Taste History Culinary Tour in Palm Beach County, Florida kicked-off
Fall 2017 hosting girls’ mentoring group from Miami, Florida
Palm Beach County, Florida – – – 7 students from Miami and Boca Raton experienced the Taste History Culinary Tours’ Fall kick-off on Saturday, September 23, 2017. The students are members of Sisters Uniting Minds Across America of Miami, Florida which is a girls’ mentoring program that uses engaging field trips to support the STEAM curriculum therefore they selected Taste History. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics which are elements woven within the Taste History Culinary Tours. The September 23rd tour traveled to Boynton Beach and Delray Beach where the students learned Florida history, toured emerging arts districts, met local artists and owners of the family eateries. The districts visited included the City of Boynton Beach’s Avenue of the Arts and the Boynton Beach Industrial Arts District (BBAD). In Delray Beach, the students went to Downtown and then traveled to the historic Black Business District. Cuisines featured were Floribbean and Italian. Ranging in ages 9 to 15 years, the students attend schools, in Miami, respectively, at David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center, Miami Senior High School, Madie Ives Community Elementary School, Mater Grove Elementary, Young Women’s Preparatory and in Boca Raton at Boca West High School. “Taste History was exceptional and well narrated. Children on the tour were engaged and happy,” says Martia West, founder of Sisters Uniting Minds Across America.
The non-profit Taste History was established in 2011 and is the first culinary tour in Palm Beach County, Florida. Taste History alternately features the unique flavors in more than 5 cities with cultural food tastings, local art viewing and history learning. Taste History is a multi-sensory experience that rotates trips on the first, second, third and fourth Saturdays, year-round to West Palm Beach; Lake Worth and Lantana; and Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, Florida.
The tour is part bus riding and part walking. All tours start at 11am. New Fee is $50 to $60 per adult; free for children under age 14 (Maximum 5 children free per tour. Children must be accompanied by a paid adult family member). Private and team building tours are also available. Advance reservations required. Purchase tickets online at tastehistoryculinarytours.org. Call 561-638-8277. Taste History is an educational program of the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History which is a non-profit 501c3. Since 1999, the museum has curated 20 design-related exhibits and began its heritage tours in 2004 with the popular Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach that’s hosted more than 8,000 people. Combining the attendance of the Narrated Bus Tours with the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County, which was added in 2011, more than 13,000 people have been hosted on these cultural weekly and monthly tours.
Upcoming 2017 dates for Taste History Culinary Tours:
Saturday, October 7, 2017 – West Palm Beach/Lake Worth
Saturday, October 14, 2017 – Lake Worth & Lantana
Saturday, October 28, 2017 – Delray Beach & Boynton Beach
Saturday, November 4, 2017 – West Palm Beach/Lake Worth
Saturday, November 11, 2017 – Lake Worth & Lantana
Saturday, November 18, 2017 – Delray Beach & Boynton Beach
Saturday, November 25, 2017 – Thanksgiving Weekend Heritage, Art & Culinary Tour
Saturday, December 2, 2017 – West Palm Beach/Lake Worth
Saturday, December 9, 2017 – Lake Worth & Lantana
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 – Special Christmas Holiday Taste History
Saturday, December 23, 2017 – Christmas Weekend Heritage, Art & Culinary Tour
Contact:
Lori J. Durante
561-638-8277