AFTER a third year of summertime daylight saving, Western Australians will go to the polls on May 16 for a referendum to decide whether the state adopts the practice for good.
A restaurant that has been around in one form or another for the best part of six decades must be doing something right. Russell Quinn discovers some secrets of The Romany Restaurant's success.
THE crashing of pans and clashing of egos may be the norm in any large kitchen, but one notable Perth eatery has brought the action front and centre as part of its latest makeover.
Vasse Felix, Loose Box recognised TWO local restaurants have tantalised the taste buds of readers of Gourmet Traveller, being named in the top 10 for the magazine's Readers Choice Awards.
WESTERN Australian companies from the design, innovation and culinary industries are making their presence felt at the G'day USA campaign, currently under way in New York, Los Angeles and, for the first time, San Francisco.
INNOVATIVE design means different things to different people - something the owners of The Basement on Broadway (BOB) have taken on board to maximum effect.
IT took three years and a Herculean battle with the Town of East Fremantle, but Ivan Rutherford has finally completed the $2 million refurbishment of The Red Herring restaurant.
THE Vintage Concert, as part of the 2009 Margaret River Wine Region Festival, will be headlined by two of Australia's biggest musical artists at the Leeuwin Estate Amphitheatre on Sunday April 19 2009.
FAMILY owned small business Casa Dairy Products has won the best retail product category at the inaugural Westpac Food and Beverage Industry Awards, organised by the Food Industry Association of WA.
DARKENED windows, limited space, musty odours, a long, crowded bar, and thick shag carpet infused with cigarette ash and stale beer from decades worth of gigs - all treasured memories of one of Perth's favourite live music venues.
AGRICULTURE and Food Minister Terry Redman met Malaysia's Minister for Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Dato Mustapa Mohamed, in Perth last week to discuss expanding the livestock trade.
HE doesn't care for hospitality awards.If you've overstayed your welcome, he's not afraid to usher you out the restaurant's door. He unabashedly admits he's in it for the money, although he does love the industry and concedes the margins are small.
T HE ocean may be a major part of what makes the Perth lifestyle so attractive, but there seems to be a shortage of trendy, high capacity, upmarket hospitality venues using this great asset to complement their business.
BUILDING a business on strong personal relationships has proved a successful formula for the owners of West Perth-based Fiori Coffee, who recently received a national accolade for their coffees.
THE state government has lifted the moratorium on the commercial production of genetically modified cotton in the Ord River Irrigation Area, renewing calls for it to move on the Ord Stage Two project.
