It is great fun to mix things up every now and then, so what’s more mixed up for a city gal that normally doesn’t wear gumboots or play in the rain than to pull on a pair of wellies and go splish splashing during a downpour? Oh yes, it was bizzaro world last Saturday and […]

Get those fedoras ready folks because the Colours of Cuba have arrived at Crown Perth! From now through to September 17th there’s a great range of Cuban dishes featuring at various Crown restaurants, some very snazzy Cuban cocktails at the bars, salsa nights on Wednesdays and plenty of exciting prizes too.  So if you are […]

Attention fine foodie enthusiasts of Perth! Mark it in your calendars – Dine for Life 2014 is on Thursday, October 2nd! First held back in 2009 “Dine for Life is an innovative charity concept that fuses fine dining with raising awareness and money for an important cause”. I’ve been to two of the events over the years, […]

For the second time in my life, I made the decision to book in an annual leave day from work so I could head along to the Good Food & Wine Show on a Friday. This year I even convinced GG to come along with me. Now I recognise my GFWS experience may be slightly […]

I’d never been to Joondalup Resort before but I was invited along a cheese dinner they were holding at their Bistro 38 Restaurant in partnership with Yarra Valley Dairy. And I was pretty excited because I am a long time appreciator of cheese 🙂 Set amongst lush emerald fairways and natural bushland at Joondalup Resort, Bistro 38 […]

Ok my foodie friends you now have about a month to gear up for the return of the Good Food & Wine Show from July 11th to 13th at the Perth Exhibition and Convention Centre. Get excited!!! Now in its ninth year and continuing to go from strength to strength. I actually went for the very […]

They came, they saw, they cooked up a storm! The four eager finalists from Perth and Surrounds, Great Southern, Southern Forrests and the Gascoyne gathered at the Perth Cultural Centre on Monday, WA Day for the Buy West Eat Best’s inaugural WA’s Signature Dish competition. There was a more than decent crowd in attendance, listening […]

For as long as I can remember Rendezvous in Scarborough has always been there. It’s as synonymous to the suburb as the blue house once was. I have two great memories of what I suspect I’ll always refer to as ‘Observation City’ or Ob City actually because I’m an Aussie and if we can abbreviate, […]

Across Australia, throughout June, there is an excellent opportunity to raise much needed funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s Australia and to help them in their fight against Dementia. It’s a campaign called ‘Bring it to the Table’. There are more 30,700 people living with dementia in Western Australia and with its growing prevalence, Alzheimer’s Australia […]

It’s now only 11 sleeps til the big #WASignatureDish final to be held at the Perth Cultural Centre on Monday, June 2nd as part of the WA Day Celebrations. Representing the Great Southern after emerging victorious from the regional final is Clare King. Clare won with her hero ingredient of Butterfield Beef with a dish she called ‘Celebration […]