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Category: Dining Guide
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AS I ambled towards PappaRich I half-expected to see Anthony Bourdain pop out from an alleyway to bend me over and ram his spatula into my groin. “Pollock, why are you reviewin’ a chain?!” he’d have yelled in New Yorkese. I would have replied that a friend, a chef who’d spent time in Malaysia, reckons…
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Vassi Loucaides and his son Paul opened Estia in April 2010. Vassi has been part of Perth’s food industry for more than 40 years, working in various restaurants following his immigration from Cyprus. His impressive culinary CV includes King Arthur’s Revolving Restaurant, then ownership of Casa Pepe, Maccas Seafood Restaurant, and of late the acclaimed Aegean Restaurant…
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TRACKS owner Neil Alessandrino reckons he’s on the right one with his West Leederville cafe. “This little precinct is starting to develop into something nice. There are really good places to get coffee and food,” he says, generously pointing out a number of rival eateries nearby. Judging by the crowd, his fresh and modern eatery…
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“HOW very Northbridge,” I thought, the Perth nightlife area’s seedier reputation in mind when I discovered a cafe called Little Willy’s. It turns out it’s got nothing to do with the little red sausages synonymous with kids’ parties that elicit a snigger, but is a literal description for a tiny cafe on William Street. There’s…
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THE cosy rooms of new Maylands eatery Nash and Co are reminiscent of nana’s house, plastic flowers, books, teddies and deep old sofas–but the effect is rustic, hip, and relaxing. Post-lunch, my companion felt so at home he stretched out on the old leather settee for a snooze. And why not, given the blissfully peaceful…
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FONDUES are enjoying a bit of a ‘70s revival but I still wasn’t sure what to expect from a mushroom one. Melted cheese and a bunch of button mushies to dunk, perhaps? Keen breakfasters will love the menu at Finlay and Sons in Inglewood but — not being a fan of eggs — I found…
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HOT and flustered after a frantically busy morning, the peaceful ambience of Casa Bianchi, on Scarborough Beach Road, Mt Hawthorn, worked its magic on Voice snapper Matthew Dwyer. Frown lines turned into sighs of contentment as we sat next to a koi pond full of beautiful waterlilies — a jet of water playfully spraying —…
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LUNCHING alone at the West End Deli was so relaxing I felt right at home reading the paper while waiting for my meal. But the first mouthful of the Sri Lankan-inspired pumpkin curry and local prawns ($27) sent all thoughts of world and home news from my head, my eyes glazing over in rapture at…
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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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TIN plates and bowls, bagels and boxes and boxes of jazz records, Satchmo in North Perth is a very funky little cafe indeed. Nathan Karnovsky opened the joint a few months ago, moving from The Grumpy Sailor in Fremantle, which had also prided itself on beautifully fresh bagels. The name comes from a family connection…
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