Chrissy’s under new ownership
Chrissy’s Restaurant in Lagoa changed hands last month and is now under the ownership of Pedro Tomé and Saul Teixeira. With vast experience in the restaurant sector, Pedro and Saul
Cloister sweets return to Lagoa
Lagoa’s Convento de São José is the ideal venue to host the 10th Mostra do Doce Conventual. This festival, from July 18 to 22, celebrates regional sweets based on traditional
2013 Tribute to Claudia event to be held in March
Vila Joya’s highly regarded international gastronomy festival, Tribute to Claudia, is taking place in March next year instead of the usual January date.
Presenting new tastes and sensations
Enhancing and representing the nation’s traditional tastes, the Pine Cliffs Resort in Albufeira has recently introduced a whole new concept and menu at their on site restaurant, Piri Piri Steakhouse.
Time for wild time
There are no shortage of goodies growing wild in the Algarve for the foraging foodie. Wild herbs, especially thyme are the most readily available and easy to find. On rocky
Five themes and five menus
Over several weeks a special gastronomic event will be taking place at the Tivoli Marina Hotel in Portimão. The initiative, which began on June 26, will see five different menus,
Pop-up project finds home
For the summer season only, the pop-up restaurant project, Al-Zait, will take up residence at the Cubo Restaurant in Quinta do Lago. Inspired and performed by Chef Augusto Lima, Al-Zait
Deep red
Patrick Stuart gets under the shell of the scarlet prawn, a prized crustacean caught locally off the Portuguese coast The deep waters off our coastline are home to a vast
Algarve Chefs week success
A total of 900 people participated and contributed to the success of the second edition of Algarve Chefs Week, which ran from May 25 until June 2. Nuno Aires, a
Canadian Rebel Chef visits Quinta dos Vales
Last week the Quinta dos Vales winery in Estombar received a visit from the renowned, Rebel Chef, Antoine Sicotte from Canada, also known as one of the founding members of