The stars aligned this April and for three days of annual leave you scored a magic ten days in a row off. Thank you Easter and Anzac Day! It was just magic. I booked in my three days back in 2013 when it was first brought to my attention. Annual leave is a precious thing, […]

Since my initial foray into chicken parmigiana I was keen to relive the experience. So when GG and I caught up with his parents at the Windsor recently and I spied it on the menu – Chicken parmigiana, mixed salad & fries 25 – it presented the perfect opportunity to see how they dished up […]

It was a while back now but I had to give everyone a reminder that on one of the first Sundays of each month this year you should have totally have to get yourself to Lamonts Wine Store in Cottesloe. So on these first Sundays they put on a delicious tapas menu, available for either […]

West Australian lamb is amazing. I’ve cooked up lamb chops and cutlets many a time, but recently I decided it was time for my lamb roasting debut. I’d roasted pork, beef and chook before but never gotten around to lamb – clearly an oversight! But with my family coming around for lunch recently it was […]

A good mixed meat roll in a wonderful thing and Toscanini’s in Applecross do a sterling job of knocking one up. With your choice of white or grainy rolls they are jammed packed with your choice of fresh salad – lettuce, tomato, grated carrot, Spanish onion and cucumber and then attention turns to meat. It’s […]

I hadn’t been to the Brisbane hotel in ages. And I like the Brisbane. Ever since they did their big fit out, which was a fair few years ago now, it has been a lovely pub to visit. Plenty of seating options, all very open and with the lovely alfresco area with plenty of greenery. Plus on the few […]

The Stables Bar has probably been open close to a year… I think. Maybe it hasn’t been that long, but it has long been on my list of places I wanted to go and I had just never got around to. Thankfully though I finally made it there last weekend and it was wonderful! It was […]

Public House is perched on the corner of Adelaide Terrace and Victoria Avenue in town and it’s a fabulous addition to the East Perth fringe. It’s the newest venue for the talented Publican Group which has also brought to Perth – The George, The Bryneleigh, The Aviary and also Wolf Lane. In mid November I was asked […]

GG and I have been fortunate enough now to visit the US twice. On both trips we found ourself at a place called Whole Food Markets on the nights when we couldn’t be bothered heading out for dinner or when we had an early flight and needed to pack a breakfast. Wholefood Markets are amazing […]

Spring time finally arrived in Perth on the weekend at long last! Blue skies and enough sunshine for shorts. Time to get some colour on my Snow White pins! GG and I decided we’d take advantage of the weather and head out to lunch. The warmer conditions made it feel like beer weather so we […]