In the verdant tropical mountains of the cordillera septentrional are vanilla orchid vines growing in the soft breeze of the Alizé trade winds. The nutrients provided by the organic forest floor, the Atlantic wind and rain have provided vanilla planifolia, the orchid’s scientific name, with the perfect home. Located on Loma Azul, a small region next […]
Tag: ice cream
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Baskin Robbins pairs ice cream with beer for the ultimate afternoon treat
Baskin Robbins introduces a new way to enjoy their 31 flavors. Not much is as fine as a delicious serving of ice cream or an ice-cold beer on a hot sunny day, but put the two together and you’ve got yourself a doubly good way to enjoy the afternoon! Traditionally thought of as separate treats— ice […]
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10 Things We Loved About Fall Fest
Altos de Chavón Fall Fest may be over, but that doesn’t keep us from oohing and aahing over the best memories and pictures! See how we kicked back on Sunday with treats, arts & crafts, live music, friends and good times. Until next time!!!
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Le Spot by Cinco knows the best way to deal with summer, by adding more flavors of course!
Summer season has arrived and with it truly warm weather! There is no better cooling-off technique than gelato! THE place to go for gelato, and one of our favorite spots in Casa is Le Spot by Cinco Gelato and Cinco in La Romana. We recently visited and got to try the tasty new flavors. Let’s dig […]
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Cinco: Our favorite gelato shop is growing!
Cinco Gelato seems to be everywhere now, not just in La Romana… They are taking their delicious gelato and other goodies to several locations so we can enjoy them wherever we are!
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Kevin James at Cinco Gelato!
Casa de Campo is no stranger to celebrities, just catch Queen B strolling on the beach with hubby Jay Z here along with a list of other actors, athletes, singers and models to take in the sun on our Caribbean island. Last week was no exception as comedian and actor Kevin James made an appearance in La […]
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Le Spot by Cinco opens at La Marina!
The foodie craze keeps growing at Casa de Campo, and when we talk about food, we have to talk about our favorite part of any meal…dessert! Our favorite artisanal ice cream shop, Cinco Gelato, has opened its doors in La Marina Casa de Campo and is now closer than ever.
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Café de Paris opens in Altos de Chavón!
As we told you before, Café de Paris officially opened on Sunday March 15th. And we couldn’t be any happier! I mean, what a better time to open a new business of this kind than now?! The people from the Café de Paris have given us the opportunity to welcome the spring with a cold […]
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Cinco Gelato and Caffé alive, strong and growing 2 years on!
Back in 2012, we told you all about Cinco Gelato and Caffé (be sure to read that article if you haven’t yet!), a lovely gelato shop in La Romana that featured all kinds of delicious flavors to try and enjoy, so, two years down the line, we sat down with Zamira Widmann, who co-owns Cinco with her husband […]
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Casa de Campo Living reviews: “Cinco Gelato y Caffé” – delicious & different artisanal ice cream!
Everyone loves ice-cream – it’s the ultimate comfort food and the best treat on a hot day, and so recently when we discovered “Cinco Gelato y Caffé” for the first time, we were thrilled, but not only because we love ice-cream, but because Cinco ice-cream is both delicious and different – with more than 40 invented flavors, […]