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A genteel afternoon

High tea. A name that evokes strong memories of a gentler, more leisurely, stately pace of life. Be it real or imagined: ideas gleaned from books, period films or real life experience; the phrase conjours images of lush green summers, sitting on the terrace, in the formal garden with wide brimmed straw hats, nibbling dainty [...]

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Midweek brekky @ Cantina 663

Taking the opportunity of having the car for the day and a sizeable slice of time before running errands, I headed down to Cantina 663 for a spot of breakfast and some much needed pulse-racing inducing coffee. I’ve been to Cantina once before for coffee. The superbly made caffeine concotions and menu suitably piqued my [...]

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Barista jam pictures

Driving along in unfamiliar teritory, in the dark, trying to find 145 Stirling Highway was not an easy task. And one that was complicated by occasional driving rain and trecherous road conditions. After driving past it twice with turns down blind side streets, I did finally arrive the desired destination. In one piece. The barista [...]

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Satsuki, Subiaco: A belated birthday dinner

Having your birthday fall on a Monday, in a word, sucks. First, the weekend has just passed, almost everyone has gone back to work and probably not up to celebrating. You’re probably still hungover from a huge weekend of excess. Second, and more importantly, all the nice restaurants where you want to celebrate is shut. [...]

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An obsession

I think I may have a problem, a slight obsession if you will. Ever since coming across Olio Bello’s parmesan infused oilve oil on a visit to their outlet in Margaret River over the Easter long weekend, I’ve been looking for more ways consume it in a variety of dishes. There is something quite irresistable [...]

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Sweet, sweet slices

On a hot, sunny day, there is nothing quite as thirst-quenching or refreshing as chilled watermelon. I remember as a child, gleefully tucking into the ruby red cubes that mum had painstakingly cut, careful to remove the rind and any seeds embedded in the flesh. Even now, having dispensed with the niceties of cubing the [...]

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Reaching out