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 a proper English afternoon tea. This is why I’m so glad that Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon has decided to throw, everyday from 03.30 to 06.30 PM, not one but three different options of afternoon tea in my favorite lounge in town…
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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…
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…
“Merc’art”, Time Out Market Lisboa, from November 17 to December 18, 2016, admission: free Buying art is an investment but you don’t need to be a tycoon — or an expert — to become an art collector. I know…
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…
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…
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…
I’m a fan of Louis Vuitton City Guides since the first release in 1998, but, come on guys, it took you almost 20 years (!) to cover Lisbon 😉 Better later than never. The 2017 collection will be released…
Alvalade was my childhood address in Lisbon and it’s filled of wonderful memories. More than just the modernist buildings and the multiple services, this “bairro” has now new yummy spots — but some of the old ones are as…
[text in EN: coming soon] Há quem se bata até hoje, em defesa do direito à diferença, de que a unanimidade é burra. Quando o assunto é o hotel EVOLUTION Lisboa, cravado num dos flancos mais visíveis da praça…