Great coffee, delicious food. The Beaufort St Merchant has never failed on any of my visits and I must have been there on at least 50 occasions. The ambience is comfortable and the decor can be described as urban farmhouse…
Sabrage is the technique for opening a champagne bottle with a sabre (a fancy looking sword), used for ceremonial occasions. It was invented by Napoleon’s cavalry in the early 1800s to celebrate victory. I had the opportunity to give this…
“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music that words make.” – Truman Capote Thanks to the Sydney Writers’ Centre for posting this quote on Facebook, it’s exactly how I feel when…
The West End Deli has an outstanding reputation in Perth, deservedly so. What I love about the West End Deli is the small but great menu and the fact that it is BYO and there’s no corkage. Yes, that’s right,…
I recently went to the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA’s cooking demonstration with Burswood’s Modo Mio head chef Gianpaolo Maffini. It was held in the beautiful Scavolini kitchen showroom in Claremont. Gianpaolo generously shared his tips for cooking…