I love Italian food! I really do… maybe I was Italian in another life, but I know how to distinguish authentic from not-so-authentic Italian food. That’s why I love going to Restaurante da Lucas in La Romana – I like to think of it as the “not so well kept secret” in town. I have […]
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Mamma Mia! Fabulous Italian Café de La Leche at Lucas’
This month, the ladies of the Patronáto Benéfico Oriental took one of their most anticipated events to Lucas Restaurant in North Buena Vista. Hosted by our friends Lisa Mayda and Arlin Fernandez, it was all that we expected for a lovely gathering and more.
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Treat yourself at Lucas Restaurant in tonight’s Café de la Leche!
Last week we announced Café de la Leche’s April get-together hosted by Lisa Mayda and Arlin Fernandez, and we just wanted to remind you to be there! In the lovely Lucas Restaurant, just outside Casa de Campo in North Buena Vista, our friends at Patronato Benefico Oriental (PBO) will meet up there with members from […]
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April’s Café de la Leche will be at Lucas Restaurant!
With a new month comes a new opportunity to get together for a terrific cause! Café de la Leche is back next Friday for their April edition, hosted by Lisa Mayda and Arlin Fernandez in the lovely Lucas Restaurant.
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Christmas Eve Dinners in and around Casa de Campo
If there is ever a time to desire the abundant delicacies and variations of cuisine the Casa de Campo resort has to offer, it is the holidays! Christmas Eve brings with it dinner specials from your favored locations all over town and puts the need for hours spent in the kitchen to rest.
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Bingo at Lucas for the Hogar del Niño!
From marathons and Café de la Leches, to sign language and photography classes, it may seem the Hogar del Niño does it all! This time they present a fun group activity, BINGO! Yes, Bingo!
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Lucas Restaurant, now better than ever?
Although Lucas Restaurant has always been popular amongst Casa de Campo villa owners, I have never been a big fan… it’s not that I didn’t like it, it just never ranked as one of my favorites – until now.
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Cafe de La Leche: Oct 2010
This month’s Cafe de La Leche was held at the Casa de Campo villa of Inge Demyttenaere and began just as the seemingly never-ending rain finally stopped!
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‘Anecdotas de Opera Lirica’ at Lucas Restaurant, Saturday 24th July
This Saturday the 24th of July, Lucas Restaurant is hosting a special evening called ‘Anecdotas de Opera Lirica,’ which in English translates as ‘Anecdotes of Lyrical Opera.’ (Abajo en Español.) This special evening will begin at 7:00PM and Lucas restaurant invites you to join them for a cocktail and videos, anecdotes and explanations of the […]
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Italian Cooking Course – learn to bake cookies, chocolate mousse, profiteroles..
Following the success of February’s ‘Basics Italian Cooking course,’ in which I learnt how to cook pizza and home-made pasta, Lisa Perrone will be running a new course ‘Curso de Reposteria Italiana’ – a course teaching how to cook Italian deserts.
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Me, an Italian Chef? Lesson 2; Fresh pasta – Ravioli, Spaghetti, Neopolitana Sauce
I think it was pretty clear from last week’s article that I will never be a particularly successful Italian chef, however I am not COMPLETELY inept and with plenty of guidance and more than a spoon full of help, I can cook! Last week I cooked pizza and this week I cooked homemade pasta and even if […]