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.
Les Misérables
Directed by: Tom Hooper; Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried; Genre: Drama | Musical | Romance; Age: + 12; Time: 157 min Set against the backdrop of
Zambezia
Directed by: Wayne Thornley; Starring: Leonard Nimoy, Abigail Breslin, Jeff Goldblum; Samuel L. Jackson; Genre: Animation Adventure | Comedy; Age: + 6; Time: 83 min Set in a bustling bird
The Essential Christmas party
Pimenta Preta Restaurant in Carvoeiro hosted the Christmas party for Open Media, the publishing group of which the Algarve Resident became a part in April last year. A total of
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs’ Christmas dinner
Around 30 members of the Algarve Baillage of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs enjoyed a sumptuous Christmas dinner at the two-star Ocean Restaurant of the Vila Vita Parc near Porches. Renowned
Rotten grapes make excellent white wine
A December grape harvest in the north of Portugal can produce an excellent quality wine. Taking advantage of supposedly ruined vines, with grapes already rotten and covered in mould, the
New additive for healthier wine and dried fruits
European scientists have made progress in finding an alternative to the addition of sulphur dioxide to red wine and food products such as dried fruits. Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is labelled
Hotel Transylvania
Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky; Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Andy Samberg; Genre: Animation | Comedy | Family; Age: + 6; Time: 91 min On one special weekend, Dracula has
Fruits of the Season
With the festive season upon us why not go traditional and enjoy the best Algarvean seafood on offer, fresh from the ocean? By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Portuguese tradition states that
Life of Pi
Life of Pi, based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, is a magical adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the precocious son of a zoo keeper. Dwellers in Pondicherry,