There are few more impressive ways for a dedicated foodie to depart Portugal than sitting next to New York-based food writer and media personality Adam Sachs. A heavy-hitter on the global culinary scene, Sachs is the clean-cut version of Anthony Bourdain.

Sitting next to Sachs in a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen being cooked for by Michelin-starred Portuguese chef João Sá (founder of the Sintra eatery G-Spot then Lisbon’s SÁLA de João Sá), takes the moment from impressive to sublime.