Leisure

Tomorrow (November 24) Quinta do Peral in S. Brás de Alportel will host a free vegetarian cooking class. Taking place at Quinta do Peral’s environmental education and interpretation centre, the

S. Bartolomeu de Messines is holding the 7th Gastronomic Week from November 28 to December 2. Restaurants participating in the event are: Joaquim da Praça (Aldeia Ruiva), O Caixeiro (Fonte

Enjoy a gourmet experience this month at Vila Vita Parc near Porches courtesy of the latest promotion at Ocean, the resort’s two-Michelin star restaurant. Running until November 27, a special

An initiative to last several months will promote Portuguese gastronomy in Brazil running until June 2013. The Portugal dos Sabores (Portugal of Flavours) initiative, part of the ‘Year of Portugal

São Brás de Alportel Municipal Market is dedicating the month of November to the medronho, a fruit that is best known for being the base ingredient of the traditional Algarvian

Following the successful launch of Breeze in Vale do Lobo’s Praça last year, the team has now decided to create a new concept in a different location. Whilst Breeze operates

Ten Portuguese wines have been chosen to feature in the ‘Top 100 Cellar Selections 2012’ register of the prestigious American magazine, Wine Enthusiast. The highest-ranked Portuguese wine was the Douro-produced

By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net With Christmas around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about those traditional treats, and nothing is more Christmassy to us Brits than home-made mince pies.

Restaurant A Casa do Avô in Vale de Parra, near Guia, and Sociedade Agrícola D. Diniz winery in Arraiolos (Alentejo) are organising an evening of wine and food pairing on