Author Archives: Todd C.

You can eat if you are in the mood We had two brief stops remaining on our food tour after we left Livraria Ler. Since neither will lead us to sampling some of the other dishes considered quintessentially Portuguese, I’ll …

Yes, dear reader, K, P & I are about to eat yet again. However, our next stop A Padaria do Povo (The People’s Bakery) is, I think, at least as interesting for its history as for its food. (It’s also …

Roads are turning journey with them – A little learning next We left the Mercado and set off to a family run Campo de Ourique restaurant that has been serving the neighborhood in this location for more than a century …

Heart of the market When we arrived at our next destination the Mercado de Campo de Ourique a mere 300 meters away from Pastelaria Chikapa, I was still trying to clean the custard off my vest and would spend much …

We finished our snack and history lesson in the Jardim da Estrela, took a stroll around the park to admire some of its trees, crossed the street, and made a brief stop in the Basilica built by Queen Maria the …