Here is little something I wrote for the Beaufort Street Loiterer. A few of the photos are courtesy of my wonderfully talented culinarily cultured friend Ai-Ling aka the Blue Apocalypse.
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If an appetite for diversity is on your eating agenda, then Beaufort Street is your answer. From cheap eats and degustations for a pickier palate, to pop up beer tastings and for those a little more daring … a Pig Dinner.
On a chilly Winter’s night on the last day of July, sixty intrigued diners were treated to a swine of a time at el PÚBLICO. We aren’t just talking pork belly, we are talking the whole pig, from trotters to snout to its curly little tail.
Seduced by the streets of Mexico, el PÚBLICO Generales Paul Aron (co-owner of Greenhouse), Cantina 663’s Michael Forde and Alex Cuccovia fell hard for authentic Mexican fare and returned to Highgate to rekindle the love affair. Leaving behind their Head Chef, to be enchanted by the high priestess of Mexican cooking herself. Sam Ward was lucky enough to spend time with Diana Kennedy at her eco-farm in Michoacán learning a thing or ten. It was there he immersed himself in the art of traditional Mexican cooking. Venturing off, eating his way through Oaxaca and beyond bringing him back to Beaufort armed with an assault of recipes and inspiration.
Since opening the doors in March, el PÚBLICO has been educating the good people of Perth on a style that can only be bona fide Mexican. Completed with a library of tequilas and mescal carefully curated by James Connolly, what’s not to love?
Launched with minimal fuss, a poster bearing the words “Pig Dinner $65″ emblazoned the facade stopping many passerbys. A few posts on Facebook and a tweet here and there, had foodies scrambling for tickets, with the event booking out quicker than you can say “Porky Pig!”
