Food & Drink

A couple of veterans of the Fremantle strip have brought something a little different to the iconic precinct.

The heat is on at Araluen THE award-winning Perth Chilli Festival will be held at Araluen Botanic Park this weekend, March 7-8.

Brett Carboni has acted to shore up the Mosman Park restaurant's future.

Fresh produce and a mix of traditional and modern cuisine are on the menu at Yú.

Cross-cultural and historical influences are apparent at a new tapas bar in the CBD.

IF you want to connect with industry as a training provider, you have to have the champions of that industry.

The people of Perth are taking to burger joints with gusto.

Small retailers find service and customer loyalty pay dividends in a downturn.

THE crashing of pans and clashing of egos may be the norm in any large kitchen, but one notable Perth eatery has brought the action front and centre as part of its latest makeover.

IT takes great patience and determination, dedication and creativity to craft a fine beer.

Vasse Felix, Loose Box recognised TWO local restaurants have tantalised the taste buds of readers of Gourmet Traveller, being named in the top 10 for the magazine's Readers Choice Awards.

Weekend at Amberley Amberley Estate will host its annual Semillon & Seafood Weekend on February 7 and 8.

INNOVATIVE design means different things to different people - something the owners of The Basement on Broadway (BOB) have taken on board to maximum effect.

COMMUNITY favourite Italian restaurant, Pavarotti café is to close after 15 years in Nedlands.

WESTERN Australian companies from the design, innovation and culinary industries are making their presence felt at the G'day USA campaign, currently under way in New York, Los Angeles and, for the first time, San Francisco.

IT took three years and a Herculean battle with the Town of East Fremantle, but Ivan Rutherford has finally completed the $2 million refurbishment of The Red Herring restaurant.

THE Vintage Concert, as part of the 2009 Margaret River Wine Region Festival, will be headlined by two of Australia's biggest musical artists at the Leeuwin Estate Amphitheatre on Sunday April 19 2009.

FAMILY owned small business Casa Dairy Products has won the best retail product category at the inaugural Westpac Food and Beverage Industry Awards, organised by the Food Industry Association of WA.

DARKENED windows, limited space, musty odours, a long, crowded bar, and thick shag carpet infused with cigarette ash and stale beer from decades worth of gigs - all treasured memories of one of Perth's favourite live music venues.

HE doesn't care for hospitality awards.If you've overstayed your welcome, he's not afraid to usher you out the restaurant's door. He unabashedly admits he's in it for the money, although he does love the industry and concedes the margins are small.

AGRICULTURE and Food Minister Terry Redman met Malaysia's Minister for Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Dato Mustapa Mohamed, in Perth last week to discuss expanding the livestock trade.

T HE ocean may be a major part of what makes the Perth lifestyle so attractive, but there seems to be a shortage of trendy, high capacity, upmarket hospitality venues using this great asset to complement their business.

FORMER IT executive and one-time cheese maker, Mark Lane, was named Australian Winemaker of the Year at the recent Winestate annual wine awards.

WESTERN Australia's food producers have a long-held reputation for disease-free quality that has ensured ongoing demand from overseas.

THE Town of Vincent will be celebrating the Vincent Cappuccino Festival in Angove Street, North Perth, on Sunday November 30.

BUILDING a business on strong personal relationships has proved a successful formula for the owners of West Perth-based Fiori Coffee, who recently received a national accolade for their coffees.

HOSPITALITY entrepreneurs Kristan Roche and Chris Sweeney are taking Victoria Park a step closer to the vibe of Mount Lawley or Leederville with their first venue, The Imp.

WESTERN Australia's South West has expanded its offering for foodies of all kinds this summer.

THE state government has lifted the moratorium on the commercial production of genetically modified cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area, renewing calls for it to move on the Ord Stage Two project.

Anchor Foods has received the overall prize at the inaugural Westpac Food and Beverage Industry Awards held last week.

The state government has announced it will lift the moratorium on the commercial production of genetically modified cotton in the Ord River irrigation area, boosting the prospects for a major expansion of the region.

PERTH foodies' familiarity with German cuisine is due in no small part to the well-established Elmar's businesses in Mount Lawley and in the Swan Valley, whose products are used by many chefs around town.