From the monthly archives:

February 2012

Cook For Your Career WA Cook-off or “When one of my foodie dreams came true”

29 February 2012
Cook For Your Career WA Cook-off

I was chuffed to be invited to help judge the Cook For Your Career WA Cook-Off at Deco Restaurant at the Raffles Hotel last Saturday. Of course, I also took lots of photographs…
I arrive at 10am as the final preparations are being made to get everything ready for a 10.30am start. Each cooking station ...

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Mad Spuds Cafe, Surry Hills, Sydney

27 February 2012
Mad pan brekkie, Mad Spuds Cafe, Surry Hills

Quietly nestled among the cafes and shops along sun-dappled Crown Street is Mad Spuds, a cafe that specialises in potatoes. And not just any potatoes – they are organic potatoes grown in Robertson, in the Southern Highlands of NSW. The cafe serves Double Roasters fair trade locally roasted coffee, and prides itself on dishes that ...

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Twilight Hawkers Market and Eat Drink Perth 2012

24 February 2012
El Asador Argentinean BBQ at Twilight Hawkers Market 2012

The Twilight Hawkers Market was a great success at Eat Drink Perth last year and has been on in Forrest Place in Perth city every Friday night since 28 October. It’s come a long way since the first Market. There are even more food stalls and the market now makes better use of the ...

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Kanta Japanese Kitchen and Sushi Bar, Langford

22 February 2012
Beef teriyaki donburi, Kanta Japanese Kitchen and Sushi Bar, Langford

Kanta Japanese Kitchen and Sushi Bar is a cosy izakaya-style restaurant located next to Pharmacy 777 on Langford Avenue. It’s another of Perth’s suburban dining surprises.

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Vons Chicken Restaurant and Cafe Gelato Photo Lab, Victoria Park

20 February 2012
Roast barbecue flavoured chicken, Vons Chicken

Vons Chicken Restaurant
Vons Chicken Restaurant is a Korean franchise that quietly opened a store in Victoria Park last year. The poster in the shop window features happy Korean boys brandishing Vons Chicken drumsticks. They look like they’re just seconds away from breaking into song using the chicken as microphones.

Apparently, Korean boys love Vons Chicken

This is ...

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Interview with Chef Phil Parsons, Cook For Your Career

19 February 2012
Chef Phil Parsons, Deco Restaurant, Raffles Hotel

If you’re an Australian who dreams of becoming a professional chef, the HOSTPLUS Cook For Your Career competition gives you the chance to win an apprenticeship at one of Australia’s leading restaurants. Entries close at midnight AEST on Monday 20 February.
I recently had a chat with chef Phil Parsons of Deco ...

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Quay Restaurant, Sydney

17 February 2012
White nectarine snow egg, Quay Restaurant, Sydney

This is the meal I’ve been most looking forward to on our Sydney trip. Quay Restaurant is one of Australia’s most awarded and prestigious restaurants, ranked No.26 in the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants. The restaurant boasts a prime location with breathtaking views of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. ...

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Brunch at Riley’s Wood Fired Cafe, Brentwood

15 February 2012
French toast with ice cream and maple syrup, Riley's Wood Fired Cafe, Brentwood

We’re having brunch at Riley’s Wood Fired Cafe. It’s a cosy little cafe in a small shopping centre on Cranford Avenue in Brentwood, with a butcher and bottlo for neighbours. I wrote about dinner with friends at Riley’s in 2010.
Jac orders the field mushroom and spinach stack (AU$14.50). Two grilled field mushrooms are layered with ...

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Dip, pie and cake at family afternoon tea

13 February 2012
Meat pie, family afternoon tea

Family afternoon tea featuring smoked trout dip with pickles and bread, mum’s homemade mini meat pies and Juji’s passionfruit curd cheesecake.

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CBD Restaurant and Bar, Perth

10 February 2012
Sirloin for two with onion rings, sambal, pepper, mushroom and horseradish cream sauces, CBD Restaurant and Bar, Perth

What a great way to start lunch on a warm and sunny Saturday! As we take our seats, Jac asks if the bartender can whip us up a couple of cold and fruity mocktails. This request is cheerfully received and we’re soon presented with these lurid but lovely strawberry and lime slushies.

Strawberry and ...

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