLFH was established in year 1999 in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Mission of MLFH is to offer educational programs, and history and retrospective anthropology exhibits showcasing lifestyle, cultures, people, places, fashion trends, clothes, architecture, furnishings, decorative arts, interior designs, locomotives and toys, and information about popular uses of artifacts by people/events of various periods of time. In year 2004, MLFH premiered the Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach, Florida. The tours have been hugely popular and rated the Most Unique Travel Gem by AAA Travel Home & Away Magazine. The Historic Tours have hosted more than 8,000 passengers. The mission of the tours is to showcase the historic cultural lifestyle, people, and places. In October 2011, MLFH premiered its newest program the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County. The purpose of the Taste History Culinary Tours is to infuse food history, food culture, foodways and food tastings into facts about the historic districts and pioneer people of West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, and Lantana, Florida (Palm Beach County) along with highlighting art galleries, emerging artists, historic buildings and showcasing the contributions of early settlers. There are more than 40 culinary partners for this program that include bakeries, cafes, historic buildings and art galleries.
About Macy’s
Macy’s, the largest retail brand of Macy’s, Inc., delivers fashion and affordable luxury to customers at more than 800 locations in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. Macy’s stores and macys.com VivaFlorida.org offer distinctive assortments including the most desired family of exclusive and fashion brands for him, her and home. Macy’s is known for such epic events as Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks(R) and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade(R), as well as spectacular fashion shows, culinary events, flower shows and celebrity appearances. Building on a 150-year tradition, Macy’s helps strengthen communities by supporting local and national charities that make a difference in the lives of our customers.
About Viva Florida
In 2013, Florida reached a significant milestone, the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s arrival on Florida’s east coast. Building on the success of Viva Florida 500 in 2013, The Florida Department of State continues to work with partners statewide to promote cultural and historical experiences through a multi-year campaign called Viva Florida, which promotes 12,000 years of Florida’s people, places and cultural achievements. For more information visit VivaFlorida.org