Food & Drink

The riverside area of Vila Real de Santo António will this weekend see the first Bean Clams Festival (Festival da Conquiha) take place. The event, which starts today (August 17),

The Municipality of São Brás de Alportel  invites everyone to the town’s market tomorrow, Saturday August 18, and on Saturday August 25, to discover more about the melon. The melon, which

This weekend Mexilhoeira Grande will host the 11th Arts and Flavours of Our Land Show (Mostra de Artes e Sabores da Nossa Terra). The event, which runs from 7pm until

A new book for children in English on organic gardening, growing and cooking has been released. Entitled Nettles and Roses by Fernanda Botelho and Sara Simões, the picture book invites

Set upon acres of rural landscape in the heart of Albernoa in Beja, Herdade dos Grous, a country estate owned by Vila Vita Parc (Porches), is open all year round

An Algarve-wide campaign set out to promote the consumption of mackerel will see various cooking workshops take place at municipal markets throughout this month. The culinary demonstrations will be given

If you’ve never tried oysters before but have always been curious about this sea delicacy, then head for Tavira this weekend for the Festival da Ostra (Oyster Festival) taking place

Olhão’s annual Festival do Marisco (Seafood Festival) starts on August 8 at Jardim Pescador Olhanense. Thousands of people travel to the eastern Algarve town to taste the many sea delicacies

Traditional gastronomy, crafts and musical entertainment are on offer at the 22nd Feira de Artesanato, Agricultura de Recreio de Moncarapacho (FARM), in the Olhão council. The fair, running from August

A great believer in the Slow Food movement, which strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine, chef Augusto Lima has once again picked up his cooking utensils and moved to