Baked/BBQ monkfish and cherry tomatoes
Fish was never my first choice dish at a restaurant or at home, unless it was dipped in batter and served in paper with big thick chips, mushy peas, a
Amantis 2007 red
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net I was seduced by the soft tannins and lush fruit of this Alentejo red from the notable quinta of Dona Maria near Estremoz, and as always
Chef’s ‘fast’ cataplana recipe
By Sarah Young Thursday June 6 brought the unlikely pairing of World Superbike riders and Portugal’s Chef of the Year 2012 to Portimão Marina for the preparation of a typical
Monte da Penha Fino Reserva 2004
By PATRICK STUART Patrick.stuart@open-media.net What a find this was for me last weekend at Apolónia. I’ve long been a fan of this producer whose mainstream Monte da Penha red, priced
Algarve restaurants host blind wine tasting sessions
By PAUL BERNHARDT news@algarveresident.com Five Algarve restaurants were chosen recently to host the latest edition of Harmonias Com Provadas, a blind wine tasting project organised by Alexandra Maciel, who’s writing
Portugal reveals its cooking secrets to foreigners
Practical cooking classes, Portuguese language tuition and visits to key locations are on the ‘menu’ of “Taste Portugal”, a cultural and gastronomic experience which will take place from June 17
Cooking snails
Learn how to cook snails the Portuguese way during a culinary demonstration at the Tavira Municipal Museum on June 22 at 2.30pm. The two-hour session led by Anabela and José
Satay secrets
By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net Meat skewers in peanut sauce, known as satay, is a dish that can be as hideously bad when prepared incorrectly as it is good when done
Lovely langoustines
By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net Last Saturday at Portimão market a few of the stalls had these lovely langoustines at just €12 per kilo. They were of a decent size and
Go on a tour of the sherry triangle
What’s your favourite sherry? Here’s a great opportunity to learn more about the solera process and taste the very best of sherries on a tour to the ‘sherry triangle’ in Spain