Eat and drink Perth
The Innovators: Jacquie Chan makes Asian food sexy
She is a restless over-achiever and in the parlance of Seinfeld, a fast talker. She has six Perth venues, which will grow to nine by the end of the year. Chan embraces ‘fusion on steroids’.
- by Rob Broadfield
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Why 46 Perth and Northbridge restaurants, hotels and bars are joining forces
The City of Perth has kicked in $400,000 to host a new food festival which will see bespoke dining events and a raft of special offers at restaurants and bars.
- by Rob Broadfield
Bring the bourbon: Perth’s best American-style barbecue haunts revealed
Ribs Lane might be the newest entry into the small handful of American barbecue restaurants in Perth, but we were early adopters here in Perth.
- by Rob Broadfield
It boasts the ‘Ferrari of pizza ovens’, but this Dalkeith bar won’t just be for the upper crust
A Mediterranean restaurant and bar boasting a $2 million fit-out is set to open in August. The man behind it – wine producer Murray McHenry – said it will look posh, “but we’re not doing silver service”.
- by Rob Broadfield
Behind the doors at Perth’s private members’ clubs
The Lawson Flats Club is a new look for private members’ clubs which, in part, takes its cue from the Soho House portfolio of posh egalitarian clubs across the world.
- by Rob Broadfield
It’s a dog’s life: Perth’s canine-friendly cafes feeding your furry friends
Want to step up your pooch’s lifestyle and take them to Sunday lunch? How about a puppy parmi or a bark-uterie plate?
- by Rob Broadfield
Breath of the wok: Where to find Perth’s top 10 Chinese restaurants
Rob Broadfield on Perth’s best Chinese food, from the bare-bones to the utterly luxe, and why you should never go with a place advertising itself “authentic”.
- by Rob Broadfield
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Restaurants
George Kailis takes over one of Cottesloe’s iconic beachside restaurants
The new restaurant will employ a dedicated nutritionist to work with the chef when creating menus.
- by Rob Broadfield
Molto bene: Perth’s top 10 ‘nuovo’ Italian restaurants to get your pasta fix
Mushy pasta and cook-by-numbers sauces are gone. In their place, proper al dente pasta, clean and calibrated flavours and well-cooked grills are the order of the day.
- by Rob Broadfield
Opinion
Food and wine
WA’s best local food and wine festival raises a glass to the pinot noir
The Pinot Picnic ticks all the boxes. It has well-curated events and excursions, a raft of stunning cafes and restaurants and all you need to make a weekend of it.
- by Rob Broadfield
Broadfield abroad: Steaks in London, seafood in France, with a duck picked up along the way
In another dispatch from the eateries of Europe, food correspondent Rob Broadfield travels through classic English pubs and up to coast of northern France.
- by Rob Broadfield