Most innovative?? WTF are they smoking.

There's a 'shop leased' sign on the old Herdsman at 140 store, same with the tenancy on the corner of Wellington and William.

I think that with all the work on William Street done and with the ongoing works on Wellington Street forcing pedestrians (and cars to some extent) to the south side of the street, both those locations should get a lot of foot traffic now. Whether it translates into sales (and profits) depends on just who is taking those tenancies.

To the NBA fans on this forum.

I am running a fundraiser for my basketball social club and we have authentic NBA jerseys for sale from $65. Pretty much all the star players from all teams, including some old school cats and retros.

if there is any player you want, lemme know and I will check availability :-)

We are placing a bulk order on Monday next week.

Gav, PM me the list bitch!! :)

To the NBA fans on this forum.

I am running a fundraiser for my basketball social club and we have authentic NBA jerseys for sale from $65. Pretty much all the star players from all teams, including some old school cats and retros.

if there is any player you want, lemme know and I will check availability :-)

We are placing a bulk order on Monday next week.

PM me list.

Also an old school Kemp Sonics jersey would very much interest me.

Gav, PM me the list bitch!! :)

i dont have a list, but pretty much any current starting player from any team.

which teams do you like I will check which players they have.

only a list of the retro jerseys:

shaq and penny orlando magic
barkley phx suns
Isiah Thomas and Rodman Pistons
jordan, Pippen and Rodman Bulls
Wilkins and Webb hawks
Bird Celtics
Olajuwan Rockets
Magic, Wilt and Vlade Divac Lakers
Dr J and Iverson (in numerous styles) Philly
Ewing Knicks
Kemp Sonics
Stockton Jazz
Carter Raptors

PM me list.

Also an old school Kemp Sonics jersey would very much interest me.

Gav, PM me the list bitch!! :)

if you happen to select one that is unusual, i wont let anyone else select it. so you can keep up the mystic of "man where u get that from"

:)

You got any more details (brand etc.) and any pics?

Has anyone checked out Hype DC yet? They have opened up under General Pants Co. Haven't been in, but from memory visiting their stores over east they stock some decent shoes.

I haven't been in but the fit out looks pretty sweet (photo from FB)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/468979_472919256053591_1538220769_o.jpg

I'm sure I went in one of them in Melbourne!!
I seen it the other week in the city, thought it was new but didn't go down there
I shall next time :)

Hype DC is ok. they have a lot of smart casual shoes and a couple of ok sneakers... but for real sneakerheads its a pretty disappoint store!

friendly staff.

It looks like my kinda store, just looked on the website
They have some very nice shoes

it looks like tha type of store that would whack on $167.24 on top of what you'd pay anywhere else to recoup tha cost of tha store's $3b fit-out...

Yup. Well overpriced. Import your sneakers instead.

What's a good shoe site? For Lacoste ?
I want these
http://www.hypedc.com/arona-13-dark-brown.html

It is expensive, maybe overpriced even.

But for those of you who like to try on the shoes, go in the store for good service, etc, hype dc is very good.

The ones that I want are $128, on the UK Lacoste website they are $138
Though on Hype they are on special down from $158

The ones that I want are $128, on the UK Lacoste website they are $138
Though on Hype they are on special down from $158

tell them that in the store. just cos thats the sticker price doesn't mean thats the price u need to pay.. would you ask for a better price on a TV or a car?

Do it, you might be surprised :)

as my grandma always said "a closed mouth never gets fed..." :lol:

Hype was really fucking disappointing in terms of range. On the flipside, HAL maintain superiority. Hooray for HAL!

I find chatting to the person in the store for a few minutes almost always gets me a better price on stuff like shoes, even if I don't ask for one

usually ends up costing me about the same as buying off the internet when you account for things like postage etc

Hype was really fucking disappointing in terms of range. On the flipside, HAL maintain superiority. Hooray for HAL!

like :okay:

this guy knows whats up!!

HAL are good. for Nikes and stuff

But my shoes are Lacoste and Fred Perry
all shoes like that

Can't you get Fred Perry direct from the site? Wait until their sales. I got some Fred Perry shoes for £20.

Lacoste is a ripoff, has been in every county I've been to.

Just had soto ayam at Sweet Java. Best soup ever!!

Kitsch has changed hands. Lawless sold it before opening his new place Wee.

Zekka is closing on the 24th.

