Rui Paula has developed his career as a Chef in the oldest Demarcated Wine Region in world. At the D.O.C. Restaurant, a unique space floating over the waters of the River Douro and surrounded by majestic vine-covered terraces, Rui Paula offers a cuisine that is equal to the excellence of the region (a UNESCO a World Heritage Property) and its table and Port wines. The fare he serves, albeit new, modern, cosmopolitan and international, is firmly rooted in Portuguese products and in time immemorial memories and traditional flavours. It is the merits of this new, historic, cuisine, capable of rousing strong emotions in the hearts of all who try it, that readers will discover as they peruse this book.

- The Gourmand Awards 2008 - Best in The World Cookbook Award for First Cookbook Category