Corn porridge, a cod fish stew or chickpea dinner, in the mountain way, but with an unlikely ingredient: pears. Here are some of the dishes on the autumn menu of the emblematic Café Calcinha, in Loulé, available from 25 September, based on the «origins» of its curator: Jesus Dias.
The dishes, all traditional, are the choice of Jesus Dias, former owner of the popular restaurant “Moinho da Ti Casinha” in Querença.
«In this menu, I present my origins. These are the dishes I found in my grandmother's or my neighbors' kitchens. This is what represents me», explained the curator, at the menu presentation dinner, for which the Sul Informação was invited, which took place this Tuesday.
In total, there will be four dishes, to be presented from Tuesday to Friday, until the beginning of January. So… there's still one left. Which will be? A cherry chicken, a typical Loulé delicacy, served with sweet potatoes and rice. And to cherry means nothing more than "letting it brown".
Take note: on Tuesdays will be hen day, on Wednesdays the dish to be served is the corn porridge and on Thursdays the “dinner” of grain. To close, on Friday, cod fish stew. The cost is always the same: 6 euros.
When Bruno Inácio, also a native of Querença and one of the new owners of “Calcinha”, invited Jesus Dias to be the curator of this “gastronomic station”, the response was immediately positive. "He told me: I can't refuse such an invitation," he said.
That emblematic space has always been a meeting point in the city of Loulé. This gastronomic component that the coffee will gain will serve to enhance this characteristic. «The “Calcinha” will never be a restaurant, but it is a place where people can come and eat different dishes from those found elsewhere», said Bruno Inácio.
Also for this reason, the menus, which will change according to the season, reflect “what regional cuisine is”, using seasonal products.
Maria Paula, better known as Isabel, is in charge of the kitchen at “Calcinha”. Although the dishes are chosen by Jesus Dias, she will be the one who will cook them every day. "I hope that with this we have more demand", he told the Sul Informação.
The same idea has Jesus Dias. "I hope everyone likes it and that this brings a lot of people to the cafe."
But “Calcinha” does not want its initiatives to be exhausted in gastronomy. Also at this dinner, the extensive cultural program for the autumn season was presented. For example, on the 30th of September, World Music Day, there is a concert by “Moçoilas”, starting at 17 pm.
The 16th of November is the anniversary of the death of the poet António Aleixo, the most reputable frequenter of “Calcinha”, and the café will not let the date go unnoticed. To this end, there will be a look at the António Aleixo Foundation and testimonies of people who were helped by that institution.
Still in November, but for the 19th, a clarinet concert is scheduled by Petro Moroi, at 17:00. This is an initiative that comes after a challenge from Joaquim Guerreiro, recently deceased.
Photos: Pedro Lemos | Sul Informação
Complete Fall Season Program:
22 September (Friday) – All day:
Park(ing) Day – European Mobility Week
Café Calcinha is associated with the Municipality of Loulé, which organizes the event, and offers healthy food options throughout the day;
27 September (Wednesday) – All day:
Commemoration of the World Tourism Day, in partnership with the Loulé Creative project of the Loulé City Council
9:30 am: Mediterranean breakfasts (by Otília Eusébio) in partnership with Loulé Coreto Hostel
11:00 am: Empreita with Cremilde, in partnership with Casa da Empreita
14:00: Empreita with Vale Silves, in partnership with Casa da Empreita
16:00 pm: Sensory painting with Adérite
17:00: Demonstration of bonbons filled with products from the Algarve (with Dora Barradas) in partnership with Loulé Coreto Hostel
18:00: Little fig cheeses / fig stars by Ana Figueira
19:00: Departure of the Photographic Beat of Café Calcinha with the photographer Vítor Pina
19:00: Exhibition on how to knead bread and tasting of bread with jam (with Luísa Teixeira) in partnership with Loulé Coreto Hostel
20:30 pm: Arrival of Photographic Batida and Cocktail with traditional products
September 30th (Saturday) – 17:00 pm:
Commemoration of World Music Day – Inauguration of the “Stage without invitation”
Performance of the Algarve Traditional Music Group “As Moçoilas”;
October 5th (Thursday) – 17:00 pm:
Commemoration of the Implementation of the Republic (Feriado), with a conference with José Sequeira Gonçalves and João Espada, authors of the book “Amanhecer na Rotunda”;
October 7th (Saturday) – 17:00 pm
Parliamentary Coffee Conversations with José Carlos Barros, Member of Parliament for the PSD. Talk about Culture and Urban Rehabilitation;
October 15th (Sunday) – 20:00 pm
Fado no Calcinha – Traditional Portuguese Dinner and Fados
(Advance ticket sales);
October 19 (Thursday) – 18:30 pm
Presentation of the book “Lendas Algarvias”, by Fernando Graça and Ricardo Inácio;
October 22th (Saturday) – 17:00 pm
Suspended Music – light music concert;
October 24th (Tuesday) – 18:30 pm
Presentation of the book: “Segunda Primavera”, by Isabel Teixeira Pereira;
October 27th (Friday) – 18:00 pm
Café Tertúlia dos Economistas, with economist Paulo Pereira as a guest;
November 4th (Saturday) – 17:00 pm
Parliamentary Coffee Conversations with Luís Graça, Member of Parliament for the PS: conversation on Culture and Urban Rehabilitation (To be confirmed);
November 10th (Friday) – 18:00 pm
Play List get-together with… Nuno Guerreiro. The 10 songs from the life of the singer of Ala dos Namorados presented in the first person;
November 16th (Thursday) – 18:00 pm
Anniversary of the death of António Aleixo – “Celebrating Aleixo through the social work of the António Aleixo Foundation, a look at the institution and testimonies”;
November 19 (Sunday) – 17:00 pm
“A simple but significant Clarinet concert”, responding to Joaquim Guerreiro's challenge, by clarinetist Petro Moroi
November 24th (Friday) – 18:00 pm
Café Tertúlia dos Advogados
December 2nd (Saturday) – 17:00 pm
Parliamentary Coffee Conversations with João Vasconcelos, deputy in the Assembly of the Republic for the Left Bloc: conversation on Culture and Urban Rehabilitation
December 7th (Thursday) – 21:00 pm
Cycle “Conhecer Aleixo” – The Life of António Aleixo – lecture by João Romero Chagas Aleixo;
December 10th (Sunday) – 19pm
Fado no Calcinha – Traditional Portuguese Dinner and Fados (Advance ticket sales)
December 17th (Sunday) – 17pm
Children's Choir – concert with Christmas songs
December 20th (Wednesday) - day and time to be confirmed depending on
Jump the ball with… “Derby Benfica vs Sporting”. A conversation with former footballers from both clubs, hosted by Neto Gomes
December 29 (Friday) – 18:00 pm
Café Tertúlia dos Jornalistas
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