Madeira, traditional food and fiery drinks

On our third day in Madeira, we met up with chef Octávio Freitas, at his new ultra-sustainable eco hotel, Socalco, in Calheta. Perched high above Calheta harbour and beach, with a 180-degree sweep of the ocean, the hotel has been designed as a minimalist, modern interpretation of traditional Madeira with food at its heart. The little guest pods are built with the black volcanic Madeiran stone and set into the mountain or converted from old agricultural...