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Simón Alcántara – Jewelry Designer

simon and paige Dominican Jewelry designer, Simón Alcántara, spent a sunny afternoon in NY with eatdrinksleep.com CEO, Paige Bluhdorn. They talked about a few of his favourite things in the DR and beyond…

What is your favorite restaurant in the Dominican Republic?

Peperoni Marina , at Casa de Campo.

What is your favorite hotel in the Dominican Republic?

Sivory Punta Cana.

If you drink coffee, what is your favorite kind?
Bustelo Coffee is my all time favorite.

Your favorite dessert?
Ice Cream Soda.

Do you have a place you go to indulge in sweets?
Vosges on Spring Street in Soho, New York.

So that’s your favorite kind of chocolate?
Yes, Vosges Chocolates are my favorite.

What’s your favorite style of architecture?
Modern Architecture.

What kind of gifts do you like to give?
Books, Perfume… something a person would not necessarily indulge themselves with.

What kind of gifts do you like to receive?
Art books and anything in cashmere.

Please name a charity dear to your heart.
The Latino Student Fund.

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If you could name one luxury item that you would love to have, what would it be?

$100: Notebook from Smythson .

$250: Creed Imperial perfume.

$500: Yohji Yamamoto hight top sneakers.

$1,000: Orange Hermes address book with sterling silver pen.

$10,000: Hermes cashmere coat.

$100,000: IWC 18kt white gold watch.

1Mil: all the hours I could buy on Net Jets for 1 million.