My memories of the Leederville Hotel back in the day (uni days for me) are that it was quite the seedy affair – the ‘seedy Leedy’. A vast venue that was fairly dark, a little dingy, but nonetheless not a bad spot for a dance on their signature sticky floors after a few drinks. I can’t […]

Mt Barker Free Range Chickens are a happy bunch of chooks ‘free to do whatever they like, wherever they please’. Sounds like quite the pleasant and stress free life for a chicken. As soon as these chicks hit three weeks old they are free to roam the farm during the day – scratching in the grass, […]

I’ve been to two work breakfasts now at Tarts ,Café in Northbridge. They have a great private ‘Boardroom’ out the back and it’s a really lovely venue for a small group of around a dozen folk for an interesting over breakie chat about the outlook for the economy or currency strategy as it was on […]

On the March long weekend I got it in my head that I wanted to roast a chook for dinner. But I decided I wanted to mix it up and had a few ideas on the flavour front. So quick, quick! To the fridge and pantry it was hunting time! Ingredients I large whole chook 4 […]

Perth foodies get your diaries out and mark your calendars, May 2 – 4! Brand Events, those talented folk who bought the Gourmet Escape to Margaret River, are now bringing the World’s Greatest Restaurant Festival to our fair city. That’s right, it’s time for Taste of Perth! Langley Park will play host to over 10 […]

On my first visit to Rockpool I was fairly underwhelmed. So much so that I didn’t have dessert for fear of further disappointment. I know, me, not having dessert! It doesn’t make sense. But I now suspect it may have been some ordering choices that were the primary drivers behind this initial impression. I recently […]

Health Freak Café is about clean eating, giving your body nutrients to live a healthy, more active lifestyle. Eating a healthy, balanced diet provides nutrients to your body giving you energy, keeping your brain active and muscles working. Health Freak Café in Subiaco is a relative newbie aimed at the health conscious and fitness fanatics among […]

When GG and I arrived back from an amazing weekend down south last Sunday I didn’t have too much enthusiasm for spending a long time in the kitchen to get our dinner ready. So I was appreciative that a special delivery from Barilla had arrived during the week. It meant that dinner would be ready in […]

I was recently invited to a cocktail party at Bistro Guillaume for an apple. Yep an apple. I thought well, well, well isn’t this quite the fancy to do for a piece of fruit? But as I found out that’s how the Jazz™ Apple rolls. In a lavish affair at one of Crown Perth’s premier […]

I’ve been to Jamie’s Italian three times now. I was fairly smitten after my first visit. I had gotten to try one of his renowned planks and loved it, then enjoyed the rabbit pasta dish I had chosen and thought the chocolate brownie for dessert was divine. And service had been wonderful. The second visit wasn’t quite as spot […]