Charity wine tasting and dinner to benefit Food Bank
Get the New Year off to a good start with a charity wine tasting and dinner at Restaurant Garrafeira Veneza, near Paderne, on Friday, January 25. The event starts at
Vegetarian meat arrives in Portugal
A new kind of vegetarian meat, produced from lupin beans (a high protein legume seed), is available in Portugal, in the form of hamburgers, croquettes, and even products similar to
New Algarvean olive oil offers a true taste of the land
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net It’s normally wine producers who use the French term “terroire” to describe the combination of land, climate and location when extolling the virtues of a particular
Fruits of the Season
With the festive season upon us why not go traditional and enjoy the best Algarvean seafood on offer, fresh from the ocean? By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Portuguese tradition states that
Tasty turkey stock ideas
The carcass of the Christmas turkey packs more flavour than pretty much any other part of the bird but is often discarded. After picking off the uneaten meat to be
Louis Anjos is Chef of the Year
After winning the regional South/Islands heats of the competition earlier this year, chef Louis Anjos from the Suites Alba Resort & Spa has picked up the award for Chef of
Wine society members taste Campolargo wines
By Larry Hampton features@algarveresident.com Campolargo is a family-owned, award-winning winery that first started production in the Bairrada region in the 1920s. Nowadays, the business lies in the hands of the
Wine ice cream!
New York’s Mercer’s Dairy is promoting a new wine-flavoured ice cream, available for online orders. Containing 5% alcohol, the concept is presented as mixing “delicious ice cream with excellent wine
Arabs impressed
Portuguese gourmet foods were a hit at a recent international food show, the SIAL Middle East, held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Foods taken to the show
The Taste of Christmas
After a successful summer season, Nicola and Ciprian Silvasan, head chef Jimmy Cruz and the rest of the Taste team have prepared an interesting programme for the colder months. Thursdays