The world’s appreciation of Western Australian wines is growing, and the efforts of Patrick Salord and other sommeliers is helping drive the success, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
A recent tasting has left David Pike in awe of that naughty, unpredictable variety that is pinot noir. This wine has a nasty habit of performing inconsistently.
PINOR Noir is a very naughty grape variety because it very rarely behaves on cue.
Jerry Fraser can shuck oysters with the best of them and has built quite a reputation for himself in his short time in Perth, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
OH the outdoor life. My day of rest this weekend was spent lending a hand to a couple of aspiring local vignerons that needed to attend to their bird problem.
THE news that Umberto Tinelli is opening a new restaurant, Rigoletto, just minutes away from his former establishment, Campo de Fiori (now known as Gala Restaurant), does not worry Gala’s new owners Hans Lang and Marianne Kempf.
On his way back down south for another vintage David Pike turns his mind to the weighty topic of the emergence of regionality in WA’s wine growing centres.
There’s nothing like immersing yourself in a culture to discover the wonders of its culinary traditions, and an upcoming visit to Italy is bound to appeal, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
With the sun setting on the festive season David Pike turns his mind to pre-season training for its return next year and the contemplation of some Tasmanian offerings.
A Perth chef has brought a little touch of class back to the preparation of a fine cup of coffee with the arrival from Belgium of the Royal Coffeemaker, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
COULD there soon be a new restaurant in Applecross? There has been talk for some time that the former Heathcote Hospital site, with its exceptional views, would be a good home for a restaurant. Gusto has heard that two prominent Perth restaurateurs have
O’BRIENS Irish Sandwich Bar opened its first Australian store in West Perth this week.
The global franchise has more than 200 stores and its operation has been brought to Australia by Perth businessman Rob Moran and his Sydney-based business partner Brya
It has been a big year for foodies in Perth with a few famous names moving on and some new trends emerging on the local scene, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
With what has been a big year in wine coming to a close, David Pike takes the opportunity to reflect on what 2002 had to offer for lovers of the grape.
CONSUMERS are forcing major take-away chains to offer more choices and a greater variety of healthy food items.
The appearance of salads, wraps, and baguettes at some of the world’s major fast-food chains has been brought about by a change in consumers’
AS far as Martin Black is concerned, owning his own chocolate company took a lot more work than was the case for the fictional young chap called Charlie who inherited Willy Wonka’s chocolate empire in the famous children’s story.
WITH the ink drying on a $2 million contract to supply a chain of eastern States supermarkets, Canon Foods is embarking on further expansion.The convenience foods producer – it focuses on chicken meat – is drawing up the final plans for new faciliti...
IT is difficult to know which of the two prospective partners would’ve been more disappointed, at the time, by the failure of merger negotiations between Hotham Wines and Barrington Estate.
LIQUOR retailer Patrick Stephenson continues to profit from his Liberty Liquors venture, close to a year after selling the business to national supermarket giant Woolworths.
THE restaurant trade’s night of nights was held last month to celebrate excellence within the industry and to recognise the importance restaurants play in the Western Australian tourism economy.
WINE services is shaping up as the new battleground in WA’s fast maturing wine industry, with two groups spending millions on bottling plants in Perth’s southern suburbs.
THE rumours surrounding the opening of the new C Restaurant have taken on a life of their own with speculation that the former Hilite 33 revolving venue had been transformed into everything from a nightclub to a skimpy bar.
THERE is no doubt the judges at the 23rd Sheraton WA Wine Awards on Tuesday night were impressed by exhibits from the lesser-sized wineries because the 2000 event was basically a small winemakers’ show.At a presentation dinner in the new Grand River...
