For the food festival lovers out there, this one is stacked and within a 2.5-hour flight.
Credit: Casa de Campo Resort & Villas
A scrumptious Caribbean getaway is officially on the menu, y’all.
The fourth annual Casa de Campo Food & Wine Festival will take over the 7,000-acre Casa de Campo Resort & Villas in La Romana, Dominican Republic, from Oct. 9–10, 2026. The two-day culinary celebration will bring globally recognized chefs, Dominican talent, wine experts and hungry travelers together for tastings, live demonstrations and interactive showcases.
Univision television personality Raúl de Molina returns as host, while this year’s chef roster includes Michelin-starred heavyweights Michael Mina and Hubert Keller. Keller will make his fourth festival appearance, joined by Joe Isidori, founder of Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer, for his second year.
Local chefs will also enter the spotlight, giving festivalgoers a taste of the Dominican Republic, too.
Both Friday and Saturday will center on the Grand Tasting Pavilion at the resort’s Marina Riverside Center, where guests can catch cooking demonstrations, sample food-and-wine pairings and meet visiting chefs and winemakers. The biggest evening affair arrives Saturday, Oct. 10, when Top Chef finalist Adam Pawlak headlines Dinner Under the Stars at Minitas Beach Club. The open-air dinner will feature multiple courses paired with wines, served steps from the Caribbean.
Casa de Campo is offering a three-night festival package beginning at $650 per person, per night, before taxes. It includes accommodations, two tickets to the Grand Tasting Pavilion for both days, admission for two to Dinner Under the Stars, two reusable festival gift bags, resort activities and access to several included restaurants and bars. A 28% tax applies.
And for Broward travelers eyeing an international escape, this one is quite doable. Flights from South Florida to Santo Domingo are regularly available and typically clock in at 2.5 hours or less. Casa de Campo is then a drive east from the capital.
Beyond the bites, guests can squeeze in golf, spa treatments, tennis, horseback riding, marina time or a visit to Altos de Chavón, the resort’s Mediterranean-style artisan village.
