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You may have already heard rumors that a new business is about to open in Altos de Chavón – well here we are excited to bring you all the details!
“Fresh Fresh seeks to be a healthy FRESH option for our community, and fill a niche for the people that desperately need and seek a healthier lifestyle… What better place to do that that in the beautiful, cultural Altos de Chavón!” Xiomara Menéndez, proprietor of the new FRESH FRESH Café Chavón told Casa de Campo Living.
Xiomara Menéndez who must be one of the busiest ladies in all of Casa de Campo, is also the president of the Hogar del Niño (we hope you saved the date for their upcoming fundraising weekend – Feb.13 and 14, click here for details), as well as a custom home specialist for Las Pailas real estate project in the Barranca neighborhood of Casa de Campo (click here for details). And now she’s also opening FRESH FRESH Café Chavón in partnership with Giancarlo La Hoz who’ll be in charge of the operation of the business.
In anticipation and excitement for the pending opening of FRESH FRESH we got together with Xioma, who also very excited, unveiled lots of exciting details….
@cdcliving: What is the concept of FRESH FRESH? What can we expect?
FRESH FRESH Café Chavón, is a Franchise of FRESH FRESH Café in Cabarete and Sosua, their owners, Vatche and Anahid Avakian describe their establishment as one dedicated to promote a healthy lifestyle through their products; “Our concept is geared to respect the organic and help people eat better”.
We will offer internationally inspired meals, fresh smoothies, made with fresh fruits and a variety of coffees and teas and homemade bakery and goodies.
Our goal is to raise awareness in people about what they eat, a lot of our dishes are vegetarian or vegan with an emphasis on the freshness of the ingredients.
We also offer take away service or delivery so that people can enjoy our delicacies at home and for that we use only biodegradable packaging, because we are interested in caring for the environment and our planet.
As a complement to our Lifestyle we have a Mini Market, with carefully selected local products: honey, coconut oil, jams and all sorts of items for body care and health. As part of our offer at Fresh Fresh Café Chavón we will also have available products from the ORGANICA store in Santo Domingo.
Another important part of Fresh Fresh is our garden. We grow some of our vegetables for use in the food we cook and we also offer the public the opportunity to buy these plants and take them home. We will also have Organic Markets with local products from Ki-Ra.
Fresh Fresh is also an active supporter of various cultural activities. Therefore we have on a regular basis the FreshTalk, a space based on TEDTalk, specialized on different topics related to food and health, when people come to present their ideas and provide the public with their knowledge free of cost.
Another activity that takes place is the Songwriter Series where artists from all over the world delight us with their live music. These activities will be regularly advertised in local media so that everyone who wants to attend can.
Our concern in promoting culture is also shaped in our small library, where people can exchange books and magazines or enjoy them on our premises.
@cdcliving: When will you be open?
We expect to be open by the end of the month and will be open for breakfast.
@cdcliving: Can you give us some sample dishes / drinks / products ?
My favorite Smoothies are:
The REMEDY: Banana, Pineapple, Strawberry, Mango, Kale & Coconut Water
California DREAMIN’:Apple, Mixed Berries, Orange Juice, Peanut Butter, Aloe Vera, Soymilk & Yogurt
GREEN Energy POTION: Green Apple, Romaine Lettuce, Parsley, Celery, Lime, Sugar Cane Juice & Chili
The NUTTY Professor: Peanut Butter, Nutella, Banana & Milk
To all your Smoothies you can add Boosters such as:
Hemp Protein, Maca Powder, Spirulina, Chia Seed, Goji Berry, Moringa and many others. And of course you can always create your own smoothie with your favorite ingredients.
For food I’m a Breakfast lover! And breakfast is served all day at Fresh Fresh, also must of our dishes are Wrap or Bowls style. My favorites are:
HOLY FRIJOLY – Egg Omelet, Frijoles, Cheese, Salsa, Salsa Verde, Sour Cream, Guacamole & Pico de Gallo
FRESH FRESH – White Cheese, Ajvar, House Spices, Kalamata, Olive Paste, Tomato, Arugula & Onion
VEGGIE – Grilled Eggplant, Zucchini, Pepper, Onion, Tomato, Lettuce, Carrots, Hummus.
CHUELA BURGER – Bean, Rice and Fresh Herb Patty, Guacamole, Tomato, Onion, Jalapeño & Arugula