The Cobbler
May 14, 2015 Directed by: Thomas McCarthy; Starring: Adam Sandler, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi; Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy; Age: +12; Time: 99min Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New
Toxins make us fat: it’s time to detox!
Did you know that springtime is ideal for detoxifying your precious body? Whether we realise it or not, we are constantly exposed to toxins and our body becomes a reservoir
Eight wine-filled years of Confraria do Bacchus
It started out as a group of friends who met every month to taste and discuss the best wines and food that the Algarve had to offer. Now, it has
Querença holds snail festival
Considered by many as one of the many delights of Portuguese cuisine, the snail will be the star of the show at a festival in its honour at Querença this
Irresistible, easy-to-make carob brownies
Before the sugar cane was imported, carob flour and syrup were used as sweeteners, like honey and beetroot were too. Only recently have the carob by-products become popular for dietetic
Lamb and rosemary kebabs
The barbecue season has started! It’s that time of year when foodie Chris Winstanley is again writing his series of barbecue recipes to tempt our readers’ taste buds. Using only
Pacheca – great value from a great name
Anyone who knows Portuguese wine will be familiar with the name Quinta da Pacheca. This family-owned winery in the Douro Valley has been producing wine under the label for over
Faro hosts first Mediterranean Diet Festival
A gastronomic festival designed to promote the Mediterranean Diet will take place on May 22 at Faro’s hotel and tourism school. Organised by the regional development board (CCDR-Algarve), the event
Researchers create “healthy algae bread”
In a bid to make truly healthy, tasty bread, a group of Portuguese researchers have come up with a recipe that calls for no salt, using algae instead as a
Hot Pursuit
May 7, 2015 Directed by: Anne Fletcher; Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Matthew Del Negro; Genre: Action, Comedy; Age: +12; Time: 87min An uptight and by-the-book cop (Reese Witherspoon) tries