Can't you get Fred Perry direct from the site? Wait until their sales. I got some Fred Perry shoes for £20.

Lacoste is a ripoff, has been in every county I've been to.

I've been buying my Fred Perry shoes from ASOS
Only thought on looking on the Fred Perry website two days ago, ha

Here is a good defense of small bars by Dom Knight.

http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/in-defence-of-small-bars-20120718-22a7x.html

Far too much commonsense in that article.

Been talked about before , but Jamie Oliver is confirmed to be opening his new store in 140 williams.

JAMIE Oliver has chosen Perth to open his second Italian restaurant in Australia.

After months of speculation, the king of "pukka tucker" has confirmed he will open Jamie's Italian at 140, on William St, early next year.

The star who branded himself "The Naked Chef" will join the food revolution sweeping the city when he opens the local version of his popular Sydney diner.

"Australia has always been close to my heart since I first visited around a decade ago and I had a brilliant time when I was there earlier this year for the launch of Jamie's Italian Sydney," Oliver said.

"I get a lot of wonderful tweets from Australians who have eaten at Jamie's Italian restaurants in the UK, and now Sydney.

"We've wanted to open in Perth for a while and now we've found the perfect location on William Street, right in the heart of the city."

The restaurant will serve up fresh pasta daily, along with Oliver's signature planks of antipasto.

He said the restaurant would have a strong focus on authentic Italian food.

The celebrity chef has put out a casting call for 100 new staff to work at the Perth and Sydney restaurants.

A spokeswoman for Cbus Property, the developer of 140, said the upmarket restaurant would be the first of many to take up leases at the development in the coming year.

"Jamie's Italian will be the cornerstone of the new 140, forming part of an overall plan to transform the existing retail areas into a dynamic and vibrant urban eating environment," she said.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/perth-confidential/jamie-oliver-to-bring-pasta-and-italian-fare-to-140-on-william-st/story-e6frg30l-1226453344551

http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/perth-confidential/jamie-oliver-to-bring-pasta-and-italian-fare-to-140-on-william-st/story-e6frg30l-1226453344551

It was overpriced for what it was in London, but I suppose in Perth that means that it will be competitive with the rest of the options around town. Overall, definitely a great step for 140 and it will be a big drawcard for sure.

I ate at two different ones and I felt both were a good experience. Not high end food, but good portions & wines, solid service and always full so plenty of atmosphere.

Will no doubt make a killing off the celeb factor.

Oh for sure. Not the best Italian in the world, but as far as chains go it's more than adequate and, in my opinion, what a chain should be - not the best, but decent and consistent.

With Celebration Place or what ever its going to be called (hopefully not Prince Charles Square) and the whole CL its in a great location.

Just checked Jamie's website and it says 'The Mitchell Building' so where the Herdsman was. Nice spot. Let's hope this is just the beginning for 140.

Possitive move. Will be good now the William St road works have finished.

Smart move. The Mitchell Building already has a full kitchen installed I think.

It was weird seeing William street fully open, it looks good :)

This is the Sydney Jamies Italian. Hopefully we get something as high quality.

http://architectureau.com/articles/jamies-italian/#img=0

Jamies italian is one of my favourite restaurants here. Fairly basic food but quite well done and reasonably priced for what it is.

I've heard mix reviews for the Sydney one .. friends say the food it's okay but nothing to write home about. Or more importantly not worth queuing for, as will probably be the case because they do not take bookings for tables less than 6.

This is the food menu ..
http://www.jamieoliver.com/au/italian/pdf/sydney-italian-2012-menu.pdf

$15-26 pasta. mid-high $20s for most of the mains.

Jamies italian is one of my favourite restaurants here. Fairly basic food but quite well done and reasonably priced for what it is.

I really enjoyed going to the Dubai one with you - i think they willl do really well here. The CBD seems to have a lot of really expensive restaurants plus lots of food courts and not much in between.

i hope jamie comes to perth to open it... i want him to "shut down" tha entire cbd... paralysis! i want single mum's wid dawtahs in prams spilling onto william street and causing traffic chaos! traffic chaos banking up all tha way down to south perth!

i hope jamie comes to perth to open it... i want him to "shut down" tha entire cbd... paralysis! i want single mum's wid dawtahs in prams spilling onto william street and causing traffic chaos! traffic chaos banking up all tha way down to south perth!

