Wine society Christmas dinner
An event to celebrate the festive season was enjoyed by 75 members and guests of the Algarve Wine Society during a Christmas dinner and dance at the Penina Hotel near
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs enjoys festive dinner
The Sheraton Hotel was the setting for this year’s Chaîne des Rôtisseurs’ annual Christmas dinner – a sumptuous affair attended by over 40 Algarve Baillage Chaîne members and their guests.
Defining Portuguese aguardente
I was prompted to write this article because of something I had read about a vine pull programme and potential lack of grapes for the production of wine for distillation
Pink with plenty of sparkle
Patrick Stuart brings us his top non‑Champagne pinks for the festive season Good Champagne, of course, is the best sparkling wine in the world. At the recent Vila Joya gourmet
Holy codfish!
Bacalhau is the quintessential Portuguese dish for the Christmas table If any one food is representative of Portugal, it is without doubt the ubiquitous bacalhau – dried salted cod. The
Pataniscas
Pataniscas Serves 4 4-6 cloves garlic 200grs onion 2 cutlets bacalhau of around 100grs each 100grs potatoes 2 soup spoons all purpose flour 3 eggs 200grs rice 2 ripe tomatoes
Wine society enjoys festive wining and dining
An event to celebrate the festive season was enjoyed by 75 members and guests of the Algarve Wine Society during a Christmas dinner and dance at the Penina Hotel near
Cloudy With a Change of Meatballs 2
Directed by: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn; Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte; Genre: Animation | Comedy | Family; Age: + 6; Time: 95 min Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Directed by: Ben Stiller; Starring: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott; Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Drama; Age: + 12; Time: 110 min Ben Stiller directs and stars in The
Mouth ulcers
What are they? These are sores that tend to be white in the centre and surrounded by red inflammation. They can range in size from a small pinhead to quite

