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Wine Tasting: Wines of France

Thursday, Feb. 21, 6:00p
La Vita Dolce

Wine in FranceJoin us as we taste our way through French wines. Led by sommelier-in-training, Tyler Morgan, this tasting features seven wines from Bordeaux to Sancerre and beyond. Tyler will provide both technical information and fun stories, and we’ll also provide a variety of cheeses, light bites, and palate-cleansing sorbetto.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased any time at La Vita Dolce or at the door until we sell out (limited space available).

Gingerbread Cookie Decorating 2018

Gingerbread Cookie DecoratingTues. 12/18, 3-5pm

Get in the holiday spirit at our annual Gingerbread Cookie Decorating event! We’ll have everything you need: gingerbread cookies, candy, icing, and plenty of holiday treats and drinks to fuel your creativity.

Enjoy holiday tunes, winter drink specials (think S’mores Hot Chocolates and Gingerbread Lattes), and fun with family and friends. $5 for cookies and decorating supplies, until we sell out!

New Daily Specials/Givebacks

Beginning the first full week in November, La Vita Dolce will be offering a different special each day of the week, Monday through Thursday.

Mug Monday

Bring your own mug or tumbler and get $0.15 off whatever drink you put in it! Just another reason to save a little green (pun intended).

Together Tuesday

Latte with Haven House Logo
This might be our favorite new weekly offer. Every Tuesday, one of our specialty drinks will be dubbed the Together Tuesday drink.  40% of all sales of the Together Tuesday drink will be donated to our current Together Tuesday nonprofit, chosen by our staff. From November through January,  Haven House, the only homeless, runaway, and crisis intervention center for youths in the Triangle, is our Together Tuesday nonprofit. The Together Tuesday drink changes each week, so it’s a great opportunity to try new options and feel good about giving back.

Wine Wednesday

While the full Wine Down Wednesday event is over until April 2019, we are still offering 50% off bottles and 30% off glasses every Wednesday, all day!

Thirsty Thursday

Thursday is beer day. Get 40% off all beer, all day!

Paint a Pumpkin 2018

Smiling girl painting pumpkinThursday 10/25, 3-5 pm

Paint a Pumpkin is one of our most popular family-friendly events of the year! We’ll supply everything you need — pumpkins, brushes, and paint — for an afternoon of festive fun. Seasonal favorite drinks and treats (think Spiced Pumpkin Lattes, Spiced Apple Chai Lattes, Pumpkin Pie gelato, and pumpkin beer) will be available to fuel your creativity! $4.25 for a pumpkin and painting supplies, until we sell out.

 

 

School’s Out Gelato Party on June 7

Gelato ConeJune 7, 2:45-5:30p

Summer is coming. We can taste it. (It tastes like gelato.)  And we want to help you (or your kids — or both) end the school year and kick off summer vacation the right way! On June 7 from 2:45pm to 5:30pm, La Vita Dolce is hosting an End of School Year Gelato Party. We’ll have a self-serve gelato topping bar with a dozen different toppings, raffle drawings throughout the event, patio games, and music to celebrate!

Students, parents — or anyone who just wants to have a good time is welcome to come celebrate with us!

It’s Our 3 Year Anniversary!

April 2018 marks La Vita Dolce’s 3 year anniversary!

To celebrate, we’ve made a video of the staff, customers, vendors, products, community members, events, and amazing experiences that have been part of our 3-year history. Reviewing all of this couldn’t have made us smile more.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of the experience. We hope you enjoy the video — and here’s to many more years!

Give the Gift of Great Coffee…Or Tea

This year we’ve put together 3 types of gift baskets, available now until December 24th (yes we’re open until noon on Christmas Eve!). We also have holiday gift cards, available in any amount, and coffee available for sale by the pound or half pound, whole bean or ground. All items can be purchased in the cafe; gift cards can also be purchased and sent online.

Large Coffee Gift BasketLarge Coffee Gift Basket

  • Contigo Tumbler
  • Half Pound Empire Latin American Blend Whole Bean or Ground Coffee (our popular house blend)
  • 10 Serving of our Mexican Chocolate Mix (perfect to make chocolatey spiced coffee, lattes, or hot cocoa)
  • Two Gingerbread Cookies from our Baker
  • Candy Cane
  • Sanders Chocolate
  • Snowflake Ornament

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Coffee Nutrition and Health: Black Coffee

A while back, we showcased a presentation, “Coffee Concoctions To Make You Feel Good,” at Southern Village Wellfest. The aim of our presentation was to help attendees learn how to best meet their dietary goals while enjoying a delicious cup of brew. We also wanted to encourage those who enjoy drinks with milk and flavors to discover new ways to mix it up so they have options when they want a new treat.

This series of posts covers key points made in the presentation. We’ve broken this digital summary into three posts, which will cover the following: Continue reading Coffee Nutrition and Health: Black Coffee

Week of Holiday Cheer

4 days of events, specials, and activities that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit.

Santa Hat PhotoWe love the holidays at La Vita Dolce. My favorite aspect of the season is the general inclination toward joy and giving that comes with it. The holiday spirit is absolutely a real and unstoppable phenomenon.  Every year I witness it glowing and spreading all around me. People smile more, they seek out opportunities to help others, and they generally seem to give and receive love more freely. It’s magical. So this year, we decided to dedicate a week to events and activities designed to compliment and spread the spirit of the season.
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Gingerbread Cookie Decorating 2017

Gingerbread Cookie DecoratingThurs. 12/14, 3-6pm

Get in the holiday spirit at our annual Gingerbread Cookie Decorating event! We’ll supply the gingerbread cookies, candy, and icing — you bring your best cookie decorating ideas.

We’ll be playing holiday tunes and serving up seasonal drink specials (think S’mores Hot Chocolates and Gingerbread Lattes) and holiday treats (Biscoff Cookie Butter affogatos, gingerbread cookies, made-in-house specialty gelato flavors).  Fun for all ages!

Free to come by and feel the holiday cheer, $4 for cookie & decorating supplies.