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Garden of Santa Barbara, Braga, Portugal
The Jardim de Santa Bárbara (Garden of Santa Barbara) in Braga has an unexpected tie to a local pastry. Viúvas…
Dishes, Drinks & Sites in Foz do Douro
Brent takes a day trip from Porto to the oceanside town of Foz do Douro. He checks out the lighthouse…
Aguardente de Medronho
The Strawberry Tree produces a fruit used to make a local firewater in Portugal Aguardente de Medronho origin story Aguardente…
Port Wine Crawl in Porto, Portugal
Brent is in Porto, Portugal to try the namesake wine of the city. Ruby, Tawny, Rose, L.B.V., and even a…
Convent Sweets in Évora, Portugal
For a city with a population of about 50,000, Évora punches far above it’s weight class when it comes to…
Azulejo Tiles & Food Crawl in Porto
Brent is in Porto, Portugal to gaze in wonder at the amazing tile murals in churches & at the iconic…
Tibias, the most famous pastry in Braga, Portugal
Braga’s Tibias got its name from a human bone. Some say it resembles another part of the anatomy. Tibias origin…
Almada, Portugal pastry crawl
Brent returns to Almada to try some local pastry, drink a little wine, and order a hard boiled egg (just…
Folhado de Loulé
A pastry from The Algarve came from a contest between rich families. Folhado de Loulé origin story In the early…
Almada, Portugal food crawl & sites
Brent visits Almada, just a quick ferry ride from Lisbon to eat at the restaurant made famous on “Somebody Feed…