So specific!! :lol:

Finally tried Salsas today. Had the chicken burrito. I was expecting it to be ordinary but my god it was beyond bad! There was nothing remotely Mexican or Tex Mex about it, it was sweet, the rice was overcooked, the ingredients stale and the tortilla exceptionally doughy. Just awful. It was consistently busy, and how that is so, and how it keeps expanding is truly beyond me.

that reminds me, have i mentioned casa mexicana on lake st?

only mexican joint in perth actually owned by mexicans, one is quite an accomplished chef too who used to work in kitchen at amuse and star anise as well as FOH at la cholita

only been once for a quick snack but it was pretty good. worth checking out

Acc - you reminded me, I tried Zambrero's in ML before I left - holy shit, that's the worst meal I've had in a long time. I give em six months.

Sank - good news, are they targeting similar markets to La Chol and the other one?

Zambreros:

"Corn salsa" = bits of corn.

"Tomato salsa" = bits of tomato.

True story.

prob targeting a less hipster crowd to be honest. very simple fitout, it is in those 2 shops near re store that h ave been empty for 5 or 6 years.

theyve also imported a fairly big tortilla press from mexico and plan to retail as well as wholesale fresh tortillas

pretty good idea imo, margins should be pretty good for what is essentially flour and water or masa and water

worst thing about zambrero is how much different shit they put in, reminds me of pizzas youd have in high school when you had the munchies

beans, meat, corn salsa, onions, tomato salsa, cheese, sour cream, avocado, sauce

prob targeting a less hipster crowd to be honest.

That's a good thing!

The other one being El Publico?

Sanj - isn't the Flying Taco owned/run by a Mexican bloke?

nope

whitey american woman with a love of mexican food, anna

yeah el publico and la cholita

Zambrero is CONSISTENTLY SHITE

Salsas ranges from VILE to AVERAGE depending on where you get it from. I've had a half decent chicken burrito in Morley/Chatswood but a disgusting one at Carillon.

Someone recommended Guzman y Gomez (pork) which I haven't tried yet. She's from LA so I'm assuming she knows a little bit about mexican.... or may be not.

if anyone is ever at tha old midland junction... i highly recommend that fish & chips shop... omg. i haven't been excited in fish & chips for ages... it's restored my belief that perth is king for fish and chips... no skimping! crispy crispy chips! massive single portions! opened mon-fri 4.30-7.30/8pm...

i had tha seafood basket - massive fish, 6 squid rings, 2 prawns, 2 giant plump mussels (sickly massive, no doubt resembled eating out something else. yuck)...

owned by japanese guy... he looks jap. :p

I've been told about Guzman y Gomez too. Are they open in Perth yet?

I've only been a couple of times, but I for a fast food type place I was pretty happy with Mad Mex. Plenty of choices, could be a little more generous with fillings.

Website says no.

I must admit, Mad Mex was like the top street vendor in Mexico City compared to Salsas.

Just checked. There was a DA last week for Guzman E Gomez at 87 James Street, Northbridge.

I've always thought the Salsa's in Morley is okay, though I'm more a fan of the seasoning they use on the chips than anything.

It's decent food court food.

Perhaps the quality varies by outlet (as Samboy suggested). The one I had was seriously bad. I could feel it sitting uncomfortably in my stomach for hours. So "gluggy".

Zambreros:

"Corn salsa" = bits of corn.

"Tomato salsa" = bits of tomato.

True story.

I almost ate there yesterday when in Mt Lawley... Lucky i didnt aye!!?

had jus burgers in NB instead... which was also kinda disappointing!!

Flipside should be open in NB soon, another burger option! In the next couple of weeks I think, as well as Mechanics Institute.

Has anyone tried the maccas lamb burger? I found it to be absolutely gross.

I almost ate there yesterday when in Mt Lawley... Lucky i didnt aye!!?

had jus burgers in NB instead... which was also kinda disappointing!!

I had a burger from jus yesterday also. Was also underwhelmed. The onion rings were good though.

Still need to get around to trying the one in Melbourne. I walk past it every Friday night - problem is, I generally have new places to try on a Friday!

ha! just saw the lamb burger advertised over here - thought it must have been an NZ thing.

ya know, sheep and all.

Fish and Chips over here are incredible, and you wouldn't pay much more than about $10 AUD or so for two people.

I paid about $15 today for two, but it was at a "fancy" place in Queenstown (tourist prices).

Guzman - if that's the one on Crown St in Surry Hills, I've had it a couple-o times, and it was good.

