May 18, 2012

Feral Brewing has been named the Champion Large Australian Brewery at the 2012 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) in Melbourne. The brewery was also awarded for the Best Scotch & Barley Wine and received gold for the Best International Pale Ale third year in a row. Nail Brewing Australia, who are also based in WA, won gold for their 2011 Clout...

May 10, 2012

Australia’s Fair Trade Fortnight 2012 celebration has kicked off again and will commence till the 20th this month. This year’s event is themed Every Choice Matters. In conjunction with the Fair Trade Fortnight 2012, The Students in Free Enterprise of UWA, Oxfam Australia WA State Committee, and the WA Fair Trade Collective, have all join forces to in...

Apr 20, 2012

Things are heating up in our coffee competition. Since January this year, Menu Magazine has been asking fans where their favourite coffee place is. Nearly two thousand votes and letters have come in. Some of the places, we have never heard of before so we have gone in and had a try. As of April 20th, the top 10 are: Kahawa Cafe Benesse Espresso Bar Vanilla...

Apr 20, 2012

Burswood is keeping the ANZAC spirit alive, donating part-proceeds from the Aussie game of Two-up to the RSL WA Branch on ANZAC Day, as part of a long running tradition. This quintessential Australian game runs at the Casino all year round, and Burswood has supported the RSL on ANZAC Day since the Complex opened, making the 26-year relationship Burswood’s...

Apr 19, 2012

19 – 25 April For a great line-up of events throughout the week, check out The Inglewood hotel. Oysters and Wine On tonight, is the oysters shucking and wine event. Come down to the hotel and pamper yourself to freshly shucked oysters accompanied by Robert Oatley’s new Signature Range wines. The event starts at 6:30pm. Brisbane Roar vs. Perth...

Apr 18, 2012

Jean Pierre Sancho has been awarded the highly sought after title of Australia’s Favourite Bakery in the annual I Love Food Awards. Over 134,000 votes were cast by hungry Australians, and it is a huge accomplishment to win in any of the 27 categories. Well done to those involved, you have made the State proud! Jean Pierre Sancho was established in 1904,...

Apr 11, 2012

Consumer support for farmer direct produce is growing rapidly in WA, but how can ethically minded consumers show their support for producers of goods not grown here on our doorstep? One group of Colombian Coffee farmers have found a way. Mauricio Velasquez is the Australian Representative of Asprounion, a Fairtrade, certified co-operative responsible for the new...

Apr 11, 2012

Inspired by a city void of a sausage shop & wanting to create something ‘new & different’, the genius behind Jus Burgers introduces to you Snags & Sons: purveyors of fine  sausages, salads & small goods. It’s a celebration of what’s great about our lifestyle here in Perth; multi cultural food coming together in a cosy atmosphere whilst...

Apr 5, 2012

Not sure why but I keep bumping into past and present politicians lately. I met up with Elizabeth Constable at the Japan Tourism sundowner a month ago, Dr Kim Hames at a Cystic Fibrosis function and it was only a week ago that I found myself having a beer with Richard Court at the Sail & Anchor. So when I was invited to a function for the Crawley Branch of...

Mar 30, 2012

3 April Queensland coffee entrepreneur Phillip Di Bella will visit Perth next month to officially introduce Di Bella Coffee to the West Australian market, and present an exclusive master class event. Di Bella Coffee is Australia’s largest specialty coffee company and recently took the plunge and introduced its coffee to WA six months ago. Phillip Di Bella,...