Trás-os-Montes, Portugal
Milk Street on the Road: Trás-os-Montes, Portugal
Trás-os-Montes, Portugal
November 3–10, 2025 and May 25-June 1, 2026
Trip highlights: Cook with two young chefs who trained in the world’s best restaurants and came back home to contribute to the deeply agricultural way of life they missed; meet a fifth-generation farmer whose diversified crops protect him from climate change and allow him to support his community with full time jobs, just as his great-great grandfather did; bake rye and wheat breads in a wood-fired oven; stay with an innkeeper who hand-embroiders her linens, makes the jam at breakfast and bakes the best orange cake we’ve ever tasted; and be surprised: the food will be rustic some days, refined others, but always made with local ingredients and immense care.
Who you’ll travel with: Célia Pedroso
A sample of what you’ll eat: Meats smoked in traditional fumeiros; tender beef from local Maronesa cattle; wood-fired sourdough breads; homemade quince preserves; vegetables cooked in the finest Portuguese olive oil; red and white wines from local vineyards; chestnuts and mushrooms gathered from the forest and stewed with chicken; cakes doused in orange syrup and, of course, pastel de nata, the famous Portuguese custard.
Per person cost: $5,500 (Single room supplement: $1,250)
Nonrefundable deposit due at booking: $500