Flying Taco - Anna is from LA, which is pretty much Mexico.

I believe it's pronounced "Fush and Chups".

Re Mexico, spurred on by watching Breaking Bad, I started doing some more in depth research into the border states in the USA. I always knew it was fluid down there as regards the history but never knew just how easily a lot of that area could have been part of Mexico, and just how Spanish influenced some of those areas are.

I mean look at this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso–Juárez

Absolutely fascinating, a metro area so large and integrated that borders two quite different countries. Of course it happens all over Europe, but not to this size! Which also led me to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit–Windsor which is also fascinating.

Anyway, I digress!

I cannot wait until my honeymoon next year. 4/5 weeks in California, Mexico and Cuba!

The only place I have been to in Mexico is Juarez.

EASILY the most dangerous place I have ever visited in my entire life.

Honeymoon trip sounds awesome, don't go to Juarez.

Or El Paso for that matter.

Yeah I've heard. Actually considered by many to be the most dangerous city in the world at the moment.

Pretty much the consensus seems to be to avoid cities on the border. It's really out of control at the moment.

Best mexican food I have ever had was in Houston. delicious, everything mexican has tasted quite bland over here since then.

I've been making my own Mexican food at home lately, trying a few things out of this book I got recently:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Mexican-Cooking-Diana-Kennedy/dp/0553057065

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2003/oct/12/foodanddrink.features6

Absolutely amazing stuff, and most of it is so simple. It's amazing how people can fuck it up constantly in the pursuit of modifying it to "local" tastes. Just cook the real stuff. It's simple and tastes great!

The problem I have with many Mexican cookbooks including this one which I bought:
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CEoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMexican-Healthy-Ways-Favorite-Cuisine%2Fdp%2F1843092514&ei=H_syUJbcE8mTiQeSxIDYCg&usg=AFQjCNHBHjzyjEdWD0W6Z6j7OqVt3b6eaw

is that they seem to be written for an American audience and assume access to things that are unavailable/hard to find in this country (or really expensive)

For example, some of the interesting-looking recipes in the book I have require ingredients I haven't found anywhere locally:
Masa Harina
Plantains
Tequila (I know its not hard to find but I bet it would be quite expensive to buy just for cooking with given that I dont drink alcohol)
Chipotle chiles
specific chiles more generally (its hard to know which ones to buy when Woolworths just labels them "Chilli green" or whatever)

Apart from plantains I have bought everything in the above list in perth. There are also numerous aussie based online stores that ship to perth

U can't expect to go to woolworths to find mexican chillies

I believe it's pronounced "Fush and Chups".

Re Mexico, spurred on by watching Breaking Bad, I started doing some more in depth research into the border states in the USA. I always knew it was fluid down there as regards the history but never knew just how easily a lot of that area could have been part of Mexico, and just how Spanish influenced some of those areas are.

I mean look at this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso–Juárez

Absolutely fascinating, a metro area so large and integrated that borders two quite different countries. Of course it happens all over Europe, but not to this size! Which also led me to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit–Windsor which is also fascinating.

Anyway, I digress!

I cannot wait until my honeymoon next year. 4/5 weeks in California, Mexico and Cuba!

when your in cuba, make sure you try the sugar rats... cos they eat the sugar canes their meat is very sweet (or so the story goes)... I also ate cat while i was there. which tastes a lot like rabbit.

Cuba is going to be all types of awesome. I'll be happy to survive on Cube libres and cigars :)

jonwil, often if you do a google search you can find adequate replacements for the more specific ingredients which you can get from your usual supermarket.

Regarding the Chillis, yeah you have to look around - my local F&V store caters to Indians and Middle Eastern immigrants so I'm lucky in the Chilli department. If you're really struggling, you can always use hot red chillis from Coles/Woolies in place of a specific one. I tend to use Cayenne peppers as my standard hot red chilli.

Apart from plantains I have bought everything in the above list in perth. There are also numerous aussie based online stores that ship to perth

U can't expect to go to woolworths to find mexican chillies
Can you recommend a shop (or shops) in Perth that has the Masa Harina and the chillies?
Willing to go pretty much anywhere in the metro area but would prefer somewhere in the inner or south eastern suburbs.

Wanna try making something a bit closer to REAL Mexican than what comes in the yellow boxes marked "Old El Paso" :)

Also is a Tortilla Press worth the investment or not (and if it is, where can I find one?)

