Sweet Potato Festival 2012
Running from November 30 to December 2, the Sweet Potato Festival will take place in Aljezur and is already considered the largest autumn food festival south of the Tagus River.
Restaurant invites schoolchildren to celebrate Diwali
Loulé’s newest Indian restaurant Maharaja welcomed schoolchildren from Vilamoura to experience Indian gastronomy while celebrating the Hindu festival Diwali. Owners of the Maharaja Indian Restaurant, Mahboob Khalid, Mummad Azmat and
Vegetarian cooking class in São Brás
Tomorrow (November 24) Quinta do Peral in S. Brás de Alportel will host a free vegetarian cooking class. Taking place at Quinta do Peral’s environmental education and interpretation centre, the
Shellfish collecting ban continues
The ban continues on collecting bivalves in the coastal waters between Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António after the latest analyses by the Instituto Português do Mar detected the
Gastronomic week in Messines
S. Bartolomeu de Messines is holding the 7th Gastronomic Week from November 28 to December 2. Restaurants participating in the event are: Joaquim da Praça (Aldeia Ruiva), O Caixeiro (Fonte
Gourmet promotion at Ocean
Enjoy a gourmet experience this month at Vila Vita Parc near Porches courtesy of the latest promotion at Ocean, the resort’s two-Michelin star restaurant. Running until November 27, a special
Medronho, not just for drinking
São Brás de Alportel Municipal Market is dedicating the month of November to the medronho, a fruit that is best known for being the base ingredient of the traditional Algarvian
Top chefs take national flavours across the Atlantic
An initiative to last several months will promote Portuguese gastronomy in Brazil running until June 2013. The Portugal dos Sabores (Portugal of Flavours) initiative, part of the ‘Year of Portugal
A new Breeze in Almancil
Following the successful launch of Breeze in Vale do Lobo’s Praça last year, the team has now decided to create a new concept in a different location. Whilst Breeze operates
Best regional wine to keep in your cupboard
Ten Portuguese wines have been chosen to feature in the ‘Top 100 Cellar Selections 2012’ register of the prestigious American magazine, Wine Enthusiast. The highest-ranked Portuguese wine was the Douro-produced