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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

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I got a postcard from… Campione d’Italia | Como, Italy

[I got a postcard from… is a guest editorial] When you imagine a trip to Italy, there are a few cities and sights that tend to come to your mind immediately, right? Rome, we bet, dominates most of the world’s…

June 27, 2017

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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

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on my radar: afternoon tea | chá da tarde @ four seasons hotel ritz lisbon

I love tea. Actually there’s few drinks as refreshing and relaxing as a cup of tea, but part of my enthusiasm towards it, I admit, has a lot to do with its rituals and cerimonies. Above all, I appreciate…

November 29, 2016

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food alert: phoi cavalo | lisboa

Inspired by his travels to Vietname — where he has realised that in Lisbon we don’t know much about their traditional soups —, chef Hugo Brito, the mind behind Boi Cavalo (in the hood of Alfama, he serves on…

November 24, 2016

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spot alert: the mill | lisboa

They serve the best Arabica espresso in town — as it should be: balanced, aromatic and with a very vivid citrus essence. Hallelujah! Since my last trip to Colombian coffee triangle (comprising the regions of Pereira, Manzanales and Armenia),…

November 17, 2016

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spot alert: nicolau lisboa

One time was not enough, so I went more than once to Nicolau Lisboa, in Baixa (Downtown Lisbon, between Rua da Prata and Rua dos Douradores) to be certain of my impressions towards it. Thumbs up for the idea…

November 14, 2016

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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 | best dessert of the week: pees, wasabi and raspberries by joachim koerper | melhor sobremesa da semana: ervilhas, wasabi e framboesas no eleven, lisboa

German chef Joachim Koerper is always on the go, specially since he opened a restaurant in Rio de Janeiro (it has a brand new location in the hood of Ipanema), but he keeps his base in Lisbon and is…

October 19, 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