Apolónia hosts Wine Fair
Leading wine stockist Apolónia Supermarkets will be hosting its annual Wine Fair at the Galé and Almancil stores between ‘between September 21 and October 6. Following the success of last
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By Nigel Wright
Bogey man
Portuguese golfing No1 Ricardo Santos carded two disappointing rounds of 72 and 71 to miss the cut at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. The 30-year-old from Faro will now
A welcome time warp
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net I would not usually write my weekly food column for this newspaper about a restaurant here in the Algarve. My “pretentious twaddle” (as one reader referred
In search of the ultimate burger
By Chris winstanley Recipe || Having just spent a really great holiday on the northeast USA coast and taking in southern Maine, Boston and New York, I got to eat some really
Family-friendly 5-star dining
Having a taste for the finer things in life can be inhibiting and often completely out of reach for the average budget. Fortunately, every now and then you stumble across
Gold medal award for Silves wine
Two producers integrated in the Silves wine group ‘Vinhos de Silves’ were awarded with the ‘Grande Medalha de Ouro’ distinction at the Algarve’s Wine Competition, which took place on August
Entrepreneur of the Year
Karl Heinz Stock, president and owner of the wine and art estate Quinta dos Vales in Estombar, was this year’s recipient of the club’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award for
Castle gastronomy
An event promoting gastronomy and history is taking place at Aljezur Castle on August 31 at 6.30pm. Called ‘Cozinhando na Paisagem’ (Cooking Outdoors), the initiative, supported by the Regional Department
Learn about healthy eating habits at fair
Tavira is organising the first Mediterranean Diet Fair from September 6 to 8. The Portuguese Association of Dieticians (APD) will be attending to provide information about the benefits of eating