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How to Shop For Food In Portugal: What and Where to Find the Best Produce in Season

In the summer, Lisbon – and Portugal in general – has always been a huge draw for visitors, and this trend doesn’t look to be subsiding. What’s interesting is the considerable rise in independent and extended-stay vacationing, pushing an equal rise in food shopping – after all, there’s no hotel room service is a hostel/flat, no matter how […]

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Part 2: Summer Recipes to Quell Portuguese ‘Saudade’

Sonia Nolasco

Editor’s note: In Part I, we quelled our ‘saudade’ with a trip to the seaside town of Setubal for its piscatorial delights, then journeyed to the countryside village of Monsanto for carnivorous temptations. In Part II, we go to the root of it, Lisbon, the capital of ‘saudade.’ In the Fado classic, “Cheira Bem Cheira

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How to Fall Deeply in Love with Portugal and Spain

Gabriella Opaz

Not surprisingly, I’ve delayed writing this post for weeks, dutifully trying to answer the question, “what happened over the past 6 years and how does one summarize such an experience in one article?” Admittedly, it’s absolutely impossible. To write a one off post on how our lives have changed feels as inconsequential as writing a

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Cooking up a Farewell Feast with Moscatel

Sonia Nolasco

Parting is such sweet sorrow. That Bard really knew what he was talking about, didn’t he? It’s this way with Gabriella and Ryan’s announcement that Catavino is saying goodbye. My emotions were mixed at hearing the news. Initially, I was disappointed that I wouldn’t have my monthly outpouring of a favorite Portuguese dish, wine or

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Beira Baixa: Roads Less Traveled Part II

Sonia Nolasco

Editor’s Note: In Part II, we continue our travels through the Beira Baixa, pairing two area reds with a regional duck dish. I enjoy reading wine labels, but I can’t ever recall a time when one jerked a tear out of me. But two bottles of red from Quinta dos Termos in the Beira Baixa

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Aldeias of Portugal Part 1: Staying with Friends

Guest Author

Aldeia in Portuguese means village, but many of these places are smaller than how a “village” is traditionally defined, with only a handful of houses and a café. However, it is as a result of these little settlements that Portugal’s history, traditional lifestyle, culture, and festivals have been preserved and maintained. Most of these aldeias

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In the Big Apple: Dinner and a Movie Portuguese-style

Sonia Nolasco

Earlier this month, I somehow managed to convince my husband to go watch a nearly five-hour long movie. But it wasn’t just any movie, it was one based on the novella “The Mysteries of Lisbon” by the 19th-Century Portuguese author Camilo Castelo Branco, and starring some of my favorite Luso actors (mixed with a French

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Alfama: Fantastic Portuguese Restaurant in NYC

Sonia Nolasco

Though New York City is indeed a melting pot with a hodgepodge of restaurants featuring cuisines from all over the world, Portuguese restaurants do not abound, unfortunately. New spots have propped up breathing new life into Portuguese options in the Big Apple, like George Mendes’s Aldea and Chinese/Portuguese fusion Macao Trading Co. Others like Pico came

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Tempura: Portugal’s Prized Gift to Japan

Gabriella Opaz

A few weeks ago, we attended the wedding of a dear Portuguese friend of ours in Porto who ensured that every single moment of the event was accompanied by an enormous assortment of food. From fresh fish to local cheeses and everything in between, the 12-hour-long celebration was an homage to incredible cuisine. But what

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Grilling Season: How Portuguese Expats Fire it Up and What They Pour to Cool Down

Sonia Nolasco

Portuguese expats in the U.S. like to joke that if there’s a waft of sizzling sardines in the air then a fellow immigrant can’t be too far. They’re usually right. Growing up in New Jersey, expats’ grills were hardly ever graced by the usual American fare of hot dogs, hamburgers, porter house steaks, ribs, lobster

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Pairing Wines with Portugal’s Faithful Friend: Bacalhau

Sonia Nolasco

Editor’s note: In 2009, Catavino contributor Andrea Smith dove into the origins, popularity and over-fishing of cod fish or “Bacalhau” in my native Portuguese. Today, I pick up where Andrea left off with a greater focus on how to prepare the dry, salted version of this flavorful fish, featuring four dishes and a few wines

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Pairing Portuguese Wines with Roasted Fowl

Sonia Nolasco

On cold winter evenings there’s nothing more heartwarming for this writer than a chicken roasting in the oven. The scent of herby seasonings enchant my senses and transport me to my mother’s kitchen in New Jersey where she roasts to perfection just as she learned to do back in the Old Country. In America, roasted

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Sopa da Pedra: A Humble Gastronomic Tale about Sharing

Guest Author

Have you ever heard the tale of Stone Soup? The legend of how this hearty soup came about is a popular one told throughout most European countries and was adapted to an American version by Marcia Brown. Each version is slightly different depending on your country or region and is usually influenced by varying historical

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Vinho Verde Wine Selection Reverts to Regional Portuguese Recipe

Sonia Nolasco

I’m pretty certain my father-in-law buys an extra dozen clams just for me each time he whips up his special recipe for the family. It’s not uncommon to catch him staring over at me as I devour mounds of the shellfish and sop up the garlicky sauce with Portuguese rolls. “Soninha, ” he says, teasingly.

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Newark is Home Away From Home to Portuguese Immigrants

Sonia Nolasco

New Jersey’s diversity can be found throughout the state in close-knit ethnic communities. Visitors can eat, shop, and partake of their customs. Ferry Street (or Portugal Avenue) in the Ironbound section of Newark is the heart of Portuguese activity in the state. Terracotta-roofed restaurants and cobblestone sidewalks mob this main thoroughfare that embodies the relaxed

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Portuguese food

How to Shop For Food In Portugal: What and Where to Find the Best Produce in Season

Part 2: Summer Recipes to Quell Portuguese ‘Saudade’

How to Fall Deeply in Love with Portugal and Spain

Cooking up a Farewell Feast with Moscatel

Beira Baixa: Roads Less Traveled Part II

Aldeias of Portugal Part 1: Staying with Friends

In the Big Apple: Dinner and a Movie Portuguese-style

Alfama: Fantastic Portuguese Restaurant in NYC

Tempura: Portugal’s Prized Gift to Japan

Grilling Season: How Portuguese Expats Fire it Up and What They Pour to Cool Down

Pairing Wines with Portugal’s Faithful Friend: Bacalhau

Pairing Portuguese Wines with Roasted Fowl

Sopa da Pedra: A Humble Gastronomic Tale about Sharing

Vinho Verde Wine Selection Reverts to Regional Portuguese Recipe

Newark is Home Away From Home to Portuguese Immigrants

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