CULTURE BLOG: December 2014

Macy's Boynton Beach sprinkled magic for Christmas in partnership with the Museum of Lifestyle &Fashion History (MLFH) and Taste History Culinary Tours to host Breakfast with Santa, storybook reading and Christmas gift distribution to 60 children from For the Children which is housed in the historic 1947 Osborne Schoolhouse in Lake Worth, Florida.

Macy's Boynton Beach sprinkled its magic for Christmas in partnership with the Museum of Lifestyle &Fashion History (MLFH) and Taste History Culinary Tours to host Breakfast, with Santa, storybook reading and Christmas gift distribution to 60 children from For the Children which is housed in the historic 1947 Osborne Schoolhouse in Lake Worth, Florida

Along with food tastings at eateries, MLFH's Taste History Culinary Tours features the historic schoolhouse from 1947 that is located in the Lake Osborne Addition neighborhood in the City of Lake Worth, Florida. That neighborhood was settled in 1921 by Bahamians who had arrived to Florida years earlier to work the construction for oil magnate Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway, at Flagler's Palm Beach resorts, as domestics at the mansions in Palm Beach and in pineapple farming.

Macy's Boynton Beach sprinkled magic for Christmas in partnership with the Museum of Lifestyle &Fashion History (MLFH) and Taste History Culinary Tours to host Breakfast, with Santa, storybook reading and Christmas gift distribution to 60 children from For the Children which is housed in the historic 1947 Osborne Schoolhouse in Lake Worth, Florida

Taste History Culinary Tours has adopted the Osborne School which has resulted in more than $3,500 cash donations and more than $2,000 in-kind donations going directly to For the Children, this fiscal year, to date. Each child from For the Children at the Osborne School received Christmas gifts from Macy's. "Santa Claus" read the book Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. The children arrived smartly attired - 4 and 5 year old boys wearing suits, vests and preppy cardigans with neckties; and 4 and 5 year-old girls in Princess dresses, stockings or ruffle socks in sparking shoes. Upon their entry into Macy's Boynton Beach they stole the show. Every associate and customer stopped in their tracks, oohing and awing at the children. It was truly a magical day. Each child received from Macy's the exact toy they requested on their Santa Wish List.

Here are photos from the magical day at Macy's Boynton Beach, Florida

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

http://www.vivaflorida.org/Events/Taste-History-Culinary-Tours-of-Historic-Palm-Beach-County

Taste History has been ranked by The Culture Trip as one of Florida's Best Food Fiestas and Festivals in the State of Florida

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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

Click here for private group tour information.

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 1st, 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 first, second, third and fourth Saturdays at 11am

At least 3 to 4 locally owned and family owned eateries are 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 3 to 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. Click here to read about types of foods tasted.

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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 first, second, third and fourth Saturdays of each month, plus private group tours are offered. On December 6, 2014, the tour expanded, yet again, by adding the Taste History Culinary Tour of Historic Northwood Village/West Palm Beach. 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. And, the Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Northwood Village/West Palm Beach is on the first Saturdays of each month.

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; and Northwood Village/West Palm Beach 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 tours traveling to Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Lake Worth and Lantana. The new rate for the West Palm Beach tour is $50 per person. 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. Taste History is a non-profit educational organization. Fees are inclusive of all food and visits to cultural centers and art galleries.
.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 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.

December

Saturday, December 6, 2014 (Premiering Northwood Village/West Palm Beach) (December 6, 2014 is sold-out)
Saturday, December 13, 2014 (Lake Worth/Lantana)

Saturday, December 20, 2014 (Delray Beach/Boynton Beach)

2015 Dates – Taste History Culinary Tours

Saturday, January 17, 2015 - Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, February 7, 2015 - Northwood Village/West Palm Beach (February 7, 2015 is Sold-out)

Saturday, February 14, 2015 - Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, February 21, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, February 28, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

~~Saturday, March 7, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach~~ (March 7, 2015 is Sold-out)

Saturday, March 14, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, March 21, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, March 28, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, April 4, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach

Saturday, April 11, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, April 18, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, April 25, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, May 2, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach

Saturday, May 9, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, May 16, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, May 23, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, June 6, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach

Saturday, June 13, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, June 20, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, June 27, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, July 11, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, July 18, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, July 25, 2015 - Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, August 1, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach

Saturday, August 8, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, August 15, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, August 22, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

The Month of September is Taste History’s community service month where we adopt the Urban Farm for its re-planting. Therefore, there will only be one public tour in September on Saturday, September 26, 2015 no public tours on Saturdays in September but private group tours are available during the weekday.

Saturday, September 26, 2015 - Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, October 3, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach

Saturday, October 10, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, October 17, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, October 25, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, November 7, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach

Saturday, November 14, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, November 21, 20015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, November 28, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, December 5, 2015 – Northwood Village/West Palm Beach

Saturday, December 12, 2015 – Lake Worth/Lantana

Saturday, December 19, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

Saturday, December 26, 2015 – Delray Beach/Boynton Beach

CULTURE BLOG

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Macy's sprinkles Magic hosting Breakfast with Santa in partnership with Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History, gifting presents to 60 children from historic Osborne Schoolhouse in Lake Worth, Florida