Alentejo is set to be Portugal’s next big destination for food lovers, and this feast was here to prove it. In the The town of Vila Viçosa is home to no more than 9,000 residents. This little place, nestled in the Évora district in Alentejo, is barely a speck on the map of Portugal. But […]
12 Travel Moments & 12 Eating Experiences To Mark The Last 12 Months
I know we are already a week into 2016, but in Spain it doesn’t really feel like the New Year gets properly underway until the Three Kings have come on the evening of the 5th of January and thrown literally thousands of kilograms of sweets in the air. This is followed by the final public holiday […]
The Passion of Alentejo
I make no secret for my unwavering love of Portugal, but ever the hispanophile, I can always argue that people from Andalucía are some of the most passionate people on the planet. There is something about the fiery, passionate nature of Southern Spain… Whether it’s the 80-something year old man who works in the alimentacion around the corner from […]
“Tasting Lisboa” to Learn About Lisbon’s Culture and Identity
The first thing that struck me about Lisbon was the melting pot of cultures that were going about their daily business in the perfectly aligned streets and monumental squares of the Baixa neighbourhood. Whether it was the men from the west coast of Africa, who were proudly donning their traditional, bright coloured dress, perhaps without a place to call home […]
2014 in Review: My Favourite New Restaurant Discoveries
It’s that time of year where we are supposed to feeling inspired, re-energised and ready to take on the world. It’s also that time of year where we reflect on what we have done in the past year, and what we could do better next time round. Although it almost seems like it is expected […]
Lately I have been eating…V2.0
It’s that time of the month again. The one where I want to share something interesting with you, but the realisation that the interesting things that have occurred in my life lately have mostly just involved, well, food. From the hills of Galicia, to the heat of Andalucía, but not forgetting the laid-back pace of […]
The Food That Never Stops: Casa de Santo Antonio, Porto
When I sat down at Casa de Santo Antonio in Porto and the beret topped waiter explained that he will just bring us petiscos until we tell him that we have eaten enough, I knew that I was going to be in for a different kind of eating experience. No menus to bother with? No decisions to make? Yes please! Petiscos is a […]
How I Really Felt About Porto’s “Francesinha” Sandwich
I was really excited to try a francesinha. I had already been to Porto twice before, and on both occasions I didn’t get the chance to try one – partly because I was too busy gorging on tasty food elsewhere, and partly because I don’t eat meat. But I was determined that I too was going […]
Best of Europe: April
Pretty much, a combination of dealing with some personal issues and returning to work for the season has meant that, unfortunately, Gastronomic Nomad has taken a breather the last month. Not any more. Now I am going to be travelling around Europe for a summer of fun and sun (for my passengers) and work – […]