Over the course of her 10 years working on Wall Street, Elizabeth Mateo discovered that not only her colleagues, but also, her closest friends were continually seeking her restaurant, fashion and relationship guidance.

She realized that her unique perspective – being a first generation American woman of Dominican descent and working on Wall Street at the heart of the American/global marketplace – came as a result of having moved between two worlds and two languages effortlessly for countless years.

After speaking with numerous colleagues and friends with similar backgrounds, Elizabeth knew that her lifestyle represented not an isolated case, but, a lifestyle movement – one distinguished by well-informed, life-loving, bi-lingual, affluent Latin American women. Casa Naranja had to be!