#thegoodstuff

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

#talkofthetown travel

six senses douro valley: when the indoor pool steals the show | pode uma piscina interior ser a estrela da companhia?

It was my second time at this exclusive resort in douro Valley — it’s never too much to say that this region in the north of Portugal (90 minute drive from Porto) is worldwide famous by the wines and listed as…

April 6, 2017

#atlarge travel

stroganov hotel: from russia with love | da rússia para portugal, com amor

Somehow, Winter and its mists become Fiais da Beira. Now I know. Nevertheless, before staying at Stroganov Hotel this small village, not far from Coimbra and near to Oliveira do Hospital (you better use your GPS to get there),…

January 3, 2017

#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

#atlarge travel

azoris royal garden, são miguel/portugal: meet me halfway | meio caminho andado

A seven-minute drive from the airport and no more than a 10-minute walk from the city centre. When I googled Azoris Royal Garden (ARG), a renovated four star hotel in Ponta Delgada (and part of Azoris Hotels Group, recently…

November 30, 2016

#thegoodstuff food

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

#restaurants food

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

#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

#cultureandpeople lifestyle

on my radar: merc’art @ time out market | lisboa

“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…

November 10, 2016

#thegoodstuff food

WHAT I’VE BEEN DRINKING #2 | O QUE TENHO ANDADO A BEBER #2

Quinta do Síbio Samarrinho Branco 2015 Origem: Douro DOC Produtor: Quinta do Síbio, Real Companhia Velha Cor: citrino Nariz: simultaneamente intenso e delicado, apresenta ligeiras nuances minerais seguidas por notas a fruta branca Boca: boa mineralidade e um frescor…

November 9, 2016