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 […]

Cheese is easily one of my favourite things. There so many deliciously different types. Variety is a wonderful thing! You’ve got your soft, creamy cheeses like a decadent Brie or hard and crumbly like an aged cheddar or for the slightly more daring you have your blue cheese. It’s strong and pungent and can be […]

Sometimes, the big ideas are pretty small The IKEA 2016 catalogue hit letterboxes recent and this year there is a focus on something very close to my heart – eating. What a fabulous theme! So there’s everything from complete kitchens to kitchen utensils to table settings and even food! There’s some beautiful new modular ranges out […]

I think learning something new is a wonderful thing. It adds another string to your bow, can expand your horizons and in general new skills can be handy to have. So the invitation along to a sushi making class with Shikisai Japanese Cooking Classes was definitely exciting. Shikisai Japanese Cooking Classes are professional classes at […]

So this isn’t one of my usual more food focused posts, but it is something I feel passionate about and fruit cake does get a mention. Years ago I had a friend who battled cancer. She was an amazing lady, clever and classy and with so much love for her family and friends. It broke my […]

Farmers are a resilient bunch and they breed them tough in the West. It would have been extremely tough however in March this year when Cyclone Olwyn hit and devastated growers in the Gascoyne region. Beautiful crops obliterated by the destructive fury of Mother Nature. It would have been a huge knock down, but these […]

“The cornerstone of good cooking is to source the finest produce.” Neil Perry I have a couple of Neil Perry’s cookbooks on my shelf at home and I’ve seen him feature on many TV shows over the years and I’ve eaten at his Perth restaurant, Rockpool, a few times before. But this week I was […]

Oz Harvest WA officially launched in Perth recently, which is an exciting announcement albeit somewhat tinged with sadness. Sad in the sense that Perth still has people less fortunate that definitely need the helping hand that Oz Harvest will provide. OzHarvest is the first perishable food rescue organisation in Australia collecting quality excess food from commercial […]

Hip hip hurray and a very happy birthday to Public House. The youngest venue in the Publican Groups WA stable, it has a real South American flare. This was the inspiration for their first birthday party. Each guest received a passport when they arrived which took you on a tour of South America. As you […]