Researchers create “healthy algae bread”
In a bid to make truly healthy, tasty bread, a group of Portuguese researchers have come up with a recipe that calls for no salt, using algae instead as a
Monte da Penha -The waiting game
There are few producers in Portugal who hold back their wines long enough before releasing them onto the market, especially in the mid priced range. But Monte da Penha in
Portuguese olive oils win 24 medals in Japan
Portuguese olive oils were among the stars of this year’s Olive Japan competition, winning 24 medals at what is considered “one of the world’s premier olive oil contests”. Portugal was
Albufeira wine show expects “over 10,000” visitors
Over 10,000 people are expected to walk through the doors of the 7th Portuguese Wine Show, taking place over the weekend of May 16 – 18 at Albufeira’s EMA exhibition
Food and wine fair attracts top chefs and winemakers
Dozens of wine and gourmet food producers will be joining the 22 award-winning chefs taking part in Vila Vita Parc’s “Fine Wines & Food Fair” on May 6, 7, 8
Wine tasting benefits Food Bank
Over 70 wine lovers packed the cellar of Restaurant Veneza near Paderne to enjoy the wines of Herdade do Mouchão, located near Évora. The wine tasting and dinner was organised
Portugal’s first ‘food library’ opens in Lisbon
A library with over 1,500 books – all related somehow to food and gastronomy – opened on Tuesday (April 21) in Lisbon. Powered by Portugal’s Association of Professional Chefs (ACPP),
Pear and Roquefort tart
Did your filling just outrageously fail and now you’re stuck with a blind baked empty base with nothing to go in it? Panic no more! I’ve got just the filling
The lone white from Zambujeiro
Amongst wine connoisseurs the name Zambujeiro is all about red wine, and very good red wine, produced at a Swiss-owned winery near Borba in the Alentejo. The premium Zambujeiro label,
Wine lovers enjoy gourmet dinner at São Gabriel
The Algarve Wine Society’s annual gourmet dinner took place on April 15 at Restaurant São Gabriel, situated on the road between Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo and whose