Fiery brunch
SCARLET-faced, sweaty and on the verge of passing-out – I felt like I was in the hot box in The Bridge on the River Kwai. I was actually in Mary […]
SCARLET-faced, sweaty and on the verge of passing-out – I felt like I was in the hot box in The Bridge on the River Kwai. I was actually in Mary […]
ELMAR’S recently closed one of its outlets in Myaree, so I was worried the sausage kaiser might be in financial strife. But thankfully their flagship store in Highgate appears to […]
I HALF expected to see David Attenborough sinking a pint while watching pandas mate, when I walked through the main bar at The Beaufort. That’s because the jungle theme has […]
IF you’re going to Side Door Barbecue for dinner, then it might be worth fasting for a few days beforehand. The American-style portions are so gigantic that even Clive Palmer […]
A BUS load of Japanese tourists had descended on Ischia Restaurant and I surreptitiously checked out what they’d ordered. Pizza of course, its universal, but they were also tucking into bowls […]
IT was only 11.30am but lunch-goers were already starting to file into the Chu Bakery in Highgate. Clutching one of their tuna baguettes ($7.50) I made the most of a […]
It’s not easy eating BBQ when you have a beard. I spent most of my time at Side Door BBQ in Highgate wiping rich espresso and blue cheese dipping sauce, […]
WHENEVER I see the word tuk tuk, I get visions of D’Angerous Dave driving a jerrybuilt scooter taxi in Thailand. Me, the Thai driver and my 80-year-old mother laughed nervously […]
I ADORE Beaufort Street—it has a rockin’ vibe. Spanning three suburbs it reminds me of Freo’s Cappuccino Strip during the mid-2000s. Remember, before it became numb and lifeless? Beaufort Street is […]
I HEARD the thumping chorus of Another One Bites the Dust as an old bloke on a pimped-up gopher barreled down the pavement on Beaufort Street. He made it across the […]