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
Gastronomy festival
A festival to celebrate Algarve gastronomy and handicrafts is being held at the old Convento de São Francisco in Faro on May 24 and 25, from 7pm to 1am. Entitled
A prized event
A gourmet dinner designed to delight the most discerning of palates will take place at the Morgadinho restaurant in the Suites Alba Resort & Spa, near Carvoeiro, on May 18.
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
Opera gastronomy event
An evening to taste the culinary creations of Portuguese Chef Luís Mourão at the Epic Sana Algarve Hotel, in Albufeira, was complemented by a unique ‘Techno Opera Chill Out’ performance.
Food and wine
A food and wine pairing event is taking place at Restaurant A Casa do Avô in Vale de Parra, Guia, on May 24 at 8pm. A bilingual Sommelier from Monte