It was pretty much a love at first sight situation when GG and I lunched at The Shorehouse recently. Granted Mother Nature really turned it on with sunshine galore and blue skies as far as the eye could see, but it was when we were shown to our table and I had a glass of […]

There are so many cutie patootie cafes that have opened around town this year and with social media inundated with pics of their beautiful breakfast offerings, I suspected that a weekday early morning attack was my best bet to visit one. I just don’t love crowds or lining up, I’m a little set in my […]

I had heard many a positive review about Leederville new kid on the block Pappagallo. Their popularity was growing so quickly that when we first tried to get a table on a whim, the reserved signs were situated on all inside tables and the weather hadn’t quite warmed up enough for me to be thinking […]

The Hummus Club have officially popped up in the CBD with their lunch time outlet in Trinity Arcade. Offering the favourites you may have already enjoyed at various markets and events around town, it has also been extended to include a few meat dishes. I was all over the new additions and for my first […]

I often find myself pondering about my favourite type of cuisine. Do I actually have a favourite? It’s a difficult question and one that usually makes me hungry as I imagine different dishes from countries around the world. So whilst I can’t say what the definitive list is, I do know that Italian food features […]

Long  table lunches are a beautiful thing. All the more so when it is set up in a dramatic, graffiti lined laneway, tables are adorned with colourful orchids, the menu is a shared affair and the sun is shining. Ok potentially it could be argued that the sun was shining a little too much on […]

Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but let’s face it, the lead up can be stressful as you “umm” and “ahh” about what to cook for Christmas lunch or dinner to feed the hungry masses. Then you have to worry about what presents to get people, what to wear, who’ll be driving, how many […]

I had a first hand experience recently about the extreme skills involved with expertly carving a lamb when I attended the Chophouse Butcher’s Masterclass. Now I’ve been to the supermarket and am just mad for a good butcher shop, but I’d never seen how the animal goes from a whole beast into all of the different parts […]

The Perth Hills are a beautiful place and not one I’ve spent nearly enough time exploring in recent years. So many hidden gems, including some wonderful wineries and I love wine so I don’t really understand why it had taken me so long to start my Perth hills exploration. But here we now, so let’s […]

Winter in the south west is a beautiful thing and it’s been far too long between visits for GG and I so we were both particularly excited about a long weekend we had booked in. Despite a three hour drive in fairly torrential rain the choice playlist I was belting out kept spirits high and right on […]