Algarve Wine Society goes East
Members taste Alentejo’s Herdade da Mingorra wines Herdade da Mingorra, in the Alentejo, has a long-standing connection with the Eastern Algarve, with the owners, the Uva family, owning a well-known
Food: “Sin Maiz No Hay Pais”
No Corn, No Country* It is with great excitement that I am opening a series of publications about Mexican cuisine. Having recently spent three weeks in this amazing country, I
Folar fairs galore in Algarve
Easter is just days away, and several towns in the Algarve will be celebrating the festive season by hosting events dedicated to what is arguably Easter’s most famous treat –
Cheese, wine and sausages take centre stage in Faro
Event celebrates its 10th anniversary this year Faro is hosting the milestone 10th edition of its Cheese, Wine and Sausages Fair until Sunday (April 20) at Jardim Manuel Bívar. This
Food and Flight: History of the inflight dining – Part 3
It is not hard to imagine that the history of airplane food goes way back to the time when flying was invented and, as many things of that era, it
Loulé serves up delicious Easter food
Gastronomic event shines spotlight on Easter favourites From April 11 to 27, Loulé will host a gastronomic event called ‘Comeres D’Aqui – Flavours of Easter’ which will see dozens of
Repsol Suns shine on eight Algarve restaurants
Last Monday, the relaunch of the gourmet guide in Portugal saw 70 establishments awarded the coveted “sun”. Published in Portugal from 1989 to 2016, the Guia Repsol, Spain’s leading restaurant guide
Silves Rotary Club presents Entrepreneur of the Year award to local chef
Nídia Zorreta is the owner and Chef de Cuisine at Restaurant D’Mestres The Rotary Club of Silves has selected Nídia Zorreta as their Entrepreneur of the Year 2025. The Entrepreneur
Monchique’s Bolo de Tacho gains intangible cultural heritage status
Bolo de Tacho is a staple of Monchique’s gastronomic heritage Monchique’s Bolo de Tacho cake has been officially included in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The announcement was published in the
Douro wine exporters see cancelled orders even before US tariffs hit
Tariffs will have “a huge impact” on Portugal’s wine sector, says association Orders of Douro wine for the US market have been cancelled/ suspended even before the tariffs announced yesterday