Culinary Secrets - A Shared Get-Together Dinner! :))

What I am about to describe was joyfully lived more than 3 weeks ago, but that's how Surf is; When it's really good, everything else can wait! And so these last few weeks were Well spent. :)

Culinary SECRETS!

That is how Patrícia Graça's Birthday party was Joyfully and Deliciously Celebrated! How did it all begin?! We were out on Long walks in the Alentejo, scouting and planning the photo Safari, when we received a tempting text message; It was an invitation to a dinner at the Ribeira Surf Camp, where we would have to bring a Culinary Secret of our own! This was one of those invitations you can't turn down. The reasons were obvious: i) It had been a while since we had spent time with that lovely little crowd ii) We are 'crazy' about discoveries and surprises!

This was a get-together not to be missed, so we replied straight away to say they could count on us! On another walk we had already gathered some acorns for a dish fit for the gods that few people know, but the menu ended up being something else. In the fine old Portuguese tradition, it is around the table and good food that we Live well and Live together; And so Patrícia, wanting to bring her friends together, brilliantly organised this Dinner, packed with countless surprises for everyone who was able to be there! For us the first Big Surprise was that Patrícia, the driving force behind this dinner, was celebrating her Birthday. Each guest brought a culinary secret, and in this way shared it with all the other guests! Because we are all well travelled, these secrets were richly seasoned with stories from different cultures and places. It was a hit! We Loved it! Everyone joined in enthusiastically. We shone and we toasted the birthday girl and the other friends, with something very much our own and Highly Enriching for everyone!

The Experience was Well Worth it! Happy Birthday Patrícia, and Friends! Thank you for the Shared Brilliance!