Leisure

Vila Vita Parc luxury resort, near Porches, is hosting a weekend of culinary enjoyment on May 10-12 highlighting its participation in Rota das Estrelas, Portugal’s most prestigious gourmet festival. Highlights

The Tourism and Hotel School of Portimão was the winner of the 10thEdition of the “Flavours & Cinema” festival which took place in the Tourism and Hotel School of the

The President of the Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Similar Businesses stated this week that seafood is an extremely important part of Portuguese cuisine and one of the country’s most

Portuguese wines from the Tejo region enjoyed an increase of 119% to the US in 2012 and 20 producers from this part of the winegrowing country are expected to continue

Richard Mayson, a highly respected wine specialist, has just released his new book Port and the Douro. The book, described by the author as a “wine library”, explores the history

By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net When cooking lamb chops, I have always found myself torn between getting the meat around the bone as crispy as I like it whilst keeping the

Dieter Koschina, the Michelin star chef at the Vila Joya resort in Galé, will visit Brazil on May 15 and 16 to promote the initiative “Portugal dos Sabores”. This gastronomy

By NIGEL ADAMS The Algarve Wine Society visited the Uniko restaurant in Vilamoura last Friday to sample a menu created by Chef Jonnie Pratt, who used to run the Bistro

By MICHEL DRESSLER Bailli/President of  Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Algarve More than 20 confreres (members) and friends of the Algarve Bailliage (Chapter) of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs visited the beautiful Monte Rei