Yearly Archives: 2011

Girls lunch @ Monte Fiore & drinks at Five Bar

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June 5, 2024
chickenecelente-montefiore

I think I really surprised the girls (and myself) today, I arrived at Monte Fiore in Mount Lawley at 12:59pm for a 1pm booking and waited 15 minutes for the girls to rock up. The girls were having bets that I wouldn’t be there when they arrived! burger boy and I are renowned for being late Monte...
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Ha-Lu in Mount Hawthorn, best Japanese tapas in Perth!

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June 5, 2024
toothfish, ha-lu

Ha-Lu, 401 Oxford Street, Mount Hawthorn, (08) 9444 0577 Open for dinner Wed - Sun from 6pm A couple of weekends ago, we had the most amazing Japanese tapas experience at Ha-Lu in Mount Hawthorn. It came pretty close to a restaurant we went to in Japan last year. burger boy was deciding between...
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The Gala Restaurant - expensive fine dining with average food & atmosphere

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June 4, 2024
seafood bouillabaisse entree from The Gala

We’ve had some amazing dining experiences in the last two weeks (Ha-Lu and Ria restaurant reviews coming soon!) so I was hoping last night would be the same… I was meant to have selected and booked a restaurant but the hectic week got the better of me. So Friday night 6:50pm leading into the...
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Cravings for Taka’s teriyaki chicken…it was worth the wait!

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June 3, 2024
Teriyaki Don from Taka\'s Kitchen

I had a craving for Taka’s Kitchen today so despite knowing there would be a huge line and the wait would be awhile, I headed over during peak hour lunch to order my usual teriyaki chicken don. The teriyaki chicken don is nothing special and really a comfort meal you would cook at home but...
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Mixing food with music thanks to The Dandy Warhols

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May 29, 2024

I was pretty excited to receive an email from The Dandy Warhols last Tuesday! The Dandy Warhols band manager had somehow stumbled upon my food blog and was looking for tips on where to eat in Fremantle before their gig that night. I recommended my favourite Freo casual eats, Little Creatures and Sandrino… And...
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Half price cocktail night at Carnegies - a Wednesday night routine

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May 26, 2024
mango cocktail @ carnegies

Cocktails at Carnegies followed with ribs @ Lacker’s Grill has become a monthly outing with my buddy Rock Chic. Although Carnegies is nothing fancy, it has a relaxed ‘pub’ atmosphere which I enjoy especially on a weeknight after work. Although I must admit, I do have a soft spot for Carnegies as this is where...
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CK’s fish café - great local Fish & Chips in Landsdale

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May 18, 2024
cksfishcafe-myfishchips

One Sunday a few weeks or so ago, we had delicious fish & chips from CK’s fish café (Shop 3A, 127 The Broadview, Landsdale) and although it’s not one of our locals, I thought I would share our experience with anyone that lives in the area. We were dropping our 9 year old cousins home...
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Breakfast at Kings Street Cafe…the Blueberry French toast surprised me!

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May 17, 2024
kingsstcafe-frenchtoast

I’ve been avoiding Kings Street Café for a good year or so, after a bad experience, where my work colleagues were served ‘off’ scrambled eggs (one of which was pregnant). The milk which was used to make the scrambled eggs was ‘off’ making the eggs a bit ‘cheesy’ and ‘sour’…even though we weren’t charged...
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Snow Ice & Crepes using my $1 Icey Ice Scoopon

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May 16, 2024
iceyice-lycheesnowice

I’ve been visiting the new Icey Ice in Plaza Arcade in the Perth city during the week quite a lot recently… My craving for Icey Ice started when I purchased a $1 Scoopon which prompted a visit one Sunny work day For $1 I couldn’t believe I was able to order anything up to...
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Following the Sushi Train at Jaws on Hay Street with my eager chopsticks…

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May 15, 2024
fried prawn - Jaws

I hadn’t been to Jaws in years as I’m not a huge sushi eater but I’ve been twice in the last week! What I love at Jaws is that regardless of how busy it is, the wait is only 5 - 10 minutes and since I went years ago the sushi train has added...
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Bar One - the pannacotta was out of this world but gee it was a pricey lunch!!

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May 7, 2024
chocolate pannacotta @ bar one

So I splurged a bit at lunch yesterday…not at all the intention and a spur of the moment decision! My colleague and I were walking down Hay Street in the city looking for somewhere to have lunch where we had enough space to spread our paperwork…from looking for somewhere that served foccacias, we ended...
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Inglewood Hotel - home to Perth’s best chicken parma!

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May 4, 2024
chickenparmatheinglewoodhotel

burger boy and I have just come home from dinner @ The Inglewood Hotel. I’ve been there for dinner only one other time and from memory I had the Guinness Pie which I don’t remember much about so it mustn’t have been spectacular…however burger boy and all his friends are always raving on about...
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An afternoon out in Mundaring - brings back childhood memories!

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May 1, 2024
steak sandwich & chips @ the Mundaring Hotel

A few days before the Easter break burger boy said “keep Saturday free, I have a surprise for you” - I love surprises and could hardly wait! Saturday morning I was pretty hyped and was still guessing even in the car (note: I have no sense of orientation and always get lost)… Clue # 1...
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Delicious chilli mussels & pizza from Embers in Gooseberry Hills

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May 1, 2024
chilli mussels from Embers, Gooseberry Hill

A couple of weekends ago we headed up to our friends place at Gooseberry Hills for drinks & pizza. burger boy had heard that the food from Embers, a local Italian restaurant was pretty good so we had been looking forward to it all week! All the build up and anticipation was all worth...
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The Versatile Blogger Award - foodie cravings first blog award!

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April 30, 2024

I was both excited and intrigued to receive The Versatile Blogger Award over the Easter break. Being fairly new to the blogging world, I knew blog awards existed but just didn’t know how it all worked. After a bit of pondering and googling, being the curious Gen Y I am, I came to the...
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