Good Food During Dominican Carnival with La Chefa

Santiago, February 5, 2020 – Professional Dominican chef Rosa María Gómez, known in the local gastronomic scene as “La Chefa,” recently announced a special event titled “Good Food During Dominican Carnival.” The idea is inspired by the traditions of the Dominican carnival and its colorful characters.
The Dominican carnival is a popular expression of local culture and customs. One of the event’s principal characteristics will be to highlight some of the traditional figures that accompany the local festival tradition since the time of the Spanish colony.
The King Memo, the local Devils, the Chicken Thief, the Indians, among other characters – depending on the region of the country – are some of the special characters that set Dominican carnival activities apart from the rest of the Caribbean during the month of February. “La Chefa” has understood those local Carnival traditions and has created creative and very tasty dishes in honor of these popular characters.
Good Food During the Carnival is based on an eight-course dinner that includes, among other treats, a welcome drink, various entrees, salad, main dish, sherbet and dessert.
Each dish represents one or various characters of the Dominican festival tradition. Each dish will be presented by “La Chefa” to invited guests.
The special Carnival dinners are scheduled for February 14, 21 and 28 in “El Meson de la Chefa,” in Santiago – the country’s second largest city – as well as in restaurants and other gastronomic events scheduled around the country. For more information, please write to reservaslachefa@gmail.com.

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Rosa María Gómez – “La Chefa” – is a professional chef, researcher, writer and professor in local universities and institutes. She studied her trade in the Dominican Republic and Argentina.
Her book “’La Chefa’s’ New Dominican Cuisine,” received a Gourmand Book Award in 2014.

In 2016 and 2017 she did a professional cooking tour that took her to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, where she prepared some of her best known dishes in such restaurants are Zaranda (2 Michelin stars) and Ca Na Toneta (1 Sol Repsol).
She is currently president of the Gastronomic Association of Santo Domingo and Director of the Casa Caribe Gastronomic Cultural Center. She has also participated in important gastronomic events in the Dominican Republic as a distinguished juror and guest. In 2016 she participated in the international event “7 Chefs/7 Platos,” in Madrid, Spain.
She is currently working on various research projects, including gastronomic experimentation and supporting the development of the New Dominican Cuisine.