Guidas Azores Food Tour

10/19/2024

03/20/2024

Look what I made in California! food tour

03/18/2024

Just doing what I do best! 🇵🇹

09/02/2023

Travel from Boston to Beautiful
Sao Miguel, Azores.

On a week long, guided culinary tour with Chef Guida Ponte.

Guida is a local Massachusetts resident who was born and raised on the Island of Sao Miguel.

Guida knows everything there is to know about this tropical paradise.
Now Booking Spring and Summer 2024 trips.

Book to join a group or travel this unspoiled paradise with a group of your own friends & family.

04/22/2023

TODAY IN HISTORY!

Antero de Quental was born on 18 April 1842, in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores. He was a prominent Portuguese poet, philosopher, and writer known for his contributions to Portuguese literature, his involvement in political and social movements, and his philosophical ideas. His life, career, and legacy are marked by his literary works, his intellectual pursuits, and his impact on Portuguese society. A highly influential poet, and philosopher he is considered one of the greatest Portuguese language poets of his generation. Antero de Quental studied law at the University of Coimbra, where he became involved in social and political ideals. Antero’s poetry, particularly his sonnets, are a testament to his intellectual and spiritual growth and reflect his readings in European philosophy and literature. His poetry is known for its introspection, melancholy, and existential themes, influenced by the works of German philosophers such as Kant, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche. His first collection of poems, “Sonetos Completos,” published in 1865, established him as one of the leading poets of the Portuguese Romantic movement. He died on September 11, 1891.
More @ https://portuguese-american-journal.com/book-sonnets-and-selected-poems-by-antero-de-quental-editors-note/

04/22/2023

🇵🇹: Cada uma das nove ilhas dos Açores apresenta encantos e esconde segredos que valem a pena descobrir. Um destes exemplos é o segredo escondido na maravilhosa ilha de São Jorge, conhecida pelas suas encostas altas, falésias e fajãs: a Ponta dos Rosais. É o extremo Noroeste de uma das ilhas mais belas dos Açores, com vistas sem igual sobre as que lhe ficam em redor. Saiba mais no nosso blogue em https://azoresairlinesblog.com/2023/04/19/rosais-de-sao-jorge/

🇬🇧: Each one of the nine islands of the Azores has charms and hides secrets worth discovering. One of these examples is the secret hidden on the wonderful island of São Jorge, known for its high slopes, cliffs and fajãs: Ponta dos Rosais. It is the northwest end of one of the most beautiful islands in the Azores, with unmatched views of the surrounding islands. Discover more on our blog at https://azoresairlinesblog.com/2023/04/19/sao-jorge-islands-rosais/?lang=en

04/22/2023

DID YOU KNOW?

The 65-year-old American actress Sharon Stone has purchased approximately one hectare of land in the luxury development, Costa Terra Golf & Ocean Club, located in Melides, Alentejo, Portugal, for around 11.7 million US dollars (at current exchange rates). Her new property will be located next door to the renowned Hollywood screen icon, George Clooney. Currently, her future home is under construction on the 200-hectare Costa Terra Golf & Ocean Club estate, which is being developed by the American company Discovery Land Company. The minimum price for a lot in this development is currently 4 million US dollars. The project includes the construction of 292 residences and a golf course, which will be designed by an architect who has already designed over 200 greens in the United States, with 46 of them being considered the best in the country according to “Golf Digest”. Additionally, the development will feature bars and restaurants. More @ https://www.costaterraclub.com/

03/05/2023

Dream do come true and that was the case many Wednesdays ago our culinary director was in the company of the talented Guide Ponte and Lidia Bastianich at the Newport Beach Les Dames Conference in 2017. Oh what a night.

Les Dames d'Escoffier Los Angeles/Orange County Chapter Les Dames d'Escoffier Boston Les Dames d'Escoffier New York

05/05/2021

It’s a Mother’s Day SHOWCASE starting this Friday night at 9:00 PM on Create TV. Tune-in for back-to-back episodes of Lidia’s Kitchen this weekend for a tribute to my own mother and family. http://CreateTV.com/

08/02/2020

07/22/2020

It’s officially summer! Our first sweet corn of the season is in!

07/15/2020

➡️ ByAçores

Magnífico registo da Ilha Verde do Arquipélago dos Açores ♥️ Sete Cidades, Ilha de São Miguel 🥰👌
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07/08/2020

S.Miguel

Piscinas Naturais do Frade.
Já cá esteve? 😊🏖

www.visitmaiazores.com

07/02/2020

Magnífico registo aéreo na Ilha de Santa Maria. Farol de Gonçalo Velho em destaque ao fundo 😍 ♥️

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