I tried Google but all I got was older results that may not apply anymore.

Ok so since being in Italy I have been craving some proper fruit gelato/sorbet etc. Where is everyones favourite?

Masa - all the kakulas etc type stores will have it, probably angry almond, loose produce as well. Not all that rare. Spanish flavours, grocer and boatshed will have too

Chillies - spanish flavours, the grocer, I think a shop at freo markets, possibly one of the coventry stores

Tortilla press, just get it online. If you get it here it'll be a fortune imo

The gelato from this place was beyond unbelievable.

http://www.ilgelatodisancrispino.it/

Miles ahead of the second best gelato I've ever had. I just think about it at random times and (although I love Rome for many reasons), would go back to Rome even if it was a shit city just to eat it.

De Niro and Packer defeat eats from Armadale

August 21, 2012 - 1:27PM
Jenna Clarke

Last night Armadale took on Robert De Niro and shopping centre coffee was celebrated.

For the 2012 Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence local Asian take away favourite Hans Cafe was pitted against fine dining super power Nobu for the title of Perth’s best Asian Restaurant.
The Coffee Club in Midland was a finalist in the Best Coffee Shop category and Hog’s Breath Cafe in Kelmscott and Mindarie were recognised as some of the best family restaurants Perth has to offer.

Sizzler in Innaloo was notably absent from the finalists list which boasted 173 dining establishments and catering companies from around WA.

"The Restaurant and Catering Awards have never been more important than they are in today's market. As an industry from many diverse backgrounds, dreams and ideals, we have to have one goal to provide better food, service and hospitality than we did yesterday," Restaurant and Catering Western Australia president Warwick Lewis said ahead of the gala awards.

Other eateries to make the finalist list included iconic venues such as Fraser's Restaurant and Witch's Cauldron and canapé connoisseurs Mustard Catering.

Winners were decided upon by "mystery diners" – a team of trained and independent judges who anonymously visited each of the restaurants and scored each venue on the "entire dining experience".

The judging system consisted of 66 criteria for fine dining establishments and 55 criteria for more relaxed restaurants.

The judging criteria and parameters of success were finalised after comprehensive surveys were carried out with Perth diners.

Phone manner, table presentation, lighting, drinks and the dishes were all considered.

Stephen Clarke of Clarke's of North Beach took out Chef of the Year while what was once Alan Bond and co's favourite place for a power lunch - Mosman's Restaurant - were awarded the George Mure Memorial for professional development.

Chris Taylor from Fraser's was awarded the prestigious Hall of Fame Award and the Witch's Cauldron received a lifetime achievement award.

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/de-niro-and-packer-defeat-eats-from-armadale-20120821-24jzn.html?rand=1345527025929

Bahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

My favorite Gelato was in a little sidestreet shop in Florence. They made all their gelato on site and it was absolutely incredible.

Surely a pisstake? or a sad indictment.

ok, thanks Sanj, sounds like I need to spend a good hour or 2 wandering around all the foreign food shops in Northbridge looking for some of these ingredients.

My favorite Gelato was in a little sidestreet shop in Florence. They made all their gelato on site and it was absolutely incredible.

Riva Reno?

www.rivareno.com

It started in Milan but they have a few now. There is one in a little side street in Florence. The second best Gelato I have ever tried, and despite becoming a chain now they still have maintained their quality.

The best I had was a great little place just off Campo San Margherita. It was beautiful, the guy made it in store and you could taste the fresh fruit in it. I also find myself thinking about it at random times.

More importantly, is there anywhere you can get decent , fresh gelato in Perth?

nowhere amazing that i know of, the gelato chains are ok i guess - il gelato, gelato amico etc

2 people are making paleta in perth from fresh fruit etc although i havent tried them. one is la paleta, check them out on FB. i believe they do alcoholic versions for functions too

kinda like sorbet (with the fresh fruit etc) although obviously not churned so texture will be different

Will check them out.

I want to taste the cakes that this lady you were talking to on FB bakes! I saw she is booked for the rest of the year.. must be pretty damn good cake.

Riva Reno?

www.rivareno.com

It started in Milan but they have a few now. There is one in a little side street in Florence. The second best Gelato I have ever tried, and despite becoming a chain now they still have maintained their quality.

I can't remember the name but it was on one of the side streets off the main street that linked the Cathedral with the Piazza and the replica David. Tried to Google Map it but it doesn't seem to be there.

