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"Inside the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon, Chef Rodolfo Lavrador conducts two tasting menus—five or 10 “moments”—that showcase Portugal’s best ingredients with poetic precision. Algarve bluefin tuna meets the sparkle of finger lime, red mullet swims in a minty fish-bone broth, Azorean smoked eel hides beneath bean foam and elderflower, and barnacles and turbot pair with velvety spinach; luxurious Galician ox anchors the land. Desserts and pairings are just as creative, from São Tomé cocoa with pumpkin and Indian cress to pine-scented choux and fios de ovos with bitter almonds, matched with stellar wines or inventive non-alcoholic pours; with just 28 seats, it’s an immersive masterclass." - Abigail Malbon