Pop-up restaurant at Leiken
A ‘pop-up’ winter-only restaurant has opened at Leiken, a designer kitchen showroom in Almancil, making full use of the ultra-modern display-cooking facility. Located on the top floor of the showroom,
Good for nature, good for you
Mundo Saudável, Almancil’s natural food and health shop, is celebrating its first year anniversary on October 22 with an open day to try out samples of its organic food, organic
Exclusive evening with Chef Joachim Koerper
An evening with Chef Joachim Koerper will be held at O Terraço Restaurant within the Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel in Sagres on October 26 at 8pm. The Chef, despite
Madeira bananas popular in mainland Portugal
Madeira Island ‘exports’ 80% of its banana production to mainland Portugal. In the first eight months of the year, production of this popular fruit reached 9,512 tonnes, with 7,590 tonnes
Suckling pig Asian style
By Patrick Stuartpatrick.stuart@open-media.net This week finds me away from the Algarve in Manila on a business trip. I fell in love with this country some seven or eight years ago
Food talk
Food lovers are invited to attend a debate entitled ‘Gastronomy – tradition and innovation’ being held at the Vicente Campinas Library in Vila Real de Santo António on October 25
Meet Portugal’s best bartender
Fábio Alves, a bartender working at the Columbus Cocktail & Wine Bar in Faro, won the title of Best Portuguese Bulldog Bartender 2013. Organised by Bulldog Gin, the competition saw
Autumn gastronomic delights
Autumn started at the Sheraton Algarve & Pine Cliffs Resort in Albufeira with an explosion of flavours following the re-opening of restaurants Aldar and Il Giardino. After an ‘Indian Night’
Olive walk
A walk through an olive grove in Santa Maria (Capelinha), Tavira, is taking place on Saturday, October 26 from 2.30pm. Walk leaders are Manuel Martins and Manuel João de Palma,
Lenda de Dona Maria
By James Johnson features@algarveresident.com Whilst the Algarve Resident’s usual wine columnist Patrick Stuart is away for a couple of weeks, James Johnson will be putting forward a few offerings to