A challenging match
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net Gusto restaurant at the Conrad Algarve hotel in Quinta do Lago was the venue for a highly unusual food and beverage pairing on Monday when three-star Michelin
International Gourmet Festival
World’s Nº1 Joan Roca is just one of 37 world-leading chefs cooking at this year’s Vila Joya festival. With 37 chefs making up a total 60 Michelin stars from around
A celebration of wine
By Ana Tavares news@algarveresident.com Offering one of the country’s largest selection of national and international wines, it is no surprise that the much-prized nectar is the theme of a two-week
Conjuring
Directed by: James Wan; Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston; Genre: Horror | Thriller; Age: + 16; Time: 12 min Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. Based on
Oktoberfest at Vila Vita Biergarten
The Vila Vita Biergarten in Porches will be holding its annual Oktoberfest celebrations between September 28 and October 2. The authentic Munich-style beer garden is located just off the EN125
Mussels – delicious versatile seafood
By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net Mussels have been readily available from supermarket fish counters here in Portugal for many years, but they have never really been a favourite of the Portuguese,
A welcome time warp
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net I would not usually write my weekly food column for this newspaper about a restaurant here in the Algarve. My “pretentious twaddle” (as one reader referred
Family-friendly 5-star dining
Having a taste for the finer things in life can be inhibiting and often completely out of reach for the average budget. Fortunately, every now and then you stumble across
Apolónia hosts Wine Fair
Leading wine stockist Apolónia Supermarkets will be hosting its annual Wine Fair at the Galé and Almancil stores between ‘between September 21 and October 6. Following the success of last
Entrepreneur of the Year
Karl Heinz Stock, president and owner of the wine and art estate Quinta dos Vales in Estombar, was this year’s recipient of the club’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award for