Pastries from Belém, Portugal

By Leila Kaas

Since many of our readers are Brazilian, Portuguese or Americans with Portuguese, Brazilian or Cape Verdean heritage, this month’s column will bring a little of Portugal’s culture and what is happening in their arts scene.

In Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, one of the many essential activities to do is to eat [...]

by Leila Kaas

(Translated from Pastéis de Belém official website:  http://www.pasteisdebelem.pt/)

The Taste of Tradition

At the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, in Belém, next to the Mosteiro dos Jerônimos (the Heironymite Monastery) there was a sugar cane refinery linked to a small general store. As a result of the liberal revolution of 1820, all convents and [...]

Jay Burke is a filmmaker and screenwriter from Dartmouth, MA. He earned an M.F.A. in Film from Columbia University and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. Prior to his film career, he spent six years as a management consultant with Accenture in Chicago, Boston, and Sydney, Australia. Burke has served as [...]