A chef of many talents
Cascade Resort’s resident chef Luís Batalha is a man of many talents. Considered by many as a true artist in the kitchen, he is now extending his skills to oil
Spice Cottage celebrates two-year anniversary
Indian restaurant The Spice Cottage, located between Burgau and Salema, hosted a two-year anniversary party for clients and friends on Sunday, May 19. The event, which was fully booked nearly
The spirit of economic enterprise
The number of legal distilleries in Monchique producing medronho, the traditional Algarvean brandy, has doubled to 75 over the last six years, and is currently helping to boost employment and
A taste for snails
A festival dedicated to snails as a gourmet delicacy will take place in the municipal gardens in São Bartolomeu de Messines on May 25, organised by the União Desportiva Messinense.
Wine pairing dinner
A food and wine event is taking place at Restaurant A Casa do Avô near Guia tonight (May 24) at 8pm. A four-course dinner will be served, accompanied by wines
Albufeira hosts prestigious wine fair
For three days, Albufeira became “the capital of wine” when it hosted the prestigious ‘5th Grande Mostra de Vinhos de Portugal’, an event dedicated exclusively to the promotion and tasting
Chefs of the Year unite
Only two Algarvean chefs have ever picked up the title of ‘Chefe Cozinheiro do Ano’, and on May 18, they joined forces to create an exceptional gourmet dinner at the
Sharpen your kitchen skills
The next in the series of cookery masterclasses from private caterers Fine Dining in Style – covering knife skills and kitchen secrets – takes place at the Leiken Kitchen Showroom
Shellfish harvesting ban lifted
A government ban on the harvesting of shellfish in the Algarve is to be lifted at the end of May, mainly because there is an abundance of bivalves and the
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

