Chef’s ‘fast’ cataplana recipe
By Sarah Young Thursday June 6 brought the unlikely pairing of World Superbike riders and Portugal’s Chef of the Year 2012 to Portimão Marina for the preparation of a typical
Monte da Penha Fino Reserva 2004
By PATRICK STUART Patrick.stuart@open-media.net What a find this was for me last weekend at Apolónia. I’ve long been a fan of this producer whose mainstream Monte da Penha red, priced
Cooking snails
Learn how to cook snails the Portuguese way during a culinary demonstration at the Tavira Municipal Museum on June 22 at 2.30pm. The two-hour session led by Anabela and José
Portugal reveals its cooking secrets to foreigners
Practical cooking classes, Portuguese language tuition and visits to key locations are on the ‘menu’ of “Taste Portugal”, a cultural and gastronomic experience which will take place from June 17
Satay secrets
By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net Meat skewers in peanut sauce, known as satay, is a dish that can be as hideously bad when prepared incorrectly as it is good when done
Lovely langoustines
By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net Last Saturday at Portimão market a few of the stalls had these lovely langoustines at just €12 per kilo. They were of a decent size and
Go on a tour of the sherry triangle
What’s your favourite sherry? Here’s a great opportunity to learn more about the solera process and taste the very best of sherries on a tour to the ‘sherry triangle’ in Spain
Delights of the Cataplana
Almancil will once again be celebrating the ever popular traditional Algarve ‘cataplana’ dish when it hosts the ninth Almancil Cataplana Festival from June 1 to 30. Cataplana is a delicious
Covela is back
By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net The Covela winery, technically in the Minho region but actually on the northern bank of the Douro River, was abandoned for three years, resulting in what
Kitchen party!
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Guests from all over the Algarve converged on Vila Vita Parc this Saturday for a somewhat unusual event combining haute cuisine and fine wines. The party