Will check them out.

I want to taste the cakes that this lady you were talking to on FB bakes! I saw she is booked for the rest of the year.. must be pretty damn good cake.

Did you see the cake she's making for my birthday? Gonna be awesome.

Also getting some lemon bars and dark choc, salted caramel and peanut butter bars from her.

Also considering getting some watermelon, chilli, mint, vodka and salt paletas

Will post the food menu once I finalise it, it's gonna be epic

Oh my god. That sounds amazing. Fuarrrkk. I want a lemon bar now.

I didn't see your particular cake. PM me a link on FB if there is a photo :)

Yuuuuuuuuuuum!

I wanna see the cake! I looked on your facebook but I cant find anything..

Average standard of Gelato in Perth is way above anywhere else in Australia, but still behind Italy.

Can't decide the best place I have been, but it is probably a little place my wife and I found in Verona near the Roman amphitheatre.

the exact cake isnt on her FB page but elements of it is.

i have more or less decided on a layered chocolate and hazelnut cake (flourless with hazelnut meal) filled with homemade nutella, with a bit of dark choc ganache and milk choc italian meringue buttercream ruffles.

have also told her to go nuts on the decorations as i want a visually stunning cake. the only change i might make is to change the ruffles to a vanilla one for more contrast. my meal is substantial but fairly light so i thought i would go a somewhat rich cake as an option. i am still considering changing to a choclate and raspberry though as there is going to be lots of booze beforehand so not sure if a rich cake will work.

i do really love the look of this cake as well, these are the ruffles im talking about

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/534965_370432989663504_826567240_n.jpg

this is another one im considering - a 3 layer choc velvet cake (basically a red velvet without the food colouring) with dark choc ganache and vanilla meringe buttercream
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/311937_269874389719365_603772756_n.jpg


if there wasnt going to be lots of food and alcohol beforehand this is what the cake would have been - layers of choc mud filled with salted caramel, peanut butter buttercream & smashed chocolate covered scorched peanuts.
inside and outside shots (AMAZING) http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298287_265706093469528_1404821485_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/300861_265617626811708_825557548_n.jpg

sorry about the large pics, took em straight off facebook

That last one sounds especially obscenely awesome.

That last one sounds especially obscenely awesome.

i know. i really must taste it one day

i will say though that her mud cake looks really moist

For those who care, Cockburn Central now has a Zodiaz Bubble Tea.

My wife was ecstatic to no end.

More places from which to get bubble tea is always good news :)

To all you Mexican cooks out there, is a Tortilla Press necessary (i.e. is it worth the high costs of getting one) or can I get by with just rolling things thin and flat with a rolling pin?

Given that I wont be eating Mexican of any sort more than once per fortnight at the most, I cant see it being worth paying the $ for a big piece of metal if its not going to give me results that are better than I could get with a cheap rolling pin from K-Mart or Big W.

I don't have one. Rolling pin and some bench space does the trick nicely for me.

ok, looks like I need to buy a rolling pin then :)
I bet once I try tortillas made at home, I will never want to go back to Old El Paso again :)

old el paso is rubbish. if youre going to buy tortillas the ones from fireworks foods in sydney arent too bad, they do flour and corn/masa ones.

i tried El Compa last night for dinner. it was ok, nothing special. Sanj, to be honest I wouldve completely wrote it off purely for the fit out. now that I have eaten there, I may or may not go back as there was nothing that really stood out.

sanj, the cakes look delicious, can u pm me the fb page? :)

wasteland in king street looks like its closing and dilletente moved a few stores down to wellington street, wouldnt it be cool if the lower end and upper end of king street be occupied with luxury stores then it could spread to queen street and be a luxury precient, murray street could be a high street and hay street after the mall could become luxury

Why does it all have to be luxury?

It doesn't. Just luxury prices. :lol: Apparenty Zara and Topshop are luxury brands in Australia (and certainly are when you compare the prices to their European prices!!)

luxury luxury luxury

Oh my god. Go to Superstar waffles and go now.

Oh my god. Go to Superstar waffles and go now.

peanut butter waffles there are stupidly awesome!!! :)

Just ate them. Won't be eating for the rest of the day.

