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Category: Highgate
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WHEN Hollywood needed a drop-dead gorgeous location for the fictional Mongibello in The Talented Mr Ripley, they chose the Italian island of Ischia. Feeling murderously hungry and in the mood for Italian it was Ischia for the D’Angers too, but we don’t have a private jet, so we had to make do with Ischia Restaurant…
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AN email from theatre company Squid Vicious arrived as I was thinking about my lunch at The Blacksmith cafe. The Perth/Singapore production company boasts its GodeatGod show, “serves diverse morsels of contemporary performance on a platter”. Perhaps it’s returning to an avalanche of Fringe Festival press releases after two weeks off, but it seemed an…
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Rising out of the Tyrrhenian Sea at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples lies the volcanic island of Ischia (pronounced ISS-key-ah). With its warm Mediterranean climate and fertile volcanic soil, the island provides a rich bounty of quality produce year-round, including some of Italy’s highest quality wines. Hailing from Ischia are the Conte…
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HUNGER, laziness and boredom were the lethal trifecta which compelled me to seek culinary advice from the Google Gods last week. In a last ditch attempt to breathe life into an uneventful Thursday evening, I desperately typed “restaurants near me”. I thought nothing would be able to satiate my ravenous appetite until I laid eyes…
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Siena’s Sister opens in Mount Lawley Brothers-in-law Anthony Palassis and Andrew Parissis of Siena’s Leederville are back in Beaufort Street where in 1998 they began their journey into the restaurant business. Their local Leederville institution Siena’s continues as always, but now there’s the new kid on the block in Mt Lawley: Siena’s Sister…yes, the much…
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MUST was a haven from the gruelling heat outside, the dim interior drawing us in like polar bears to an ice floe. The bistro lunch menu had a similarly magnetic effect, $80 for two with a choice of two or three courses, and a glass of wine. Generally speaking the Perth Voice’s weekly food review…
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FRIED chicken with buttermilk pancake, peanuts, maple butter and fried egg? You’ve got to admire an eatery that can not only come up with the combination, but actually pull it off. My lunch companion was in seventh heaven with her huge serve of crispy, fried chicken topping a thick, sweet pancake, runny egg drizzling down…
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WE had the good sense to phone ahead for a table as we drove to the Beaufort Street Merchant in Highgate. Wafted to a corner nook at the back of the huge industrial-grunge theme eatery we felt quite smug as lesser mortals queued. The oft-heard lament around Perth is of poor service, but the folks…
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POLITICAL correctness can complicate dining out. I’d given up on prawns because trawling devastates the seabed: even farming is a problem, with fertile land in Bangladesh turned into saltwater pens to feed the insatiable western market’s demand for cheap prawns. That leaves less land for hungry Bangladeshis to eke a living from. So it was…
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LINCOLN’S 102, Highgate: Just one street back from the hustle and bustle of Beaufort Street, perched on the corner of Lincoln and Stirling, you’ll find a cosy little neighbourhood retreat. Lincoln’s 102 is a place where the coffee is great, the food is fresh and service comes with a smile. Whether you’re chasing your daily…
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