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food alert – maiz, diego guerrero, dstage: when dessert steals the show | quando um falso milho doce rouba a cena

Posted on June 29, 2017

Very often, but specially when you are having a 20 course dinner conducted by two Michelin starred chefs — like the one I had recently at LOCO in Lisbon, with Portuguese Alexandre Silva and his team hosting Basque Diego Guerrero from DSTAgE (Madrid) —, desserts come last when your appetite is already gone. Or, also quite common too, they just are not up to the challenge — after all, standing out in a crowd is not a piece of cake.…

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By joão miguel simões

#thegoodstuff food

food alert: 13 dishes in Portugal 2016 to remember | 13 pratos em portugal que deram mais sabor a 2016

#Lemon and saffron Risotto with scallops | Risotto de limão e açafrão com vieiras | Less by Miguel Castro e Silva, Lisbon #Crayfish, white sturgeon caviar, cauliflower caviar, salicornia and Japanese mustard | Lagostim, caviar de esturjão branco, caviar…

December 28, 2016

#restaurants food

food alert — fortaleza do guincho: the sea is served | o mar à mesa

One year ago, after a few months of anticipation, Portuguese-born Miguel Rocha Vieira presented his first menu as head-chef of Michelin starred Fortaleza do Guincho (on Lisbon coastline) to a selected group of food critics and writers. I was…

November 11, 2016

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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…

October 11, 2016

#chefs food

Nuno Mendes’ Viajante: the second coming via crowdfunding | o regresso anunciado

“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…

November 17, 2015

#talkofthetown travel

bica/george mendes: portuguese way @ New York | gostinho luso em manhattan

Things are a little bit different now, but if you ask us, Portuguese, what we miss the most abroad, coffee (an espresso to be precise) will be at the top of our list. George Mendes is a Portuguese descent…

October 29, 2015

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clayton ferreira/casa de pasto: his duchess rocks | o melhor duchesse de lisboa

When I think about my childhood the duchess cake filled with chantilly and topped with egg threads and pineapple is one of my strongest taste memories from then. The pastry chef Clayton Ferreira is from Brazil but he has…

October 20, 2015

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miguel castro e silva: a chocolate cake to DIY for | a partilha do bolo

Miguel Castro e Silva was born in Porto but his influence is larger than that — between Porto and Lisbon, as chef or as advisor, his Portuguese cuisine with a twist can be tasted in three restaurants, one food…

October 13, 2015

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Virginia’s New York: east village calling | o hype do east village

My trustable emissaries in Manhattan tell me that, despite the hype, East Village is not out of reach — food included. In the past months, this neighborhood has been attracting some serious gourmands, specially after the opening of Narcissa,…

October 8, 2015

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nuno bergonse @ mercado de tavira: follow the cook | as compras do chef

The Portuguese cook Nuno Bergonse is still very young at heart — under 30 — but he knows a thing or two about running restaurants, leading a team and balancing creativity with costs. And he does not fancy the…

October 1, 2015