Just ate them. Won't be eating for the rest of the day.

make sure you go see Joel from Capt of the Ship while youre in there! got some cool threads!! :)

Why does it all have to be luxury?

because we have a major lack of luxury in perth ;), i was talking about king street wich is partly high end already, and i said murray street should be a high street, wich doesnt mean luxury. luxury represents the best in quality and design, even if u cnt aford it, the stores add to the city. what would u like to have?

replacement for cafe 130 has finally opened, it is called Foam coffee bar or something like that

same guy who owns Ria and also recently bought Kitsch

I really dig that little northbridge arcade with COTS and superstar waffles. Haven't tried to waffles though, I'm trying to diet....

...which means I should probably stay out of this thread for a while.

Yeah it's a great arcade. I wanted to go to Love Thy Neighbour but they are closed for renovation.

Flipside Northbridge is open, yo.

had a quick brunch at tuckshop today, havent been there in quite a while as ive been busy

holy crap, it was like dim sum, mustve been close to 25 people waiting outside at one stage

they handled it really well though, no one seemed too annoyed, food was still coming out pretty quickly etc

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/doors-open-to-1b-shopping-spree/story-e6frg12c-1226458100949

Perth opens doors to $1b Sunday shopping spree

by: Trevor Paddenburg and Katie Robertson From: The Sunday Times August 25, 2012 8:19PM

http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2012/08/25/1226458/104757-sunday-trading.jpg

SHOPS across Perth will open today as Sunday shopping laws come into force, ending decades of restrictions on opening hours in a "momentous" and "historic" day for WA.

The new laws will transform the way families spend their leisure time and inject an extra $1 billion into retail spending in the next 12 months, according to the Retail Traders Association.

Premier Colin Barnett hailed it a "coming of age" for Perth.

"We are behind the other states and cities in Australia, we're behind the world and we've caught up," he said.

"There's no doubt that Sunday will be the biggest shopping day of the week and will change the lifestyle of West Australians for the better."

But the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, while welcoming Sunday trading, will launch a fresh battle with the Government today when it begins a campaign for total deregulation of shopping hours.

"It's been literally decades since (we) started campaigning to bring choice to retailers and shoppers. Finally the state's politicians have seen sense. Finally they're allowing some of the shackles off," CCI chief executive James Pearson said.

"Now we need to take the next step and that is to fully deregulate trading and remove the silly restrictions that stop people buying a washing machine after 5pm when they can still buy a power tool.

"Consumers should be able to buy whatever they want whenever they want and retailers should be able to choose to open when their customers find it most convenient."

All general retailers, including Coles, Woolworths, Myer and David Jones, can open across metropolitan Perth from 11am to 5pm on Sundays and most public holidays.

Mr Barnett admitted there were "anomalies in the system" such as hardware stores, including Bunnings, allowed to open earlier but said his Government would work with retailers to "sort those out".

However, he did not support full deregulation.

"I think the demand was for weeknight shopping and Sunday shopping. I think it's a good balance that way and I think this meets the needs of Perth for many years to come," Mr Barnett said.

Opposition Leader Mark McGowan said he too wanted incremental reform, but not total deregulation.

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show WA retail trade grew 20 per cent last financial year as shoppers spent $29.7 billion.

Topshop last week revealed it would lead the charge of high-end fashion retailers opening Perth stores to capitalise on the booming local economy and Sunday trading.

The new laws are tipped to create up to 2000 new jobs across Perth, the WA Retail Traders Association said, with Woolworths expecting to hire about 600 more workers in its 55 metropolitan stores.

Restaurants and cafes are also preparing for a wave of customers hungry to take advantage of extended Sunday shopping hours, while many of the state's 12,700 small businesses would embrace Sunday trading, according to the Small Business Commissioner.

Mr Barnett urged shoppers to spend up today.

"Be part of the first day of Sunday trading," he said. "Go out, enjoy the day, spend some money."

Topshop is high end? Hahaha
My girlfriend an I wardrobe is full of high end clothes then :)

Oh look topshop is highend fashion. Didn't realise that.

Haha jarkti beat me to it.

I must admit I'm still getting used to the fact that the simple fact that something is European is used to imply high end or good quality in Australia. I forgot how overused that word was!

I've missed this - what did topshop announce last week? Can find anything.

Nothing. Just that they were looking for a site and couldn't announce a timeline at this stage.

Lol, high end. Did they mean to say High Street? Reglardless of quality, I order from Topman a lot so it'll be nice to try stuff on.

