A special taste of Olhão
A show of culinary flavours, with emphasis on the different ways of preparing and serving mackerel, will be available in a gourmet and fun seven-day event in Olhão from May
Tasting colour in food
The second dinner event combining food and colour is taking place on Wednesday, April 24 at Restaurant UNIKO in Vilamoura from 7pm. Organised by image style and colour coaching consultancy
Tasty stamps
Portugal’s postal service CTT – Correios de Portugal has launched a new collection of stamps dedicated to the traditional smokehouses and smoked sausages produced in the Algarve, Alentejo, Beiras and
Pargo (red porgy or red bream)
By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net This is one of the more expensive fish to be found at markets here in Portugal, usually costing upwards of €20 per kilo, but it is
Losses in rice production may exceed €3 million
Flooding of the rice fields in the Alentejo region of the country could result in a €3 million loss, according to the president of the Portuguese Rice Producers Association (AOP),
Portuguese wine lovers prefer red
The favourite tipple for Portuguese wine lovers is red and the average per capita consumption nowadays is 42 litres per year, as opposed to 65 litres in the decade starting
8th Open Door bigger and better
In its biggest and best event to date, Quinta dos Vales welcomed around 3,000 people to its 8th Open Door, which took place at the Estombar wine and art estate
Academic chefs
Algarve Chef Augusto Lima, known for his Mediterranean-inspired dishes, is representing Portugal at an event organised by the University of Gastronomic Sciences (Unisg) in Italy from April 8 to 12.
Chef Luís Baena to show culinary skills at Martinhal
Top Portuguese Chef Luís Baena will be holding a special dinner at O Terraço restaurant in Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel in Sagres on Saturday, April 27, from 8pm. Luís
Cuttlefish farm
Algarve University is developing a pioneer project in Europe – to breed its own cuttlefish over the next five years, investigator José Pedro Andrade told Lusa news agency. According to

