Pilbara prestige,Lantern lights up,a French favourite’s birthday,and there’s a new dog in town

Pilbara prestige,Lantern lights up,a French favourite’s birthday,and there’s a new dog in town

Here’s your weekly guide to what’s on and what’s happening in all things dining,drinking and pleasure in Perth.

  • byRob Broadfield

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Northbridge’s newest bar is quirky,haphazard and totally unique

Northbridge’s newest bar is quirky,haphazard and totally unique

Edward and Ida’s is a very particular project,an unalloyed extension of its owner’s personality and like nothing else in town.

  • byRob Broadfield
The Innovators:Jacquie Chan makes Asian food sexy

The Innovators:Jacquie Chan makes Asian food sexy

She is a restless over-achiever and in the parlance of Seinfeld,a fast talker. She has six Perth venues,which will grow to nine by the end of the year. Chan embraces ‘fusion on steroids’.

  • byRob Broadfield
Why 46 Perth and Northbridge restaurants,hotels and bars are joining forces

Why 46 Perth and Northbridge restaurants,hotels and bars are joining forces

The City of Perth has kicked in $400,000 to host a new food festival which will see bespoke dining events and a raft of special offers at restaurants and bars.

  • byRob Broadfield
Bring the bourbon:Perth’s best American-style barbecue haunts revealed

Bring the bourbon:Perth’s best American-style barbecue haunts revealed

Ribs Lane might be the newest entry into the small handful of American barbecue restaurants in Perth,but we were early adopters here in Perth.

  • byRob Broadfield
It boasts the ‘Ferrari of pizza ovens’,but this Dalkeith bar won’t just be for the upper crust

It boasts the ‘Ferrari of pizza ovens’,but this Dalkeith bar won’t just be for the upper crust

A Mediterranean restaurant and bar boasting a $2 million fit-out is set to open in August. The man behind it – wine producer Murray McHenry – said it will look posh,“but we’re not doing silver service”.

  • byRob Broadfield
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Behind the doors at Perth’s private members’ clubs

Behind the doors at Perth’s private members’ clubs

The Lawson Flats Club is a new look for private members’ clubs which,in part,takes its cue from the Soho House portfolio of posh egalitarian clubs across the world.

  • byRob Broadfield
It’s a dog’s life:Perth’s canine-friendly cafes feeding your furry friends

It’s a dog’s life:Perth’s canine-friendly cafes feeding your furry friends

Want to step up your pooch’s lifestyle and take them to Sunday lunch? How about a puppy parmi or a bark-uterie plate?

  • byRob Broadfield
Breath of the wok:Where to find Perth’s top 10 Chinese restaurants

Breath of the wok:Where to find Perth’s top 10 Chinese restaurants

Rob Broadfield on Perth’s best Chinese food,from the bare-bones to the utterly luxe,and why you should never go with a place advertising itself “authentic”.

  • byRob Broadfield
George Kailis takes over one of Cottesloe’s iconic beachside restaurants
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George Kailis takes over one of Cottesloe’s iconic beachside restaurants

The new restaurant will employ a dedicated nutritionist to work with the chef when creating menus.

  • byRob Broadfield
Molto bene:Perth’s top 10 ‘nuovo’ Italian restaurants to get your pasta fix

Molto bene:Perth’s top 10 ‘nuovo’ Italian restaurants to get your pasta fix

Mushy pasta and cook-by-numbers sauces are gone. In their place,proper al dente pasta,clean and calibrated flavours and well-cooked grills are the order of the day.

  • byRob Broadfield