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Category: Northbridge
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HEADING for a pre-theatre Chinese meal, I thought “hello, hello, a new eatery” as Pleased to Meet You greeted me. This is Clint Nolan’s (La Cholita and Who’s Your Mumma?) latest venture, a self-styled “mess hall” offering small plates of things to share and an awesome selection of things to drink. The food provides a…
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PHOTOGRAPHER Matthew Dwyer reckons he’s too unsophisticated to appreciate the subtlety of his lunch, but he’s quick to see the artistic beauty of its presentation, snapping pics from every angle. His smoked tuna ($18) really was perfection on a plate, delicate slices topped with noodle-like strands of radish and sesame seed. But what really gave…
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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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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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THERE’S no monkey business at Food Monkey and you’d go a very long way to find a cafe as well priced and, more importantly, as good. It caters to the office lunch crowd and those foolhardy sorts wanting breakfast at 6am (what are you, farmers?). There’s a whole page dedicated to the popular bagel and,…
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NOT a Ganesh nor photograph of the Taj Mahal is to be seen at Sauma in Northbridge. This is modern Indian dining, a cavernous space of polished concrete, raw brick, long tables, huge timber-framed windows onto William and James Streets, and funky blue and white light fittings—lots and lots of them—interspersed with shabby-chic timber screens…
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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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Mark and Stephanie Sayers have always had a passion for food. Their culinary adventures and business ventures have led this irrespressible husband and wife team along an exciting and ever evolving path. After owning and running highly successful Sayers Cafe in Leederville for 7 ½ years, Mark and Stephanie felt the time was right to…
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FRINGE was in full swing and my mate and I were off to the Pleasure Gardens, but first we stopped off at Il Padrino to ensure we had the stamina to make the distance. The Italian eatery has been around Northbridge for a while, although it’s moved a time or two just to keep its…
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