Bakie: Faro’s new spot for giant handcrafted cookies
Bakie: Faro’s new spot for giant handcrafted cookies The smell of delicious handcrafted cookies fresh out of the oven every day has been steadily attracting new clients to Bakie, Faro’s
Wine – An epicurean extravaganza
I’ve always imagined that the word ‘epicurean’ was shorthand for loving the good things in life, especially food and wine, a ‘lifestyle choice’ clearly well catered for here in Portugal. For
Two Algarve chefs among the world’s top-100
José Avillez, Hans Neuner and João Oliveira represent Portugal in the top-100 Three chefs leading Portuguese restaurants – two in the Algarve – have been featured in the ‘The Best
Vila Vita Parc’s Winter Brunch is back
Vila Vita’s Winter Brunch returns, as it does every year, from November 19 until March 24, 2024, to liven up the cooler weekends at the Porches resort. The Winter Brunch
Food, the language of love
This month, the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs celebrated the language of love applied to delicious food. Members of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and their guests gathered at restaurant NUMA in Portimão
It’s a ‘new term’ for the Algarve Wine Society!
It was like a new term for the Algarve Wine Society (AWS) at Faro’s School of Hospitality and Tourism this week. Sarah Ahmed, a leading UK authority on the wines
The perfect wine pairings for Portuguese food
Portugal is renowned for its rich culinary heritage, characterized by diverse flavours and traditional dishes that have stood the test of time. To fully savour the essence of Portuguese cuisine,
Wine tourism “growing significantly” in Algarve
Lagoa Wine Tourism Forum was hailed a success Lagoa welcomed the largest wine tourism forum ever held in the Algarve on November 9 and 10 at Hotel Bricia du Mar
Autumn trumpets, chanterelles!
Autumn. As nature is preparing to take a rest, an exciting and vibrant community is coming to life – the community of mushrooms. Greeks believed mushrooms came from Zeus’s lightning,
Rota do Petisco 2023 ends with festive prize-giving ceremony
In total, 95,200 menus were sold this year, resulting in a direct economic impact on the region of around €353,030, while the sale of the event’s “passports” raised €12,500 to










