Still room for improvement

Share plates, fresh local produce and social eating set to entice customers.

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Dining

Feral’s hat-trick for top Hog brew

Feral’s hat-trick for top Hog brew

Hop Hog is a mysterious beast. The beer that emerged from the Baskerville bush seven years ago has tantalised ...

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Sweet spot for a classic

Sweet spot for a classic

Sweetlips has grown from a humble start in Leederville 19 years ago to three outlets on the friendship of chil...

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Craft vodka mixes it with the best

Craft vodka mixes it with the best

The launch of Hippocampus Vodka from a small warehouse in West Perth.

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Top of the class

Top of the class

When it comes to assessing the food and service on aircraft, one quickly gets a nose for the genuine. In fact,...

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Laundry dishes up a load of noodles

Laundry dishes up a load of noodles

People have been dropping off their laundry at Perth’s newest restaurant.

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Wild about bush food

Wild about bush food

Diners are rediscovering the joys of indigenous tucker, finds MARK IRVING.

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Say cheers to new brand

Say cheers to new brand

The Southern Forests campaign is starting to bear fruit for the region’s fine winemakers, says RAY JORDAN.

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Recipe for success

Recipe for success

CY CLAYTON asks the experts for the essential ingredients for cooking and entertaining at home.

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Hearty soups are back in vogue

Hearty soups are back in vogue

When you’re hungry, nothing beats the old favourites, writes OLGA DE MOELLER.

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Cheap Eats

Cheap Eats

Cheap Eats are where its at; low cost, quick and tasty!

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We love our pasta, pizza and a tipple

We love our pasta, pizza and a tipple

West Australians love their pizza and pasta and happily wash them down with beer or wine — but we have lost ou...

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Fat chance Heston can Escape

Fat chance Heston can Escape

Heston Blumenthal regards Margaret River Gourmet Escape as one of the best food events in the world but the th...

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Set cray quota for WA market

Set cray quota for WA market

One of WA’s top fisheries experts has called for a portion of the State’s rock lobster catch to be set aside f...

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Leaky Tap gymnast not washed up

Leaky Tap gymnast not washed up

Plunging her heart and soul into preserving the memory of her late father, Olympic gymnast Olivia Vivian has a...

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It takes two

It takes two

Running a restaurant is hard graft, so it helps to have someone who’s really in your corner. Amanda Keenan mee...

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New spuds and more

New spuds and more

Potato growers Glen and Dean Ryan will open their 512ha family farm to visitors as part of Unearthed Pemberton...

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Doing bubbles with style

Doing bubbles with style

There’s a lot more to champagne etiquette than not referring to sparkling wine as “French”.

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Top city bar seeks 2am closing time

Top city bar seeks 2am closing time

The award-winning bar and restaurant complex Print Hall wants to extend its opening hours to 2am, claiming the...

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Serving up reviews a recipe for a good weekend appetite

Serving up reviews a recipe for a good weekend appetite

Restaurant reviews are a popular part of our weekend newspapers. But it wasn’t always that way. So what’s chan...

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At loggerheads over liquor licensing

At loggerheads over liquor licensing

“Every single time I’ve lodged a liquor licence application, as a matter of course, Police and Health have obj...

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An Aussie barbecue — chef style

An Aussie barbecue — chef style

Some of WA's top chef's share with us their favourite styles of cooking on the barbecue.

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Tuck trucks deliver taste

Tuck trucks deliver taste

Exotic dishes streets ahead with holiday-makers down south.

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Ready for take-off

Ready for take-off

A prediction: 2015 will be the year Australia reaches Peak Beard. Hipsters will shave facial hair and start we...

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Picnics back in vogue

Picnics back in vogue

A combination of nostalgia and the modern way we eat has seen young people dig out their parents’ Tupperware a...

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WA diners rile restaurateurs

WA diners rile restaurateurs

Are we the worst restaurant customers in the country?

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Ice-cream with perfect chemistry

Ice-cream with perfect chemistry

After learning their craft in Italy, these scientists are treating Perth to great gelato, finds OLGA DE MOELLE...

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Diners waking up to gourmet breakfasts

Diners waking up to gourmet breakfasts

Breakfast is the new frontier for the WA restaurant sector, with top cafe owners experiencing a big increase i...

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How to avoid a dinner disaster

How to avoid a dinner disaster

Planning a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day? AMANDA JAMES finds out how to make it perfect.

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Such gourmet delights off the beaten track

Such gourmet delights off the beaten track

Holiday dining options in the South West comprise a rich menu, writes Olga de Moeller.

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Burning question

Burning question

Many busy cafes serve warm rather than hot coffee. Is there a minimum temperature standard for a barista-made ...

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Secrets offer surprises to bar patrons in the know

Secrets offer surprises to bar patrons in the know

Tucked down a nondescript alley in Chinatown, you will find one of Perth’s newest bars . . . or maybe you won’...

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American Beauties

American Beauties

2014 was the year of the Americans. Obama came in November. Soul food and southern barbecue arrived about Janu...

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Soak it up

Soak it up

What better way to celebrate the sunshine than sitting outdoors and enjoying a beverage or three. Jacqui Bahr ...

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Top chefs bring new flavour to dining

Top chefs bring new flavour to dining

They’ve changed the way we eat. They are Perth’s most influential restaurants — the chefs, kitchens and dining...

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Gluten-free grows but fears remain

Gluten-free grows but fears remain

Gluten-free dining options have increased across WA and there are now about 300 restaurants to choose from.

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Perth gets a grilling

Perth gets a grilling

OLGA DE MOELLER looks at the mouth-watering South American food and flavours available here

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Food trucks

Food trucks

Perth has joined a worldwide trend in its infatuation with food trucks.

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Eateries help feed needy

Eateries help feed needy

Restaurateurs have thrown their support behind a food rescue organisation that will redistribute perishable in...

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Hawkers Markets

Hawkers Markets

Jacqui Bahr gives the lowdown on Perth’s budding night food market scene

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Restaurant etiquette

Restaurant etiquette

Want to give your waiter a reason to dislike you? Here are the top 10 rude behaviours, according to Perth’s to...

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The beer garden is back

The beer garden is back

The popularity of beer gardens is on the rise and, thankfully, the quality of the food and drink matches the r...

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Heat felt in the kitchen

Heat felt in the kitchen

WA’s predicted shortfall in hospitality worker numbers is a recipe for disaster

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Diners put the heat back on eateries

Diners put the heat back on eateries

WA’s top food writers and bloggers agree — attitude, the 1000-yard stare, ill- informed waiters and goldfish m...

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City’s secret gems

City’s secret gems

You can find them down dubious alleyways, concealed by the facades of buildings that do not draw a second glan...

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Passionate Baker takes cafe challenge

Passionate Baker takes cafe challenge

Built at the front of the bakery, the cafe is about five times bigger than the original premises and will incl...

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Diners wake up to gourmet breakfasts

Diners wake up to gourmet breakfasts

Breakfast is the new frontier for the WA restaurant sector.

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Three cheers for WA beers at awards

Three cheers for WA beers at awards

Bassendean-based Nail becomes toast of a burgeoning beverage market after win at Craft Beer Industry Awards.

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Intimate and classy dining

Intimate and classy dining

Enjoy an elevated view of the Terrace at night in elegant 1980s New York sophistication.

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Copper Chimney Restaurant

Copper Chimney Restaurant

There’s more to Indian food than curry and rice and the Copper Chimney Restaurant is working to change percept...

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