New to Fringe 2022
Fringe 2022 opened on the weekend and some of you may have made it to Fringe Sunday Funday last weekend. 3,000 sqm of pink astro turf running down Northbridge, with…
Browsing: Hidden Spaces
City Farm Cafe, East Perth
When is a cafe not just a cafe? When it’s a farm, an education centre, a wedding venue and a cafe. That’s the City Farm in East Perth. Go for…
Review: Sassy’s On The Swan now called Rubra On The Swan
Recently I’ve taken up cycling and one of my go to places each day is Sassy’s on the Swan, now called Rubra On The Swan. Usually I drop in for…
Review: Drift Kitchen
I believe it’s not fair to review a café when it’s only been open for two weeks, however I would like to give an early shout out to Drift Kitchen in…
Review: Chapas Kitchen and Bar
Chapas Restaurant, tucked away in Mount Lawley is listed as a ‘casual dining’ restaurant. While that may be the case the thought put into the interior design has clearly been anything…
Wassup Dog food bliss
The other day I was late for lunch, nothing unusual about that but what was unusual was finding a specialist café that focused on meat dishes also providing a brilliant vegetarian…
What to see before the Winter Arts Festival ends
Rain, thunder, lightning, okay so winter is definitely here. If you haven’t made it out the door to an event yet here are a few you should definitely consider before…
Make no presumptions at Livingstone’s Urban Jungle
While I was researching the Learn In Perth article for the City of Perth, I stumbled across a new café opposite the Perth Art Gallery. Anyone who remembers the little…
New piazza near Mary Street Café
Ever since I tried the peanut butter donut from Mary Street Café at Taste Perth, I promised I’d get to the cafe one day. I finally made it last week…
Review Food: Grantham Street Cafe
Perth café scene is certainly taking off, so much so that I now find myself heading out to one café only to be side-tracked by another. This was the case…
Review: Surprises at 150 East restaurant
I must admit that when pondering somewhere to go for a special lunch I rarely think about restaurants attached to hotels. Last week my dinner companions suggested 150 East, which…
Perth Street Art (Public 2015) Work In Progress #1Hosae
In last years post about the Public 2014 street art festival I pondered … ‘could we lucky enough to have a repeat performance next year’ (see post here). Well we…
Been called a Show Pony? Just what does it take to be a Show Pony?
Ever been called a ‘Show Pony’? Just what does it take to be a show pony? Last week the Gypsy Circus packed up their tents and left Langley Park. While they were in…
Street Art helps Perth stand taller and encourages community engagement (Public Perth 2014)
It’s not often you get to be on the ground when a city ramps up another notch. I was incredibly lucky to be in Perth when 45 urban, visual, and…
Hidden Spaces #4: How small can a cafe be? (Crib Lane)
Can a café be too small? This was what I was pondering after spying a sign for Crib Lane. A wonderful café hidden away in a skinny laneway.Crib Lane ©…
Hidden Spaces # 7: The wonderous world of Leon Pericles
From memory I saw my first Leon Pericles piece when I was at school and immediately launched into my own pitiful attempt at replicating his collage effect. Thankfully the piece…
Right up your alley (Community Art Subiaco)
Any right-minded person wouldn’t normally wander off down a dark alleyway, but that’s exactly what the Mayor of Subiaco, Heather Henderson, asked us to do last week. At first I pondered…
Hidden Spaces #1 (Robert Juniper)
Before talking about the Perth Fashion Festival designers there are a few other things to let you know about.Having lived with an artist for several years, I’m immensely aware of…
