Julie-anne Sprague noticed something was missing as she strolled along King Street this week ... a trendy favourite is no more.
Julie-anne Sprague noticed something was missing as she strolled along King Street this week ... a trendy favourite is no more.
KING Street’s Mezzonine has closed its doors. It’s understood the owners of the popular cafe restaurant were locked out last Friday. An email from owner Jim Stephen to customers stated: “It is with great sadness and a huge sense of dreams unfulfilled that I must inform you that Mezzonine ceased trading on Friday 18th of January at 10am. Lynda Quinn and I thank you sincerely for your support.”
Stay tuned.
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The next month or so will be a busy time for for Don Hancey. Gusto has heard of three separate events linked to this celebrity chef. The most notable, however, is the organisation of a regular farmers’ market, which provides consumers direct access to growers and processors of food in the South West. The markets have been set up by the Margaret River Regional Producers’ Associations (of which Mr Hancey is a member) and therefore are available to its 120 members.
“We have so many terrific foods and beverages here in the South West that they deserve to be consumed when they’re at their best,” Don says. “The markets encourage farmers and speciality producers to get straight to their customers and find niche markets. They also help small operators who are just starting out.”
The first market will be held on Sunday February 3 at the old hospital site in the Margaret River township. Don will be at Margaret River’s Howard Park winery this weekend. He will be preparing lobster – a lot of it. We’re told there will be lobster rolls, lobster bisque in shooter glasses, and whole lobster to go. These treats will be accompanied by Howard Park’s range of chardonnay.
And where else will Don be? He’ll head to Gingin for the Olive Festival at the beginning of March.
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Many people have time for lunch, just not a whole lot of it. That said the Sheraton is on the pulse of the business community and is offering The 30-Minute Lunch, where you can eat a decent size meal for less than $20.
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Swapping Miss Maud’s Fremantle kitchen for the US submarine the USS Portsmouth was the sacrifice Miss Maud’s head chef William Reedy has made this week. As part of the Catering Institute’s chef exchange program he has traded aprons with US navy chef Joshum Bartley. William will be giving the US sailors some Swedish delights of the culinary kind. He will be cooking up a traditional Swedish potato and anchovy dish as well as the Freo classic, fish and chips. Joshum is the equivalent of a head chef, although the US navy terms him a “mess specialist”. Perhaps it is the Fremantle kitchen that got the raw deal? The USS Portsmouth will be docked at Fremantle until Sunday.
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Classes to help you impress your friends at the next dinner function begin on February 4. The Wine Education Centre has a range of different courses designed for the novice or scholar. All course information can be found at www.winewa.asn.au
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The Brown Brothers wine and food festival takes place at Cottesloe Civic Centre on Sunday March 17. Chefs will prepare meals such as honey duck confit, smoked lamb hock and braised white rock veal to accompany the wine. Tickets are $55, which includes three dishes, wine and a Brown Brothers glass. If you want more food, additional food vouchers are available. Make sure you purchase tickets prior to March 8 because no tickets will be on sale on the day.
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While C Restaurant exudes style and sophistication, Gusto has learned that this does not always come at great expense. The secret is out – C does a $25 business lunch comprising a glass of wine and either a whole crayfish or chargrilled beef fillet with salad and the all-important glass of wine. These dishes are available on the business lunch menu until February 1.
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Milloncino’s Mario Chiametti has designed a new summer menu that will start in the first week in February. It will feature seafood salad, potato gnocchi with genovese pesto sauce, and roasted veal loin with black olives tapenade, plus many more summer treats.
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While you may not be able to compete with Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els or Nick Faldo on the greens, you may have a chance at the bar. As part of the Perth International Arts Festival, golfers in Perth for the Johnnie Walker Classic will be serving drinks at the Johnnie Walker Watershed (PIAF’s music festival site). The Johnnie Walker Golfer Behind the Bar Night is on tonight and is open to the general public from 8pm. The golfing pros will serve the scotch whisky until 9pm.
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If you’re taking your picnic rug to the skyshow you may want to know about reserved parking available from the Rotary Club of Matilda Bay. For $15 you have a reserved spot at Dumas House in Havelock Street, West Perth. Sure beats circling the city or parking in Joondalup.
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The Margaret River Chamber Music Classic will take place at the auditorium at the Vasse Felix winery on February 9 and 10. The best of the classical world will be celebrated at this Perth International Arts Festival event. The auditorium only seats 220 people, so the word is to get your tickets now.
