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IT’S been several hours since breakfast and I’m still salivating—craving more banana bread. I’m going to say it: the little hole in the wall that is Flora & Fauna offers the best banana bread ($15)—ever. Full stop. Pack it up, bakers; you can all go home now because this Northbridge cafe has it covered. It…
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SOUTH AFRICAN food had never caught my eye while I was living in Europe; chakalaka sounded more like a tribal dance than anything and I had no idea of what a malva pudding was. But after coming to Australia and discovering there was more to the country than the 2010 world cup (that Spain won),…
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THE Old Bakery on Eighth Avenue has been given a make-over as Lebanese eatery Rotana. A mate and I dropped in recently to check it out. The decor is fresh and modern, with plenty of jarrah, and lovely wrought-iron balustrading separating the street from a pleasant alfresco area, where plenty of flowering pot plants add…
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Thanks to its outstanding CBD location, The Terrace Hotel restaurant is a superb place to enjoy Perth’s growing food and coffee culture. Offering guests the best in stylish entertainment, dining and accommodation options, the Terrace is the ultimate city venue. It has been internationally recognised for its amazing cuisine and outstanding service. The head chef…
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IT was one of those miserable winter days, where black clouds hung over the city like a bull’s scrotum. In need of a gastronomic cuddle, my buddy recommended we head to Viet Hoa, a restaurant he’d frequented for 20 years after first visiting with his mother in the days of grunge and AltaVista. “The décor’s…
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A LOVE triangle between doughnuts, croissants and muffins has the next generation of desserts upon us. Introducing the duffin, cruffin and cronut—the lovechildren of doughnuts and muffins, croissants and muffins, and croissants and doughnuts. Voice reporter Emmie Dowling went above and beyond, tasting them for readers on a cafe/bakery crawl in Perth the other week. You’re…
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I AM a bit sceptical of crowd-funding, especially when it involves middle-aged men subsidising films they want to see. Does the world really need Debbie does Dalkeith, Red Dog versus Predator or Kath and Kim: Confessions of a Sanitary Towel. For better or worse, new noodle bar Lucky Chan’s was a $100,000 crowd-funded baby, conceived in…
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THE last time I was out in Northbridge on a Friday night I was wearing tan bell-bottoms and a Rolf Harris t-shirt. Several years on and aged 40 the streets seem alien to me—a vulgar tsunami of breasts and ribald tattoos. I seek refuge in Hong Kong bbq, cowering behind the red-glazed fowl in the…
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THE STANDARD, Northbridge by JENNY D’ANGER: THERE’S nothing standard about The Standard in Northbridge, as I found after discovering this fantastic bar/eatery last week. Off to see Dinner at the State Theatre, food was on the mind but so was not being late, and this addition to Roe Street is mere metres away. The decor…
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NEW NORCIA BAKERY, Mount Hawthorn by JENNY D’ANGER: IT was hard to picture austere, dark-robed Benedictine monks sitting down to dainty pastries and gurgy cakes as I gazed in awe at the sweet selection at the New Norcia Bakery. But apparently the sourdough bread, with its wonderfully chewy crust, is something the religious pioneers at…
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