Zero Dark Thirty
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow; Starring: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton and Chris Pratt; Genre: Action | Drama | History; Age: + 12; Time: 157 min For a decade, an elite team
Ocean wins top table award
Ocean, Vila Vita Parc’s two Michelin starred restaurant, has been named as the leading restaurant in the Algarve by the influential Portuguese food and wine website Mesa Marcada. Meanwhile, Hans
Olives and snails kick-start 2013 series of Beta Talks
The first Portimão Beta Talk of the year, promoting entrepreneurial initiatives, saw two local farmers speak about olive and snail farming in the Algarve.
Wine gets green
The carbon footprint of wine production By David Baverstock Herdade do Esporão The issue of global warming – or better, climate change – is of great concern for the wine
Vegetable garden photo contest
The Organic Grocery (Mercearia Bio) in Portimão has launched a contest entitled ‘Garden Vegetables + Photogenic’, and is now accepting photographs of the most original vegetable gardens until Friday, January
The Sessions
Directed by: Ben Lewin; Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy; Genre: Drama; Age: + 12; Time: 95 min At the age of 36, Mark O’Brien, a man
Plansel wine evening at Leão de Porches
Last Tuesday, January 8, saw a full house at the charming Leão de Porches restaurant in Porches for a special dinner featuring the wines of Alentejo winery Quinta da Plansel.
Charity wine tasting and dinner to benefit Food Bank
Get the New Year off to a good start with a charity wine tasting and dinner at Restaurant Garrafeira Veneza, near Paderne, on Friday, January 25. The event starts at
Flight
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis; Starring: Nadine Velazquez, Denzel Washington, John Goodman and Carter Cabassa; Genre: Drama; Age: + 12; Time: 138 min In this action-packed mystery thriller, Denzel Washington stars
Silver Linings Playbook
Directed by: David O. Russell; Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro; Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance; Age: + 12; Time: 138 min Life doesn’t always go