Best Breaks: Naughty & Nice

If you’re tired of the spa break or the healthy “Orchard Harvest,” the Dolce Hayes Mansion offers plenty of diet-crushing alternatives. Beyond the Ice Cream Sundae station and even chocolatier than their “Chocolate Madness” break, try “Got Milk.” It’s a chocolate fix of cookies, brownies, biscotti, and chocolate-covered cheesecake on a stick. Or “Pass the Salt,” a crunchfest of popcorn covered in melted butter, soft warm pretzels, mixed nuts, tri-color corn tortilla chips with Salsa Fresca, sour candies, and lots of beverages to wash them down.

Groups: Dolce Demo

The Dolce Hayes Mansion has really gotten into interactive chef tables. Group attendees are invited into the kitchen, and as a team building exercise attendees create the meal. It’s filmed to show them what they were actually doing. Chefs and sous chefs orchestrate the event. Then they serve a family-style dinner. Everyone loves watching what they’re doing; they enjoy watching themselves on the big screen. They discover how competitive they really are. It’s a big icebreaker. Often people arrive not knowing each other. They invite different clients, so it’s a great opportunity for people to make acquaintances and build relationships.