In Minho, Luís Octávio Costa sought to better understand Saber a Terra, the name of the project that Sara Rodrigues and Rodrigo Camacho have been developing for two years — or for a lifetime — and which aims to “document, learn and share the arts and ancestral crafts” in direct relationship with local ecosystems, knowing “in depth” the provenance and usefulness of materials such as wicker, wool, wood and stone, seeking to develop a productive, sustainable and resilient culture. This is because, explained Rodrigo Camacho, “creativity has never been lacking in humans or other species. Today, at the beginning of the 21st century, there is a lack of bridge between what is possible to do and the knowledge of older people who are disappearing.” And Saber a Terra emerged to make this bridge.
In a little jump to the north, Alexandra Prado Coelho and Miguel Manso toured the Galician provinces of Ourense and Pontevedra to understand how the octopus became so symbolic, accompanied by local wine, bread (in the case of pulp at the fair), or potatoes, olive oil and pepper. And they ended up diving into a story that dates back to the Middle Ages and that took them to the beautiful Oseira Monastery, where it all began.
Restarts were also made The life of Alessandra Montagne, chef with two restaurants in Paris (and a third about to open in the Louvre), which arrives in Lisbon to command the kitchen at Cícero Bistrotin Campo de Ourique. But it was a long road to get here: he grew up in a farm without electricity, he was a victim of racism and domestic violence. An unmissable story told by Alexandra Prado Coelho and Daniel Rocha.
Finally, know that, despite Miguel Esteves Cardoso’s idea that “only chestnuts roasted on the street are good”, the columnist says that “there is a convincing illusion for 2024”. As? The secret may be in a Swiss pressure cooker.
Have a good week, happy escapes!