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Amberley Estate is hosting a semillon and seafood weekend on February 2 and 3. Recently-married head chef Rebecca Gorta (formerly Mills) will be cooking up the ocean’s finest catch to accompany Amberley’s semillon.
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And the winners are ... The Restaurant and Catering Institute held its night of nights at Burswood on Sunday to celebrate the awards, which were announced last November.
2001 R&CIA Awards for Excellence
Fine Dining (City or Metropolitan): Jackson’s Restaurant.
Informal Dining (City or Metropolitan): Frasers Restaurant.
Fine Dining (Country): Newtown House Restaurant, Vasse.
Informal Dining (Country): Cosenzas Seafood Restaurant, Bunbury.
Cafe: Mille Cafe.
Family Restaurant: Miss Maud’s, Fremantle.
Tourist Restaurant: The Red Herring.
Restaurants in 4 & 5 Star Hotels: Windows Restaurant, Burswood Resort Hotel.
Restaurants in Hotels or Taverns: Subiaco Hotel.
Restaurants in a Winery: Darlington Winery Restaurant.
Speciality Restaurant: Mead’s Mosman Bay.
BYO Restaurant: Peppermill Restaurant.
Themed Restaurant: Hogs Breath Cafe, Joondalup.
Restaurants Specialising in Ethnic Food: Julios.
New Restaurant: Savoia.
Most Improved Restaurant: Darlington Winery Restaurant.
Most Popular Restaurant by Public Vote: Simon’s Seafood Restaurant.
Outstanding Restaurant of the Year (The Harry Ferrante Trophy): Jackson’s Restaurant.
Outstanding Informal Dining Restaurant of the Year (The John & Toni Tate Award): The Red Herring.
2001 AON Risk Services/R&CIA Aawrds for Excellence in Catering
Function/Convention Centre Catering: Altitude 9.
Venue Catering: His Majesty’s Theatre & Perth Concert Hall.
Event Catering: Perth Cup Tentland, WATC.
Site Catering: Minesite Catering.
Industrial/Institutional Catering: Norwest Catering.
Off-Site Full Service Catering: Big Belly Bus Caterers.
Off-Site Food Only Catering: Grinners Buffet Catering.
Catering Consultant of the Year: Lorraine Young, WATC.
Funtion Chef of the Year: Mark Attard, Leonies Catering Service.
The National Liquor Company Suntory Cocktail Barperson of the Year
Denise Richardson.
KING Street’s Mezzonine has closed its doors. It’s understood the owners of the popular cafe restaurant were locked out last Friday. An email from owner Jim Stephen to customers stated: “It is with great sadness and a huge sense of dreams unfulfilled that I must inform you that Mezzonine ceased trading on Friday 18th of January at 10am. Lynda Quinn and I thank you sincerely for your support.”
Stay tuned.
n n n
The next month or so will be a busy time for for Don Hancey. Gusto has heard of three separate events linked to this celebrity chef. The most notable, however, is the organisation of a regular farmers’ market, which provides consumers direct access to growers and processors of food in the South West. The markets have been set up by the Margaret River Regional Producers’ Associations (of which Mr Hancey is a member) and therefore are available to its 120 members.
“We have so many terrific foods and beverages here in the South West that they deserve to be consumed when they’re at their best,” Don says. “The markets encourage farmers and speciality producers to get straight to their customers and find niche markets. They also help small operators who are just starting out.”
The first market will be held on Sunday February 3 at the old hospital site in the Margaret River township. Don will be at Margaret River’s Howard Park winery this weekend. He will be preparing lobster – a lot of it. We’re told there will be lobster rolls, lobster bisque in shooter glasses, and whole lobster to go. These treats will be accompanied by Howard Park’s range of chardonnay.
And where else will Don be? He’ll head to Gingin for the Olive Festival at the beginning of March.
n n n
Many people have time for lunch, just not a whole lot of it. That said the Sheraton is on the pulse of the business community and is offering The 30-Minute Lunch, where you can eat a decent size meal for less than $20.
n n n
Swapping Miss Maud’s Fremantle kitchen for the US submarine the USS Portsmouth was the sacrifice Miss Maud’s head chef William Reedy has made this week. As part of the Catering Institute’s chef exchange program he has traded aprons with US navy chef Joshum Bartley. William will be giving the US sailors some Swedish delights of the culinary kind. He will be cooking up a traditional Swedish potato and anchovy dish as well as the Freo classic, fish and chips. Joshum is the equivalent of a head chef, although the US navy terms him a “mess specialist”. Perhaps it is the Fremantle kitchen that got the raw deal? The USS Portsmouth will be docked at Fremantle until Sunday.
