Santo Domingo is hosting the SDQ Gastronomico 2017, a 19-day food festival to show case the diversity of the national cuisine. The event also celebrates the declaring of Santo Domingo as the Gastronomic Capital of the Caribbean by the Academia Iberoamericana de Gastronomia and the La Real Academia Espanola de Gastronomia. The event is open to the general public from 13 June to 1 July.
SDQ Gastronómico is organized by the Dominican Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores), the Dominican Gastronomy Academy the Dominican Association of Restaurantes (Aderes), the Santo Domingo Hotel Association (AHSD), the Dominican Association of Chefs (Adochef) and Hostelería News.
The festival will include cooking demonstrations, workshops and the visit of Michelin star and cooking pro Susi Diaz (La Finca, Madrid).
Among the planned events for SDQ Gastronomico are:
13 June. Gala Dinner at the Fortaleza Ozama, Colonial City.
14 June. Cocktail Party at the Fortaleza Ozama, Colonial City.
20-24 June. Restaurant Week. Participating restaurants.
28-30 June. Hosteleria Food Fest. Hotel Embajador.
28 June. Copa Culinaria de las Americas. Hotel Embajador.
1 July. Recorrido por lo Nuestro, gala dinner with chef Susi Díaz.
13 June 2017
