Cuisine inspired by the wife of a King on Lake Worth-Lantana tour

By Traci Miller
Tour Ambassador

Beautiful artwork, food prepared with love, healthy alkaline-filled drinks, and the rich history of it all.  On Saturday, February 9, 2013, this was the experience of the patrons of the “Taste History CulinaryTours” of historic Lake Worth Lantana, presented by the Museum of Lifestyle andFashion History. 

Sabal House Bed & Breakfast in Lake Worth, Florida

 This week features Sabal Palm House, a Bed and Breakfast Inn, whose history dates back to 1936.  The tour guests were not only introduced to the rooms of this historic jewel, but were also served White Chocolate scones; whose history dates back to 1513, and flour via the Romans circa 9000 BC.  The scones accompanied a Hibiscus Tea, with tea being indigenous to Burma (Southeast Asia), popularized by the Dutch East India Company, and made a staple by Catherine Braganza in 1660, wife of King Charles II. Both sweet treats were served to the guests of the Sabal Palm House. Tour Guests also visited The Sugarcane Lady at Lake Worth’s Famers Market to taste pure sugar cane juice, George’s Meat Market for Beef Stroganoff, Mother Earth’s Cafe for Black bean burger salad with cilantro dressing, tortillas at the Tortilleria; and to the LULA arts district to visit Lake Worth Art League Gallery and Clay, Glass, Metal, Stone.



White Chocolate/Cranberry Scones and Hibiscus Tea at Sabal Palm Inn

Taste History visited the Sugar Cane Lady booth at the Lake Worth Farmer's Market

Sugarcane Lady at the Lake Worth Farmer's Market

Sugar Cane from Clewiston, Florida at the Lake Worth Farmer's Market in Lake Worth, Florida. Sugar cane is the leading agriculture in Palm Beach County, Florida

Greg Rice, co-chairperson of the Lake Worth Centennial Foundation welcomed the guests from the Taste History Culinary Tour during the vist to the Lake Worth Farmer's Market in Lake Worth, Florida

(Left) Traci, Taste History Tour-Guide-in-Training at the leads tour group to Mother Earth Cafe in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida



Mother Earth’s black bean burger salad and toast with homemade sausage and maple butter

Patti, Mother Earth Café’s owner and chef

Christine of the Lake Worth Art League Gallery showing the greeting card which she created

Taste History Culinary Tour guest views locally created art at the Lake Worth Art League Gallery in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida

Lake Worth Commissioner Andy Amoroso and owner of The Java Juice Bar in Downtown Lake Worth treated the Taste History Tour guest to organic smoothies.

Smoothies from the Java Juice Bar in Lake Worth

Display of artwork from Clay, Glass, Metal, Stone

Clay Glass Metal Stoney Gallery artist welcome the Taste History Culinary Tour guests

Tour Guests listening to the history of the Lake Worth Playhouse

The tortilla factory in Lake Worth, Florida

Happy Valentine's Day at George's Meat Market in Downtown Lantana, Florida

Beef Stroganoff waiting to be tasted at George’s Meat Market in Lantana, FL

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.

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.

Taste History is an official Community Event Partner for the 500 anniversary of the State of Florida:

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 501c3 organization. These food tours include a live guide and are 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 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.

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 effected. 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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Upcoming culinary tour 2013 dates (culinary tours are held year-round and tours are offered to the general public. Pre-payment required)

Year 2013
All tours start at 11am

January 2013

Saturday, January 12, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, January 19, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach (January 19th is sold-out)

Saturday, January 26, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

February 2013

Saturday, February 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana (February 9th is sold-out)

Saturday, February 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, February 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach  (February 23rd is Sold-out)

March 2013

Saturday, March 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana (March 9th is Sold-Out)

Saturday, March 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, March 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

April 2013

Saturday, April 13, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, April 20, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, April 27, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

May 2013

Saturday, May 11, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, May 18, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, May 25, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

June 2013

Saturday, June 8, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, June 15, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, June 22, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

July 2013

Saturday, July 13, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, July 20, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, July 27, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach


August 2013

Saturday, August 10, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, August 17, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, August 24, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

September 2013

Saturday, September 14, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, September 21, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, September 28, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

October 2013

Saturday, October 12, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, October 19, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, October 26, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

November 2013

Saturday, November 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, November 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, November 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

December 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, December 21, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, December 28, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Tours are offered year-round.

