Seasonal fruit, seasonal desserts: plum crumble
When you have too many plums ready to pop off the tree, you have to do something about it. Crumble is, and always has been, my answer to this problem.
QM Vinhas Velhas
This is the big brother of a wine I featured in this column back in 2103 (QM Alvarinho – small photo) which at the time had been rated by Wine
Smoked beef brisket
Since I got my Weber Smoker I have become a bit of an anorak with regard to my new toy, surfing the net and reading books about what to do
Monchique included in this year’s Tapas Route
Portimão’s hugely successful ‘Tapas Route’ (Rota to Petisco) will return this year between September 4 and October 11, with an expanded programme that will see 11 restaurants in Monchique taking
Filipa Pato Bical & Arinto
As I have written here before I am a great fan of the wines produced by the Pato family. Luis Pato is without a doubt the biggest champion of the
Mexilhoeira Grande holds ‘Arts and Flavours’ show
The small village of Mexilhoeira Grande will host the 14th edition of its local ‘Arts and Flavours’ show (Mostra de Artes e Sabores) this weekend (August 8 and 9). Taking
Portimão’s Sardine Festival begins next week
Sardines will be taking centre stage at Portimão’s popular ‘Festival da Sardinha’, which begins on Wednesday, August 12 and will run until Sunday, August 16. Arguably one of the most
Olhão seafood festival opens on Monday
Olhão’s Festival do Marisco, the event seafood lovers across the Algarve have been waiting for, opens on Monday (August 10) and is expected to bring thousands flocking. Now in its
Hibernus Cuvée de Noirs – Some serious Portuguese bubbles
Browsing through the shelves at my new local Apolónia supermarket last week, on the lookout for something new, this bottle of Portuguese bubbly from a producer I had never even
Smoking, the new way to barbecue
Over the eight years I have been lucky enough to live in the Algarve, I have cooked in many ways on my charcoal and gas barbecues and have had a