Food & Wine

Burger blitz

Evan Hewitt.

IDENTIFYING a niche in the market and going for it has led to the opening of the first WA outlet of gourmet burger outlet Grill’d on the Beaufort Street strip in Mt Lawley. more »

Wine weekend has strings attached

The Australian String Quartet’s director Michael Lishman is looking forward to the concert series.

TWO Perth musicians and their colleagues in the Australian String Quartet have teamed up with Saracen Estate, Vasse Felix and Fraser Gallop Estate to bring WA a three-day Margaret River weekend of music, wine and food on April 16 to 18. more »

Turkish cuisine is new delight

Owner Birtan Erkut.

WHEN Birtan Erkut was seeking inspiration for his new restaurant concept, he did not have to venture far to find it. more »

Heat a threat to our vines, wines

Jason Conti with shiraz pressings.

The vintage season of 2010, which began as planned in early February, is well on its way . more »

WA punching above its weight

ONCE again, and almost predictably, WA wineries with their less than 5 per cent of Australia’s wine crush, won 24 of the 107 gold medals given to table wines at the last month’s Royal Sydney Wine Show. more »

Feast of gourmet dishes on festival menu

FOODIES will be out in force around town during the month of March as part of Eat Drink Perth. more »

Money in the blanc

Importer John Scarff with Old Bridge Cellars owner Gerry Smith.

THERE is a whiff of intrigue and mystery about the Leon Palais Blanc de Blanc NV sparkler, which topped our recent sparkling wine tasting for both price and quality. more »

Steve’s cellar contains world’s best

James Majer with the Enomatic wine-dispensing system. Picture: Will Russell   d326643

THE widest, and to put it into perspective, most extraordinary range of great international wine vintages in WA is in the extensive cellars below the revamped Steve’s Wine Bar-Hotel at the end of Broadway on the Nedlands foreshore. more »

No-fuss approach never dull

FOR too long, cynical Perth dwellers have made a habit of complaining about Perth – words like boring and archaic have repeatedly reared their ugly heads. more »

Add blue-chip wines to cellar port-folio

Constellation Wines Australia Group chief winemaker Paul Lapsley.

A BLUE-chip wine may sound like one that is undervalued, of high quality and with excellent ageing potential. more »

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