Taste History partners with State of Florida for 500th anniversary, Viva Florida

The Palm Beach Post
February 8, 2013
by Eliot Kleinberg

Taste History tours part of state-sponsored celebration

BOYNTON BEACH — The non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County has been designated one of the official community event partners for the state’s VIVA Florida, marking the 500th anniversary of the first recorded European exploration of Florida.

Click here to read the full story in The Palm Beach Post

 

 

The non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County travels to Mother Earth Café in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida for organic cuisine tastings.  Mother Earth Café is one of thirty restaurant partners visited on an alternating schedule for the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County, Florida.

The non-profit Taste History Culinary Tours of HistoricPalm Beach County, Florida has been designated one of the official community event partners for the State of Florida’s 500^th anniversary, VivaFlorida.  The partnership also includes approval to use the iconic Viva Florida logo in all marketing materials for Taste History. 

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) and sponsored by Macy’s.  This culinary tour consists of travels to historic 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. The tour partners include family-owned eateries and bakeries; and non-profit cultural centers highlighting local artists.

“Taste History compliments the 500^th birthday of Florida because these food tours uniquely infuse historical facts about the State of Florida, Palm Beach County and the cities of Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and the Town of Lantana,” says Lori J. Durante, Executive Tour Director and creator of Taste History.  When the State of Florida was incorporated in 1845 it designated agriculture as the economy to develop. After Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway reached Palm Beach County, Florida in the 1890s, there was population growth. Some of those pioneer settlers were Germans and other European-Americans. Pre-dating the arrival of Flagler’s railroad and the Europeans were African Americans and black Bahamians who already had farms in Palm Beach County before the arrival of oil magnate Henry Flagler’s railroad. And before the settlement of the black population were Native American Tribes. Historic Lake Worth and the Town of Lantana have been influenced by pioneers who were African American, black Bahamians, Germans and in later years the Finnish. Each of these multi-cultures had their own distinct cuisine.

Bruce and Maryanne Webber of the Webber Galleries and co-founders of the Street Painting Festival in Downtown Lake Worth with Taste History Culinary Tour director Lori J. Durante of the non-profit Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History.  The Webber galleries are among the galleries showcasing works by local artists that are featured on the tour.  Art galleries and cultural centers are toured along with cultural food eating experiences at restaurants.

Taste History is also celebrating its new logo. The emblem was designed with complimentary colors of red, white and black prominently featuring culinary tools.

 The Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Palm Beach County premiered in October 2011 as the first food tour of its style in Palm Beach County, Florida. Originally, this gastronome tour program was designed to visit historic Delray Beach and Boynton Beach but when the first seven-months sold-out it was expanded to offer more dates and in April 2012 to include historic Lake Worth and Lantana, Florida. As a result of the inclusion of Lake Worth and Lantana, Taste History has been a leader in introducing new audiences to that city and town which has created an economic benefit for them.  In downtown Lake Worth, the featured art galleries are the Maryanne Webber Gallery, the non-profit Lake Worth Art League Gallery, and the non-profit Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery in addition to visiting restaurants for cultural eating experiences. 

The quality programming of Taste History has garnered many accolades including an “Approved” designation from the famed culinary website Tasting Table. The culinary journey visits an assortment of restaurants, markets, an urban farm, art galleries, cultural centers and historic buildings.

Taste History incorporates a rotation of cuisine tastings representing varied cultures that are African American, Southern American, Brazilian, Caribbean, Greco-Roman, Italian, English, French, French Canadian, Irish, Australian, New Zealand, Hungarian, Turkish and Ancient Mexican 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 local area along with visits to historic buildings and art galleries.

Taste History is a four-hour foodcentric narrated excursion of bus riding and four to six blocks of walking through historic districts for alternate visits to eateries, markets, and an urban farm for food history, food culture facts, foodways information and food tastings. At least three to four eateries are visited per Taste History tour along with trips to historic buildings, cultural centers and art galleries.

Taste History is sponsored, in part, by Macy’s. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Additional support for Taste History has been received from bequests from the late Patricia Ann Ravo and the late Boris & Edith Rueger.

