THE owners of independent bookshop Boffins have always done things a little differently, with customers offered a wide range of titles of a technical or specialist nature not available elsewhere.
A touch of magic spice and a focus on quality, authentic food, are just two of the factors behind the success and longevity of a Perth favourite, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
UMBERTO Tinelli is all but certain to take over JoJo’s River Restaurant in four to eight weeks’ time. Mr Tinelli says he is waiting for final settlement, which includes liquor licence transfers.
WITH many of Western Australia’s olive oil producers expecting yields between three and eight times those of previous harvests, brand building and distribution strategies have assumed even greater importance than usual.
Western Australia’s olive oil producers have been spending big on harvesting, processing and branding to prepare for WA’s first big olive harvest. Mark Beyer and Julie-anne Sprague report.
MARGARET River winery Fermoy Estate has won what must be one
of the best product endorsements going around.
Luke Managan, the Sydney chef flown to Denmark to prepare a
WHILE the recent radio ratings survey provided a win for 6PR talkback morning host Paul Murray, ABC 720 says it remains Perth’s number one talkback station.
ROYAL King’s Park Tennis Club has moved a step closer to
finalising a deal for the development of a Next Generation Clubs Australia
fitness club on its premises.
WHILE it appears that the State’s wine industry has secured a windfall with an increased wine equalisation tax rebate in this week’s Federal Budget, Leeuwin Estate chairman and long-time critic of WET, Denis Horgan, is disappointed the Government has not
PERTH may have its fair share of pubs, clubs and restaurants, but compared with other capital cities it seems the social scene is missing a vital ingredient.
Dealing with town planning and licensing issues has proved frustrating for a Subiaco restaurant – and it has been confusing for some customers. Julie-anne Sprague reports.
THE acquisition by Grand Cinemas last month of Greater Union’s Joondalup and Whitfords cinema complexes, and the completion of its Armadale cinema later this year, positions the independent cinema group as a forerunner in hard-top cinema ownership in WA.
THE Perth public might be behind Room Nineteen but the population of our great city alone will not be able to save the Northbridge-based reality TV restaurant.
On a recent trip to Melbourne, Julie-anne Sprague discovered that one of WA’s finest exports plays a big part in that city’s great nightlife – all hail Little Creatures Pale Ale.
LITTLE Creatures Brewing has shipped its first cases of pale ale beer to Blighty after securing a distribution deal with one of the UK’s biggest retailers Waitrose.
THE founder of hip St Georges Terrace coffee shop Rosso Espresso is looking to open a similar outlet in South Perth. Michael de Marte, who also owns Café Bocca with his brother, Frank, has signed the lease for a property on Mends Street, South Perth.
CONDITIONS could not be tougher for wineries that produce small volumes of wine, according to industry representatives congregating in Margaret River this week for the inaugural International Wine Tourism Conference.
A MAJOR shift in recruitment advertising is under way, resulting in reduced media spends for employers and more profitable project work for advertising agencies.
A DEAL last week between Xanadu Normans Wine Group and its investors to close down the winemaker’s tax-effective vineyard scheme may give the winery’s new management some much needed breathing space.
THE retail trading hours debate has helped spawn yet another lobbying association, only this time it’s a group fighting to deregulate Western Australia’s shopping hours.
