Conrad Algarve presents new head sommelier
Miguel Martins is the new head sommelier at Conrad Algarve hotel in Quinta do Lago. Martins has worked at some of the Algarve’s most prestigious hotels and restaurants, including the
Cabrita Native Grapes – Arinto
Another sign of the quality of Algarve wine The Cabrita winery is located just behind Lagoa and investment over recent years has seen it change from a small and humble
Balinese pork ribs
Here is a twist on the loyal and safe pork spare rib. I recently cooked indoors Balinese roast pork and thought to myself … this could be converted to a
Rota do Petisco starts tomorrow
Starting tomorrow (May 5), Rota do Petisco returns to the gastronomic scene of Lagos, Aljezur and Vila do Bispo. A total of 75 eateries in the three towns are taking
Still not convinced about Algarve wine?
Just recently I enjoyed dinner with a local government official who has been actively involved in promoting Algarve wine. He told me how hundreds of thousands of euros have been
Orange is the new white
Just last year there was an article that appeared in this newspaper about orange wine; in that case a kind of wine made from local oranges here in the Algarve.
Faro hosts Estrella Damm tapas route
Spanish beer company Damm is bringing its popular tapas route to Faro next month. Entitled ‘Rota de Tapas Estrella Damm’, the event will see restaurants in Faro’s historic centre serving
Jamie Oliver to open Italian restaurant in Lisbon
British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will open his first ‘Jamie’s Italian’ restaurant in Portugal “this September or October”. It will be located in Lisbon’s Príncipe Real neighbourhood, in a property
Esporão’s David Baverstock at Pimenta Preta
There was a full house at Pimenta Preta restaurant in Carvoeiro last Friday night, mostly due to a large group of Swedish residents at whose request the restaurant’s owner Nuno
Food Symphony enjoys full house at Conrad
Conrad Algarve in Quinta do Lago enjoyed a full house on Friday, March 31 for the ‘Food Symphony’ event, which paired classical music and gourmet cuisine from five countries –