$40 per person (new rate effective April 1^st due to increases in bus rental fees and insurance); free for children under age 18. Pre-payment is required. Tickets can be purchased on-line at TasteHistoryCulinaryTours.blogspot.com. Call 561-243-2662 or E-mail tour@tastehistoryculinarytours.org. Private group tours are also available at special rates.

Taste History cannot accommodate dietary restrictions.

The food tours board at Macy's (Outside at the East Entrance) located at 801 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL

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Year 2013 (All tours start at 11am. Pre-payment is required):

January 2013

Saturday, January 12, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, January 19, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach ( January 19th is Sold-out)

Saturday, January 26, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

February 2013

Saturday, February 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana ( February 9th is Sold-out)

Saturday, February 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, February 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach ( February 23rd is Sold-out)

 

March 2013

Saturday, March 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, March 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, March 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

April 2013

Saturday, April 13, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, April 20, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, April 27, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

May 2013

Saturday, May 11, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, May 18, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, May 25, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

June 2013

Saturday, June 8, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, June 15, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, June 22, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

July 2013

Saturday, July 13, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, July 20, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, July 27, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

August 2013

Saturday, August 10, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, August 17, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, August 24, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

September 2013

Saturday, September 14, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, September 21, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, September 28, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

October 2013

Saturday, October 12, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, October 19, 2013 Delray Beach/Boyntoh Beach

Saturday, October 26, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

November 2013

Saturday, November 9, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, November 16, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, November 23, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

 

December 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013 Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, December 21, 2013 Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, December 28, 2013 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 7,000 passengers. The mission of the tours is to showcase the historic cultural lifestyle, people, and places. American Express was a sponsor of the Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach in year 2007. 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 Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth, and Lantana, Florida (Palm Beach County) along with highlighting art galleries, historic buildings and showcasing the contributions of early settlers. There are more than thirty culinary partners for this program that include restaurants, cafes, an urban farm, 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 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

Viva Florida 500 is a statewide initiative led by the Florida Department of State (FDOS) to highlight the 500^th anniversary in 2013 of the arrival of Juan Ponce de Leὀn to La Florida. The FDOS is working very closely with several core partners and leveraging public and private partnerships with many engaged individuals and organizations at the state and grassroots level to showcase Florida’s Spanish Colonial history and the many different cultures including Native Americans that have shaped Florida and contributed to its diverse heritage.

Florida’s 500^th anniversary presents a unique opportunity to strengthen tourism, spur economic development and educate the world about the state’s significant history and heritage. Viva Florida 500 is a once-in-our-lifetime opportunity to reposition and rebrand Florida by highlighting 500 years of history and unmatched cultural diversity.

This anniversary will educate children and adults worldwide about Florida’s significant “firsts” in the foundation of the United States. Viva Florida 500 will acknowledge and promote the state’s history to establish a legacy that will foster a better understanding of where we came from and inspire an even greater pride in Florida heritage. Every American should know that the nation’s identity began in Florida. From the first practice of traditions such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, to the establishment of powerful economic industries like cattle ranching and citrus farming, Florida’s Spanish settlers paved the way.

By commemorating Florida’s history and heritage, Viva Florida 500 will generate new tourism opportunities on a global scale long after 2013. Commemorative activities will contribute to Florida’s unique tourism landscape – a clean, safe, family-friendly environment that appreciates the state’s cultural heritage, history and natural resources. Expanding Florida’s tourism marketing efforts to include 500 years of rich cultural diversity and history (that no other state can claim) will raise the state profile to increase resident, domestic and international travel.

By reminding the world of the state’s historic role in international trade, Viva Florida 500 will promote the state’s business-friendly environment. Viva Florida 500 will reintroduce Florida as the Gateway to the America’s and the place where the nation’s cultures first came together. Business incentives in Florida are improving, and international investment further strengthens Florida’s economy. With over 400 Spanish businesses in Florida, and the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014, opportunities are opening up for more global business and cultural exchanges.

Spanish and Hispanic contributions to Florida in particular are deeply woven into the historic tapestry of the beautiful Sunshine State, though Florida’s cultural heritage is inextricably connected to many nations. This is passionately evident in the art, architecture, culture, cuisine, language and music shared throughout the state. Viva Florida 500 will share the distinct flavor of Florida with the nation and the world, strengthening the ties - the very old ties - between the Old and New Worlds.