Coffee and magazines. Can it get any better than this? Hardly if we are talking about coffee shops. The trend is not new, but it took us a while in Lisbon, where espressos are cheap (and part of our…
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food alert: las cholas, lisbon | the best empanadas and alfajores in town? | as melhores empadas e bolachas de lisboa?
In Portugal, we are no strangers to empadas (small pies). Somehow, South American empanadas, when they are really good, remain usually a few steps ahead in crunchiness and filling. Like those made by Peruvian Valeria Olivari at her atelier…
Does the world, and specially Lisbon, need another hipster coffee shop? As a coffee lover, my answer is bring it on but (there is always a but), please, make it worth my money since Portugal has never been short…
Olivia te Cuida (Olivia takes care of you in Spanish), in the hood of Malasaña, is in business since February 2009 but I went there for the very first time only a few months ago. It’s a wonderful tip…
Quinta da Pedra Alvarinho 2011 Origem: Minho Produtor: Quinta da Pedra Cor: Citrino e mineral Nariz: com suaves notas de maçã e ananás, mas muito elegante no nariz Boca: É um vinho untuoso com a acidez a conferir-lhe frescura…
One of these days I was craving a comfort vegetarian meal. In Lisbon this is no longer a problem, since we have now several nice places for that, but I was in Cascais (on the west coast of Portugal,…
Hooray! Recently tapioca — a sort of Brazilian pancake using the starch extracted from dried and crushed root of the cassava plant, cooked with salt and with different fillings (the most traditional ones are coconut and lightweight cheese) — has been approved as a powerful gluten free snack for…
The first thing you notice, on 4 calle Rera Palau, in the neighborhood of El Born, Barcelona, is a tiny marble-top bar (served by a even tinnier kitchen) but, trust me, you don’t want to judge Pastrami Bar by…
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January 6: the party is over, let’s celebrate kings’ day | Dia de Reis, a epifania da festa
January 6 is the epiphany of the season. It’s over the self indulgence but, before detox, let’s celebrate, as we do it in Portugal, Kings’ Day with our fruit cake and a pomegranate. Cheers 2016! Último dia de comezaina…
“I am extremely happy and proud to announce that we have secured a stunning location and set the wheels in motion to launch a new Viajante (…) Our new site looks out onto the riverfront in Wapping, a beautiful…