Food & Wine

WA Cleanskin Cellars owners, Marie and Steve Cloughley, have won their appeal to retain their Claremont store liquor licence.

The State Government has launched a new program to help Western Australian shoppers identify and purchase locally produced food.

AFTER 13 years in the UK and Dubai cooking for A-list celebrities and royal identities, chef James Webster has returned to Perth to launch his new chain of grab-and-go food concept stores.

AGRICULTURAL powers — those self sufficient in food, fabric, and hydrocarbon production — were once unambiguously regarded as strategic powers.

TEAM members from the WAbased 5 Senses and European Foods made quite an impression at the latest AustralAsian Specialty Coffee Association Championships, held on May 3 and 4 in Melbourne.

PERTH’S rapidly developing cuisine and coffee culture has been spun-off into the virtual world, with a small group of food bloggers now posting their personal views online.

AFTER 33 years in the steel industry and having grown the family business into one of the state’s biggest names in steel retailing, former Midalia Steel managing director Geoff Midalia has taken a completely different tack with his newest business venture

Having worked in the fresh produce industry for 15 years, entrepreneur and managing director of the Pacco Group, Leanne Wesche, has developed the first in a range of products designed to make fruit and vegetables cleaner and safer to eat.

It has been a year since the liquor licensing reform laws were introduced, opening the way for new venues to operate under the small bar licence and the liquor-without-a-meal lice

The planned opening of a new cellar door next year is a further development in the partnership between two established wine industry families and second generation winemakers.

A new eatery to open in Mount Lawley this week will offer a taste of traditional Europe focusing on seasonal fare and regional specialties in the tradition of the European canteen.

It takes real chemistry to craft the perfect beer – just ask pharmacist Andrew Harris, who recently opened his own brewery.

The owner of one of Mount Lawley’s most popular cafes, Soto, has some projects in the pipeline with the opening of a fully licensed restaurant planned.

It is now apparent that the financial impact of problems on Wall Street is filtering down to ‘main street’.

Perth coffee afficionados have taken to the city’s cafe revival with gusto, patronising the growing number of quirky, local cafes with their strong focus on quality coffee that have popped up in unlikely places.

The Howard government was repeatedly attacked for undermining workers’ rights, so it is ironic that one of its creations, the Workplace Ombudsman, has become a forceful protector of workers.

The words ‘healthy’ and ‘fast-food’ aren’t often used together, but a new breed of entrepreneur is hoping to change that by combining nutrition with made-to-go servings for a hungry market.

Azzura Gelati is one of 10 growing Western Australian businesses set to showcase its products at the Food and Hotel Asia 2008 trade event, to be held in Singapore from April 22-25.

Feeling like a nibble after nine, but can't find anywhere that offers the kind of hearty snack you’re looking for? Well, it seems you’re not alone.

After 15 years in the business, Perth catering company Fingerfood Catering has launched an online catering web site, believed to be the first of its kind in WA.

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A REBRANDING initiative across the frozen food division of Osborne Park-based manufacturer Kailis & France Foods has started with a name change.

In a world of increasing specialisation it’s perhaps no surprise that there’s a high-end market niche developing for one of our society’s most ubiquitous products – milk.

Popular Leederville Indian restaurant, Latasha’s Place, is moving on from its current concept of dining in/ take away eatery to start a cooking studio-cum-deli-cum-take away venue, to be called Latasha’s Kitchen.

Northbridge is building on its reputation for providing authentic, well-priced international cuisine, with a new breed of eateries bringing a fresh flavour to the area, largely in response to the wider demographic changes occurring just outside of the mai

The owners of tiger, tiger remain unsure about their future.

Perth’s coffee culture is getting richer by the day.

Degustation diners who frequent Jackson’s and Star Anise can add a new name to the list of must-go venues on Perth’s fine dining scene, with Restaurant Amusé receiving plaudits from the industry at a recent awards ceremony.

Aside from the shopping precinct, the CBD can be a pretty desolate place on a Sunday afternoon.

Although it’s still early days, Perth is starting to develop a ‘laneway culture’ of its own, following the lead of the city widely considered to be Australia’s cultural capital, Melbourne.

A region-to-region winemaker exchange is about to take place between Western Australia and Washington state in the US, supported by the Wine Industry Association of WA and the Was

The claim that Western Australian shoppers pay less for food and groceries than those in other states where trading hours are not restricted is wrong, says Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief economist John Nicolaou.