Applications for small bar licences are continuing to trickle through to the Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor, with the authority registering its 10th application.
Agriculture and Food Minister Kim Chance has called on Australian companies to undertake independent performance trials before recommending genetically modified crops as a viable alternative to Western Australian farmers.
Warren Mead's North Fremantle Oyster Bar has been the subject of sale speculation ever since talks to offload the business to Empire Beer Group Ltd collapsed in April.
Semillon sauvignon blanc may be the drop of the moment and chardonnay may be the white wine style that put Margaret River whites on the map, but it is riesling that has dominated the trophy podium at the Qantas Wine Show for the past five years.
Some of WA's biggest food producers and manufacturers are behind the establishment of a lobby group aimed at providing a united voice for the food and beverage sector, as well as promoting and developing the industry's growth.
It may be held in high esteem by many in the hospitality industry, yet The Essex Restaurant remains something of a sleeper business, overshadowed in the headlines by Jackson's Restaurant, Star Anise, Fraser's Restaurant, and the former Eminem.
There's no doubt Little Creatures pub brewery is a great place to enjoy a pizza and a few pints with some mates in the spring sunshine. And now, a new concept from the Little Creatures crew has provided a space that's equally welcoming when the sun has se
A decision by Federal Agricultural Minister Peter McGauran to expedite exceptional circumstances funding for drought affected farmers in the wheatbelt has been welcomed by State Agriculture Minister Kim Chance and WAFarmers President, Trevor De Landgrafft
Days after the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia made renewed calls for deregulation of trading hours, supermarket group Woolworths Ltd has claimed the food retail sector is not overly concentrated.
Emma and Patrick Panier, the owners of King Street's chic cafe, Etro hope the changes to WA's liquor licensing laws will enable them to further develop their rooftop function venue.
Growing consumer demand for quality fresh produce has prompted former Metcash and Foodland executive, Peter Churack, to establish a gourmet retail business focusing on premium food and wine.
Closed for two months to undergo a massive facelift, Miss Maud's Carillon City Arcade pastry house still has a familiar feel. The refrigerated cabinet displays the same range of cakes and sweets, there's plenty of timber and Swedish decorations, and the w
Little Creatures has opened its new late-night venue located adjacent to its brewery and restaurant. Called The Loft, the new venue is located in the upstairs section of the old Harbourside nightclub.
If it wasn't for a photo kept by Tasty Tarts owner Radi Stulic it would be hard to imagine that her gourmet sandwich and sweet treats store was once a blue-collar type lunch bar serving up deep fried foods like cheese sausages and chips.
Restaurateurs Josephine Mac Fie, Chris Vane and chef Belinda Martin, have finally settled on a new name for Verve Restaurant, which they bought more than a year ago.
It may have been a sombre week for the many fans of Eminem Turkish restaurant, but for young chef Pierre Ichallalene it is a time of immense excitement.
Michelle and Steve Jones have bought Subiaco's Social on Station restaurant, formerly managed by Linda Ross (formerly Mead) and her husband, Adam. Mr and Mrs Jones are in the process of re-branding the eatery as Social Subiaco.
Riverside eatery Matilda Bay Restaurant has recently undergone a $2 million makeover designed to make the expansive venue a more intimate place to wine and dine, both for its existing customers and for a somewhat younger, sophisticated corporate crowd.
It would be easy for the uninitiated to walk past Gwenael Lesle's French bistro in Wembley and assume it was just another suburban eatery with adequate food and service for a predominantly local clientele.
Regular customers of David Coomer's Star Anise restaurant in Shenton Park will know that the highly acclaimed chef goes to great lengths to source produce (he gets his Glenloth game pigeons flown over from Victoria to Perth).
Evans & Tate creditors today met to form a committee in an attempt to try and recoup $185 million they are owed by the Margaret River winery, although administrator Ferrier Hodgson partner Martin Jones believes the process will be difficult.
Albany's Tanglehead Brewing Company has experienced such strong interest in its boutique beers that its owners are considering buying a bottling plant and finding some storage space to tap the demand.
Empire Beer Group Ltd, the owner of Margaret River's Colonial Brewing Co, is still searching for a suitable site to launch the mircrobrewing business into the Perth market.
The value of Australia's wine exports broke through the $3 billion mark for the first time last month as consumers from around the globe drank more premium wines from regions such as Margaret River and the Swan Valley.
