Portimão cataplana reaches final of Coca-Cola festival
A seafood cataplana served at the small Portimão restaurant Zizá has been selected as one of the 14 finalists of Coca-Cola’s new food festival ‘Adoramos a nossa gastronomia’ (We love
Wine tasting dinner at Monica’s Restaurant in Vale do Lobo
A variety of Quinta da Alorna wines will be paired with “delicious food” at Monica’s Restaurant in Vale do Lobo on Wednesday October 28. Chef João Duarte will be presenting
Wine tasting and lunch to raise funds for autistic children
A charity wine tasting and lunch to benefit autistic children in the Algarve is being held at the Veneza restaurant and wine cellar in Mem Moniz, near Paderne, on Saturday,
Sausage and eggs in homemade tomato sauce
During the weekend, a huge amount of food is made and leftovers are inevitable. For the BBQ gatherings, fresh sausages are my number one choice, even though it’s a breakfast
Nine Portuguese wines among “100 Best Buys of 2015”
Nine Portuguese wines have been featured in the ‘Top 100 Best Buys of 2015’ list published by US Wine Enthusiast magazine. Two of them even made the top 10. This
Aneto Branco Reserva 2012
It’s been a few years since I last tried this wine and I probably would not have done so had it not been for the BLiP exhibition last weekend. One
Cooking is an art
You wouldn’t usually expect to see a cookery book in an art gallery but Joe Devine has created a masterpiece, filled with imaginative recipes and beautifully presented photographs. Joe has
António Madeira Dão branco 2013
Chances are my readers will never have seen this wine in a shop and, considering there are only around 600 bottles of this first white wine from the producer, this
Conrad Algarve hosts ‘Wine Academy’ class
Wine producer José Bento dos Santos will be leading the next Wine Academy class that will take place at the Conrad Algarve Hotel in Quinta do Lago on Thursday, October
Top chefs join forces at Vila Joya’s Tribute to Claudia
Vila Joya’s hugely popular gourmet festival ‘Tribute to Claudia’ will return to the Galé resort in Albufeira between November 10-15, featuring a number of award-winning and Michelin-starred culinary maestros. Every