Kitchen party!
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Guests from all over the Algarve converged on Vila Vita Parc this Saturday for a somewhat unusual event combining haute cuisine and fine wines. The party
A prized event
A gourmet dinner designed to delight the most discerning of palates will take place at the Morgadinho restaurant in the Suites Alba Resort & Spa, near Carvoeiro, on May 18.
Snail festivals
Snail festivals are being held this month in Castro Marim (from May 17 to 19) and Messines (May 25). In the Eastern Algarve town, the venue is the Revelim de
La Piazza fun
A fundraising evening at La Piazza Restaurant in Santa Bárbara de Nexe is taking place on Saturday, June 1. The evening will consist of a two-course meal (there will be
Techno opera
A dinner to the sound of electronic rhythms, grand arias and lyrical songs is taking place at the recently inaugurated EPIC SANA Algarve Hotel in Olhos de Água, Albufeira, on
Food and wine
A food and wine pairing event is taking place at Restaurant A Casa do Avô in Vale de Parra, Guia, on May 24 at 8pm. A bilingual Sommelier from Monte
Seafood celebrated
Tavira gastronomy festival Tavira||The culinary delights of Algarve seafood are to be enjoyed in Tavira during the 10th Sea Gastronomy Festival between May 11 and 26. Twelve restaurants of the
Great expectations for vintage port
It’s not often that wine guru Jancis Robinson dedicates her column in FT Weekend to Portuguese wine, but then Port wine is special, and judging by her column in last
Summer get-together
Guests were welcomed to the second Importeco/Perfect Living summer get-together in Lagoa on April 27, with music from Adelino and a selection of local wines supplied by Saint Graal. Luis
Know your herbs
The Casa do Povo community centre in Olhão is promoting two countryside walks entitled ‘Herbs and Aromatic Plants’ (Ervas e Plantas Aromáticas). The initiative will be held this weekend –

