Lagoa showcases seafood event "From the Sea to Your Table"
Showcasing the best seafood Lagoa has to offer is the main aim of ‘O Mar à Sua Mesa’ (From the Sea to Your Table), a gastronomic initiative that begins today
Almancil celebrates 10th ‘Festival da Cataplana’
Almancil is once again celebrating the traditional Algarve ‘cataplana’ in its 10th ‘Festival da Cataplana’, running at 12 local restaurants until June 30. Besides showcasing the regional delicacy, the festival
Castro Marim’s International Festival of the Snail
Even if you don’t fancy snails, Castro Marim’s International Festival of the Snail promises endless delights, including mouth-watering Portuguese custard tarts (pastéis de nata), traditional music and lots of beer.
Book review: A year’s cooking in the Algarve
58 recipes from a misplaced English chef – Joe Devine On sale at the Lewis Andrews store in Almancil and no doubt elsewhere in the Algarve, this small and easy-to-follow
Wine: Quinta de Saes
The long overdue trend of Portuguese winemakers moving away from oaking (and in too many cases over-oaking) their whites unnecessarily continues apace. The Encruzado grape is the backbone of all
Real Chinese food
Having just returned from Asia last week, including a couple of days in Macau where I ate some of the best Dim Sum on the planet, I was invited with
Paris 'plaisir'
A mouth-watering assortment of Portuguese gourmet food products will be on display in Paris on May 27-28. Organisers say ‘Portugal Gourmet Plaisir Insensé’ is intended to “promote the globalisation of
Top food
Algarve Chefs Week begins today (May 23) and will continue through to May 30. The eight participating hotels will be open for dinner throughout the gastronomic week between 7.30pm and
Food affair
A wine and food pairing evening is being held at the Penina Hotel & Golf Resort on May 29 at its Le Grill restaurant, starting at 8.15pm. Guests will be
Sardine celebration
Sardines are again taking centre stage in Praia da Rocha from May 23 to 30. Five of the restaurants located on the beachfront wooden walkway will be preparing special sardine