Iberian black pig
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Iberian black pig, or porco preto as it is known here, is to the pig what Wagyu beef is to the cow. Quite simply, it is
Django Unchained
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino; Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio; Genre: Action | Drama | Western; Age: + 16; Time: 165 min Django, a slave whose brutal history
Essential eyecare
By Ana Tavares The saying that “the eyes are the window to the soul” is more accurate than we think. Complex organs that detect the light and change our perception
The Coffee Stop opens in Almancil
Recently opened, The Coffee Stop Algarve, located opposite the Apolónia supermarket at the entrance to Lewis Andrews Lifestyle Store in Almancil, is a cosy and inviting place. Here you can
Instant fried egg developed
An instant fried egg is being produced in a prototype machine still in development by Portuguese company Derovo. Zero-fat and individually packed, it is ready for consumption just like a
Fishy feet
By Ana Tavares Dipping your feet in a tank of fish might not be your idea of a pedicure, but the Garra Rufa fish have long been used in manicures
Local produce on the table
A new series of gastronomic demonstrations is starting at the municipal market in São Brás de Alportel. Tomorrow morning (January 26), Chef Pedro Relvas, from the Pousada do Convento da
Food art with olive oil in North Portugal
A creative and varied array of artistic food items can be tasted in a restored olive press (lagar) in the parish of Maçainhas, Belmonte, in the North of Portugal. The
World wine consumption increases
The worldwide consumption of wine will continue to increase until at least 2016 and consumers are willing to pay more in order to drinkbetter quality vintages, according to a report
Get fit, get healthy at the Conrad Spa
With 2013 in full swing, your New Year’s resolutions are in danger of becoming a distant memory. However, health and wellness specialists at the Conrad Spa, within the Conrad Algarve