Vila Joya celebrates Portugal flavours
High culinary art and good company is the keynote of two special dinners by top chefs from Brazil and Portugal that will take place at Vila Joya on the Praia
Indian fundraising dinner event
A fundraising dinner in aid of needy animals is taking place at the Maharajah Restaurant in São Brás on Tuesday February 26 at 7.30pm. Dinner will be poppadums, starters, main
Gangster Squad
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer; Starring: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone; Genre: Action | Crime | Drama; Age: + 16; Time: 115 min In 1949 ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen
Nordic society visits winery
A total of 36 women from the Nordic Society Frejorna started off their 2013 calendar with a tour of the Adega do Cantor winery and vineyard in Quinta do Miradouro,
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs enjoys culinary treat
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, the prestigious international dining and charitable club, held its February lunch of the Algarve branch on February 9 at the charming and long established O Leão de
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia On the road with Patrick Stuart – Our resident food and wine writer Patrick Stuart is currently on a whistlestop business trip around Asia taking in
Aspiring chefs go on national gastronomy tour
Three young aspiring chefs from the Algarve packed their kitchen uniforms in their suitcases this month and drove off on a gastronomy tour of the country to boost their knowledge
Meine sausage essen lesson
By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net I’ve often been told that I look German, Bavarian to be precise, not that I usually dress up in lederhosen or indeed am particularly fond of
Sardines catch drops so prices rise
The average price of sardines in the auction market in Portimão increased by just over 165% as a result of a substantial fall of 60% in the quantity caught in
The Algarve’s Sommelier of the Year
Arnaud Vallet (pictured right), Sommelier at Vila Joya boutique hotel near Albufeira, has been named ‘Sommelier of the Year’ during the 10th Essência do Vinho event on February 7. Held

