Grandmother’s sweets
Feira de Doces d’Avó (Grandmother’s Sweets Fair) is returning to Alcoutim’s Cais Novo this weekend (March 29 and 30) from 2pm to 7pm. Now in its eighth year, the fair
Maharaja The real Indian experience
The Maharaja Indian Restaurant in Loulé is an Asian food lover’s paradise. Situated on the roundabout just opposite the BP garage, this restaurant offers dishes from Northern India, Punjab and
Tivoli hotel and restaurant get gold
Tivoli Victoria and its restaurant Emo have received ‘gold distinctions’ in the 2013 Prémios Boa Cama Boa Mesa, organised by weekly newspaper Expresso. The hotel was awarded the “Gold Key”
UK’s youngest chef returns to the Sheraton
By Cristina Alcock news@algarveresident.com There has been much talk about the young Luke Thomas, considered by many to be one of the most promising chefs of his generation, and on
Easter Cake Folar
By ANA TAVARES news@algarveresident.com It is hard to pinpoint the origin of the Portuguese ‘folar’, but according to the legend, it all started when a young lady wishing to be
Giant Easter cake delights hundreds
Young Olhão pastry chef Filipe Martins, who owns local pastry shop Kubidoce, presented local residents and visitors to the city’s Largo da Restauração with a giant Portuguese Easter cake last
A sea urchin treat
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net I’ve eaten sea urchin in many a Japanese restaurant but one of my most memorable experiences, until this weekend, had been a trip on a fishing
Cooking through generations with Chef Luke Thomas
British chef Luke Thomas, described as one of the youngest and most talented head chefs in the UK, will be preparing a special menu for the third ‘Cooking Through Generations’
Ladies that lunch!
The date has been set for this year’s Algarve Ladies Lunch Clubs joint event – it will be on Thursday, April 11, at 12.30pm at the Holiday Inn Algarve in
New dates for festival
Tribute to Claudia, the prestigious international gastronomy festival that was due to be held this month at Vila Joya, Albufeira, will now take place later in the year. The new

