On August 15th, we had received another international guest: Dominique Crenn – coming directly from Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, California. Dominique was the two extra hands of Alexandre Silva, at the 4 Hands Dinner at LOCO. “Dominique has a very high level of demand in her work, she always strives to do more and […]
To the fifth guest of 4 Hands Dinners, we have welcome here in LOCO the first Portuguese cook. It was at 19th that Pedro Pena Bastos came from the Herdade do Esporão to Estrela and, with the host chef, created an exclusive dinner. Among friends, it was even better. “Pedro is doing an incredible job […]
It is already on June 27th that Alexandre Silva receives another international guest: this time, the kitchen will belongs to Diego Guerrero, coming from the DSTAgE in Madrid. “We feel a close proximity between the concept of LOCO and DSTAgE”, justifies the host chef for choosing this 4-Hands Dinner guest, an initiative that started back […]
It was on May 17th that Alexandre Silva held another 4-Hands Dinner, this time with JP McMahon, founder of Food on the Edge, one of the largest gastronomic symposiums in the world, in Ireland. Our chef has always seen JP McMahon as “a cook who stirs the waters, which meets our philosophy”. The director of […]
On October of 2016, we held our first four-handed dinner with Atsushi Tanaka. By 2017, there will be several arrivals to LOCO from cooks of the whole world already. The first is Daniel Burns, from Luksus, on January 17, a dinner for 22 people. The challenge is this: all dishes will be created by the […]
And when everyone thought that a restaurant at Estrela (means star in portuguese) could not shine any more, Alexandre Silva brings the first Michelin Star to LOCO, even before we celebrate our first anniversary. Everyone says the same: “A meal at LOCO is not just going to dinner out”. Because here, in our “kitchen lab”, […]
Portugal have received, for the first time, the GELINAZ, a world gastronomy event, which obliges the chefs to change their home, country and life. At LOCO we have received chef Bo Songvisava from Bo.lan in Bangkok and we hosted it the best we knew. It was a unique opportunity to learn more, to know a […]
For three days, 40 chefs will change their lives and restaurants. It is the second edition of The Grand Gelinaz, which this time includes two national names: José Avillez, Belcanto and our Alexandre Silva, LOCO. It is one of the most challenging and important initiatives in world cuisine, curated by Andrea Petrini, Italian journalist and […]
Sunday is not synonymous with rest, at least not at LOCO. Every Sunday, a team member is challenged to present a project, which can be an idea, a technique, an ingredient, an innovation … We are all invited to listen, to prove and to criticize. If there is a positive result, it can be immediately […]
