Wine of the week
By Patrick Stuart Sauvingnon Blanc This column would usually be reserved strictly for Portuguese wines but this week we are bending the rules in homage to a Portuguese winemaker who
Top Algarve chefs cook for charity
Algarve Chefs Week, the event celebrating the best cuisine on offer in the region, starts today (Friday) across the region until June 2. Signature dishes by top chefs in the
Friends with Kids
Love. Happiness. Kids. – Pick two. Friends with Kids is a daring and poignant ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends at that moment in life when children arrive
Men in Black III
In Men in Black 3, Agents J and K are back…in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not
World’s spiciest cocktail started life in Algarve
When Jon Wright visited his father in the Algarve four years ago, little was he to know that it would be the start of an adventure to create the world’s
Recipe of the week
By John Woodhams Woody’s Tom Yummy prawn pasta Carvoeiro resident John Woodhams, AKA Woody, sent us this prawn recipe which is his own take on fusion cooking marrying Thai and
Suites Alba Resort & Spa, Carvoeiro
Algarve inspired dining With the summer fast approaching, dining al fresco is a pleasure most of us cannot do without. At Restaurante Morgadinho, located within the five star Suites Alba
Marquês dos Vales gets gold
Quinta dos Vales winery in Estômbar, Lagoa, was awarded two medals for its wines at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles held in Guimarães, European Capital of Culture 2012, earlier this
Symington family launches commemorative Port
Symington Family Estates in Porto have launched a special commemorative Port to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Year. Launched in both the UK and Portugal, Graham’s 1952 Diamond Jubilee
It is rear-wheel drive
by Guilherme Marques features@algarveresident.com The 1 Series BMW is the only rear-wheel drive hatchback on the market. Not that its drivers are aware of it. First of all, the shocking