This Month’s New Food Festival in Santo Domingo

By: - June 12th, 2017
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A new food festival has come to the Dominican Republic.

Santo Domingo, one of the Caribbean’s emerging urban destinations, has launched a new culinary festival, SDQ Gastronomico, aimed at raising the city’s profile as a foodie hotspot.

The festival, which lasts from June 13 to July 1, features a series of events including a Restaurant Week, a Food Fest, a number of dinners, a culinary awards show and a flagship dinner on June 14 at the city’s Fortaleza Ozama in the heart of the city’s fabled Colonial Zone.

For more information, contact pamela@patepalo.do.

— CJ Staff

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