One mighty magnum
Covela Edição Nacional – white By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net Serving a magnum of wine always adds a bit of ‘wow factor’ and so the experts say, the larger volume of
40 years of good food and wine in Portugal
The Chaîne des Rôtisseurs will be celebrating their 40th anniversary in Portugal in style between October 3 and 9, with a series of events involving the best restaurants in the
Organic products
A market of organic food products takes place every Saturday in Portimão. Local farmers sell a variety of organically grown produce at the Jardim 1º de Dezembro, in front of
Charity dinner
The Algarve chapter of the Rotarians’ Wine Appreciation Fellowship is sponsoring a fundraising dinner on Friday, October 4, in aid of the international campaign End Polio Now. Featuring the award-winning
Wines of the world at Apolónia
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Earlier this week, I was invited to join a small group of Apolónia staff and management for a wine tasting in the inner sanctum of their
Egg-ceptional afternoon with Chef Koschina
Michelin starred Chef Dieter Koschina performed a cooking demonstration on the Big Green Egg cooker at the Curiosa indoor and outdoor furniture shop in Almancil on Sunday, September 23. The
International Gourmet Festival
World’s Nº1 Joan Roca is just one of 37 world-leading chefs cooking at this year’s Vila Joya festival. With 37 chefs making up a total 60 Michelin stars from around
A challenging match
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Gusto restaurant at the Conrad Algarve hotel in Quinta do Lago was the venue for a highly unusual food and beverage pairing on Monday when three-star Michelin
Wine tasting dinner to End Polio Now
The Algarve chapter of the Rotarians’ Wine Appreciation Fellowship is sponsoring a wine and food pairing event on Friday, October 4 in Albufeira to benefit the multi-national campaign End Polio
Top shelf whites 6 – Alentejo
Esporão Private Selection 2012 By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net This is the last in my series of articles on Portugal’s top white wines, having covered the Minho, Douro, Dão, Bairrada, Lisbon