Your guide to festive dining in the Algarve
Welcome to our comprehensive guide to festive dining venues in the Algarve! Here you will find a roundup of some of the restaurants serving the best Christmas and New Year’s
Four new Michelin stars and three newcomers for Portugal!
Portugal has four new Michelin stars. This is the good news that came from the first Michelin Guide gala event to be held in Portugal which many hoped would mark
Carob a gastronomy treasure in Portugal
Carob is considered one of the most popular ingredients used in Portugal. According to a report by Dinheiro Vivo website, the value at which the bean-like pod is sold has
Full house for Portugal’s first Sushi Battle
Fill the popular Medusis Club in Almancil with the greatest sushi chefs in the Algarve and what do you get? Portugal’s first ever Sushi Battle – a spectacular, one-of-a-kind cook-off
An excellent Douro white, but is it overpriced?
It’s not easy coming up with a different Portuguese wine to write about every week, especially after more than five years of writing this weekly column. Hence, occasionally I start
Faro market hosts ‘Chocolate Fair’ until Sunday
Faro’s municipal market will be heaven for anyone with a sweet tooth as it is hosting a ‘Chocolate Fair’ until Sunday. There will be all kinds of chocolate delights to
Algarve chefs join forces for Christmas charity dinner
Chefs from some of the Algarve’s most luxurious hotels will be joining forces for another Algarve Chefs Week Christmas Dinner, which will take place at the new Centro de Congressos
Única donates wineries’ assets to Lagoa council
Historical documents belonging to the Algarve’s oldest wineries are due to be donated to the Lagoa municipality on Wednesday, November 14. The archives and bibliographic records of the century-old wineries
Algarve craft beer wins international award
Algarve Rock Brewery, based in Faro, won first prize for Stout Beer against breweries from across Europe at the International Craft Beer Festival, Trujillo, Spain, on November 4. Only brewing
Vadio – A pure taste of Bairrada
What a strange name for a wine. Vadio is a Portuguese word that loosely translates to “tramp” or “stray”, often used when talking about a stray dog – “um cão