n n n
Classes to help you impress your friends at the next dinner function begin on February 4. The Wine Education Centre has a range of different courses designed for the novice or scholar. All course information can be found at www.winewa.asn.au
n n n
The Brown Brothers wine and food festival takes place at Cottesloe Civic Centre on Sunday March 17. Chefs will prepare meals such as honey duck confit, smoked lamb hock and braised white rock veal to accompany the wine. Tickets are $55, which includes three dishes, wine and a Brown Brothers glass. If you want more food, additional food vouchers are available. Make sure you purchase tickets prior to March 8 because no tickets will be on sale on the day.
n n n
While C Restaurant exudes style and sophistication, Gusto has learned that this does not always come at great expense. The secret is out – C does a $25 business lunch comprising a glass of wine and either a whole crayfish or chargrilled beef fillet with salad and the all-important glass of wine. These dishes are available on the business lunch menu until February 1.
n n n
Milloncino’s Mario Chiametti has designed a new summer menu that will start in the first week in February. It will feature seafood salad, potato gnocchi with genovese pesto sauce, and roasted veal loin with black olives tapenade, plus many more summer treats.
n n n
While you may not be able to compete with Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els or Nick Faldo on the greens, you may have a chance at the bar. As part of the Perth International Arts Festival, golfers in Perth for the Johnnie Walker Classic will be serving drinks at the Johnnie Walker Watershed (PIAF’s music festival site). The Johnnie Walker Golfer Behind the Bar Night is on tonight and is open to the general public from 8pm. The golfing pros will serve the scotch whisky until 9pm.
n n n
If you’re taking your picnic rug to the skyshow you may want to know about reserved parking available from the Rotary Club of Matilda Bay. For $15 you have a reserved spot at Dumas House in Havelock Street, West Perth. Sure beats circling the city or parking in Joondalup.
n n n
The Margaret River Chamber Music Classic will take place at the auditorium at the Vasse Felix winery on February 9 and 10. The best of the classical world will be celebrated at this Perth International Arts Festival event. The auditorium only seats 220 people, so the word is to get your tickets now.
n n n
Amberley Estate is hosting a semillon and seafood weekend on February 2 and 3. Recently-married head chef Rebecca Gorta (formerly Mills) will be cooking up the ocean’s finest catch to accompany Amberley’s semillon.
n n n
And the winners are ... The Restaurant and Catering Institute held its night of nights at Burswood on Sunday to celebrate the awards, which were announced last November.
2001 R&CIA Awards for Excellence
Fine Dining (City or Metropolitan): Jackson’s Restaurant.
Informal Dining (City or Metropolitan): Frasers Restaurant.
Fine Dining (Country): Newtown House Restaurant, Vasse.
Informal Dining (Country): Cosenzas Seafood Restaurant, Bunbury.
Cafe: Mille Cafe.
Family Restaurant: Miss Maud’s, Fremantle.
Tourist Restaurant: The Red Herring.
Restaurants in 4 & 5 Star Hotels: Windows Restaurant, Burswood Resort Hotel.
Restaurants in Hotels or Taverns: Subiaco Hotel.
Restaurants in a Winery: Darlington Winery Restaurant.
Speciality Restaurant: Mead’s Mosman Bay.
BYO Restaurant: Peppermill Restaurant.
Themed Restaurant: Hogs Breath Cafe, Joondalup.
Restaurants Specialising in Ethnic Food: Julios.
New Restaurant: Savoia.
Most Improved Restaurant: Darlington Winery Restaurant.
Most Popular Restaurant by Public Vote: Simon’s Seafood Restaurant.
Outstanding Restaurant of the Year (The Harry Ferrante Trophy): Jackson’s Restaurant.
Outstanding Informal Dining Restaurant of the Year (The John & Toni Tate Award): The Red Herring.
2001 AON Risk Services/R&CIA Aawrds for Excellence in Catering
Function/Convention Centre Catering: Altitude 9.
Venue Catering: His Majesty’s Theatre & Perth Concert Hall.
Event Catering: Perth Cup Tentland, WATC.
Site Catering: Minesite Catering.
Industrial/Institutional Catering: Norwest Catering.
Off-Site Full Service Catering: Big Belly Bus Caterers.
Off-Site Food Only Catering: Grinners Buffet Catering.
Catering Consultant of the Year: Lorraine Young, WATC.
Funtion Chef of the Year: Mark Attard, Leonies Catering Service.
The National Liquor Company Suntory Cocktail Barperson of the Year
Denise Richardson.
