Restaurants & Dishes around the DR

frank12

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At the Chinese restaurant inside Casa de Campo at the Marina:

1. Dumplings with minced meat on right, pumpkin on left:
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2. Dumplings with pumpkin inside:
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At Crema in La Romana:

1. Pumpkin soup:
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2. inside Crema Bakery/restaurant:
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3. Chocolate croissants:
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4. Fabulous carrot cake to the left and cheesecake to the right, chocolate mousse down below:
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5. Crema:
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6. inside the bakery:
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frank12

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Hotel La Catalina, Cabrera:

1. Fantastic Fajita sandwich:
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2. Homemade cold Gazpacho soup:
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3. Homemade pumpkin/squash soup:
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4. The hotel grows a lot of their own vegatables for their restaurant:
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5. The hotel grow their own lettuce:
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6. The hotel has their garden right on site...you can walk out your room and right down to the garden:
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The grounds surrounding the hotel & restaurant:

A. Back to the basics--fresh Mint:
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D. bring your fishing poll (just kidding):
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F. I went for the total restaurant experience...a little skinny dipping after lunch (just kidding):
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G. The hotel owner, Tim (from Michigan), training his grandson how to barter and negotiate with Dominicans (you can never start the education to early):
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william webster

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You are livin' large Frankie G......

I see you ditched the hitchhiker..... or not??
Hitchhiker, turned camera girl...??
 

bri777

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I thought Frank had a stalker
she just popps up unexpectedly sometimes

sure hope he is aware of that lol
Manu
 

frank12

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1. Spinach soup from Al Porto in Ocean Village:
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2. Fresh Dorado Fish Bowl from Gordito's in Cabarete:
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3. Pulled Pork from Gordito's in Cabarete:
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4. Spicy Tuna from Yamazato in Cabarete:
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5. Eel Roll from Yamazato in Cabarete:
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6. Fresh Tuna Sashimi at Yamazato:
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7. Yamazato in Cabarete:
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