Stewart Van Raalte

Prawns to die for

Prawns to die for

By Stewart Van Raalte

IT IS a sad reflection that some of the finest seafood in the world, caught off the fabulous Western Australian coast, is consistently overcooked in restaurants. Our lovely prawns are a prime example, and seem to suffer this fate more often than any o...

15 Aug 2000
Mamma’s chicken magic

Mamma’s chicken magic

By Stewart Van Raalte

MOST restaurants, be they glamour dining rooms or more humble eateries, boast a signature dish.In the case of Mamma Maria’s on the corner of Lake and Aberdeen streets, it is a grilled chicken ($18.90).Many have attempted to imitate this succulent...

15 Aug 2000
tasting notes

tasting notes

By Stewart Van Raalte

IF LIKE me you are a regular restaurant person, you will have noticed the steady climb of wine prices and I believe that this Everest-like rise remains far from the summit.So, if paying such prices you must ensure you demand your rights as a patron....

15 Aug 2000
Romany welcome

Romany welcome

By Stewart Van Raalte

EVERYTHING changes, I constantly tell my staff. That is, until I lunched at the Romany Restaurant and was proved wrong.I reflected on this 60 year old Northbridge time warp come Italia-Australian eatery and had to change my philosophy.The Romany, ...

08 Aug 2000
In praise of shiraz

In praise of shiraz

By Stewart Van Raalte

PETER Lehmann placed his tongue firmly in his cheek to maintain that, when god created shiraz, it was with the Barossa Valley in mind.The god in question would have to be Allah because shiraz vines were brought to France from Persia by the Crusaders...

08 Aug 2000
Morsels

Morsels

By Stewart Van Raalte

FRASERS Restaurant received the award for Most Popular Hall of Fame Restau-rant for 2000 in the recent American Express National Restaurant Awards. To enter the Hall of Fame, Frasers won American Express Restaurant Awards in three consecutive years....

08 Aug 2000
tasting notes

tasting notes

By Stewart Van Raalte

NEW people are breathing new life into our city’s doorstep wine region.Thirty minutes from Perth a revitalised Swan Valley awaits a city population still slow to realise the goodies offered by a short drive.Once recognised as our major wine produc...

08 Aug 2000
Steve’s new view

Steve’s new view

By Stewart Van Raalte

Locals hardly recognise their surroundings as Steve’s these day because owner Murray McHenry has given the old Nedlands pub a serious makeover.

01 Aug 2000

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