Algarve’s ‘Forgotten Food’ festival returns in August
The Algarve’s ‘Forgotten Food’ Festival is returning next month after being postponed in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will begin with the first of three picnics on Saturday,
Kitchen Quarantine – making the best of life during COVID
In the middle of April, friends Diana and Jessica found themselves in the all too common situation of being without their regular jobs because of the lockdown. Diana is the
A top-quality Syrah from Bairrada
Syrah is one grape variety I would certainly not have associated with the Bairrada region, the land famous for my favourite Portuguese red grape variety Baga. Foreign grape varietals are
New-look Adão brings Hawaiian pokes to Faro
Faro’s emblematic Adão café has reopened at the Eva Senses Hotel as a restaurant specialising in poke, a Hawaiian dish described as a “healthier, deconstructed sushi” by the establishment’s new
Vila Vita Parc’s Ocean restaurant reopens with new menu celebrating Portuguese cuisine
Vila Vita Parc’s two-Michelin-star Ocean restaurant reopened on July 1 with a new menu that celebrates “typical Portuguese flavours, ingredients and recipes from all over the country” and highlights the
An unusual claypot white from the Alentejo
Claypot wines, or vinhos da talha as they are known in Portugal, love them or hate them are here to stay. More and more producers are experimenting with the use
‘Too Good to Go’ arrives in Algarve to fight food waste
A new platform called ‘Too Good to Go’ has been launched in the Algarve in a bid to reduce food waste and help reshape the way we look at and
Vila Vita Parc’s Atlântico restaurant reopens with new concept
Vila Vita Parc in Porches (Lagoa) reopened its fine dining restaurant Atlântico on June 27 with a new concept that places the Algarve’s “traditional roots and ingredients at the core
Another outstanding Algarve rosé
For the last couple of months, since the start of lockdown and in the interest of supporting local Algarve wineries, I have dedicated this column exclusively to Algarve wines. And
Lunch on the beach for the Chaîne des Rotisseurs
Members of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs met last Saturday for a relaxed lunch at the recently reopened restaurant Arte Náutica, one of Vila Vita’s restaurants on the beach of Armação