seventeen years later

Before a show

Chutney Mary's
​67 Rokeby Road, Subiaco

Smoult's Deli

Smoult's Deli on a Sunday for hotdogs is becoming a tradition.  

cinta

What a way to welcome the hoards of people at the opening of the 15th Spanish Film Festival at Cinema Paradiso ... SANGRIA!  As Luck Would Have It was an intense but heartwarmingly funny little film about an out of work advertising exec down on his luck and losing spirit.  After a freak accident, he finds himself bargaining with a snaky agent to sell his exclusive interview rights in order to secure his family financial freedom.    You walk away with the lovely old adage that love still trumps money.  Salma Hayek you still got it!

Aphrodite's Garden

George Calombaris' edible garden from Good Food & Wine Show.

Bivouac

It's official. It's my favourite place to eat.

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banana bread

It is awfully hard to not order a serve of banana bread.  This little number is from the Beaufort Street Merchant.

wandering like a hobbit

I wish I had bought this print when I saw it in London.

Happy 1st Birthday Bivouac!

They sure know how to put on a party! My life would not be the same without all those special meals and moments at Bivouac. Happy birthday guys, here's to another amazing year ahead! x

MOMA

The Art Gallery brimming with people is a wonderful sight. Strolling through to admire the works of great masters from Picasso to Warhol was the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Viet Hoa

Sometimes you just don't want to do dishes. So you just go for chicken rice.

Rochelle Adonis

Mothers and Daughters high tea. Rochelle Adonis was the only option. Laughter, smiles, picture perfect high tea morsels amongst friends and the women who are your blood, soul and heart. Nothing short of sublime.

Savoury Roast red pepper soup, basil espuma Dolmades with saffron izabnch micro parsley Confit pork belly, pink lady gell, cerlapple* Bamboo charcoal ravioli, salmon mousse, beetroot salad hollandaise Classic cucumber sandwich

Palate Cleanser Raspberry and rhubarb paddle pop

Sweet Persimmon gallette with burnt honey and ginger cream Chocolate chestnut geniose Mint mousse, tangerine m-sponge, pomegranate and pistachio Liquorice "Meteorite" Italian meringue

DIM SIM CAFE

This was my first visit to Dim Sim Cafe on William Street.  Clean, fresh and perfectly cooked squid tentacles.  It is always nice to yum cha with someone who knows exactly what to order and can pronounce it correctly.  Except for the fact that Abstract Gourmet is a hell of a lot whiter and well ... not even Asian.

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Bivouac

Sometimes I think ... where did I eat before Bivouac opened?  We find ourselves returning time and time again.  ​

We kickstarted dinner with a serve of porcini mushroom and gruyere croquettes jalapeno aioli with a bottle Inedit. Inedit carries the meaning 'never been done before'.  A beer skillfully crafted by the brewmasters of Estrella Damm in collaboration with Ferran Adria, Juli Soler and Sommelier Ferran Centelles and David Seijas from ElBulli Restaurant.   Created solely for the purpose of being enjoyed with food.  Upon first sip, Inedit is quite subtle and light on the palate but paired with food it is pure bliss.  It cut through the oily crunch of the croquettes and each sip magnified with each bite. 

Gnocchi would have to be my favourite vice. There are only a handful of restaurants in Perth where I only have eyes for these little pillows of potato. Bivouac is currently leading the pack. There is some pretty fking amazing gnocchi coming out of the kitchen at the Biv. Pan-fried pillows of perfection served with blue cheese, kale and walnuts, the richness and depth offset with the sweetness of caramelised pears. Heaven is a perfect bite of all these flavours.

We also shared another favourite "la tagliata', a whopping 300g aged sirloin perched atop smashed potatoes and kohlrabi puree and then drenched with a pedro ximenez reduction. The meat cooked just right and the flavours almost overwhelming.

We then followed up this feast with a decadent serve of creme catalan and rolled back home.

Five Bar

Five Bar was the ultimate choice for a Revelation Film Festival pit stop.  The menu is full of mini feasts perfect for sharing.  We indulged in rabbit terrine, a charcuterie board of cold cut meats, cornichons and poached pear, hand cut chips and the mother of all cheeseboards.