When I was in Vancouver they were in the process of building the largest Topshop/Topman outside of the UK, taking over a whole floor of a downtown department store. Give us something like that please.

Loosely related; why the fuck does Adelaide have an Am Apparel but we don't?

I use to really like American Apperal, but have really gone off it
I swear its doubled in price

Also, if Perth got a Topshop/Topman like nOxford Street in London I'd wet myself
but that will never in a million years happen

Didn't AA go broke or fall in to some sort of financial hardship?

In my dreamworld - where I happen to spend a lot of time - Topshop would buy the five level building on the corner of William and Murray (where the phone store is), bowl it over and build a four level store in a white, curved (but generally square) building and keep it all for themselves.

What else goes on there Jackso :popcorn:.

I just hope they have the nice winter clothes they have at home, otherwise forget it.

A Topshop or H&M in Perth would be incredible. I've fallen in love with their clothes :D I have all the bright colours in my wardrobe now :D And Chino's ftw! The UK got fashion right... or did Australia get it wrong?

Ah but it's not really the UK getting fashion right given that those brands are enjoying erywhere in the world. I think the UK gets fashion very right, but not because of those brands.

A Topshop or H&M in Perth would be incredible. I've fallen in love with their clothes :D I have all the bright colours in my wardrobe now :D And Chino's ftw! The UK got fashion right... or did Australia get it wrong?

I have every single colour chinos topman sells :)

If we got

Topman, Zara and H&m I'd be a very very happy fella
but I dont want any shitty half arsed store either

But you can buy a t-shirt from H&M in Europe for 4 euros. Even if they had stores locally they would NEVER sell them for anywhere that cheap here!

Came back with my suitcase bulging from purchases at H&M after my recent trip to Europe!

... And it'll still be a season late. There is stuff coming out in Zara Melb that I saw overseas last year, for around 25-30% more!

Can't believe no one mentioned Sunday trading started yesterday. The realisation of how fucking stupid this debate was is shown but just how much of a non event it was.

... And it'll still be a season late. There is stuff coming out in Zara Melb that I saw overseas last year, for around 25-30% more!

Well they are not going to design and manufacture a season early for the small markets of Australasia, South America and South Africa? And there is no point following Gap where they'd release current northern hemisphere season clothes. So the store would be stacked with winter clothing during our summer and vise versa.

Can't believe no one mentioned Sunday trading started yesterday. The realisation of how fucking stupid this debate was is shown but just how much of a non event it was.

There weren't any riots?

I heard the sky briefly fell in somewhere over Cannington but they got it back up pretty quick.

It looks like the group who owns The Aviary, The George, The Byrneleigh and the one on Adelaide Tce yet to open has bought out Wolf Lane, and they dropped the 'e' too.

$%*^ chinos

There weren't any riots?

No but all families are now current dysfunctional.

I've also put on 20kg over the weekend as I had to shop and eat yesterday instead of play sport.

Can't believe no one mentioned Sunday trading started yesterday. The realisation of how fucking stupid this debate was is shown but just how much of a non event it was.

I posted the Perthnow article. We all discussed it lol.

Well they are not going to design and manufacture a season early for the small markets of Australasia, South America and South Africa? And there is no point following Gap where they'd release current northern hemisphere season clothes. So the store would be stacked with winter clothing during our summer and vise versa.

It's all 1.5 seasons old. I'd expect 6 months old.

I posted the Perthnow article. We all discussed it lol.

Yesterday?

Yesterday?

Yup. A few pages back.

:lol:

So you did. Guess I missed it.

Either way it didn't spark the tens of pages of forum riots it used when it was still up for debate. So my point is still valid :)

Ah the good old days :-)

Time in my life I'll never get back

well dilaz, i for one hope you're happy

you removed me as ruler of this once proud thread in a vicious coup and now it has reached the enviable heights of a bunch of boring whitefellas working out whether mauve or taupe chinos are more hip

congrats

Does anyone know of a shop that stocks A.P.C. in Perth? I'd normally buy online, but their returns system is a real pain in the arse.

well dilaz, i for one hope you're happy

you removed me as ruler of this once proud thread in a vicious coup and now it has reached the enviable heights of a bunch of boring whitefellas working out whether mauve or taupe chinos are more hip

congrats

mauve is more 'edgy' imo.

Just had a fantastic dinner at Jamie's Italian. 1hr wait on a Monday.
The Saltimbocca is easily the best veal I've tasted! All up with shared entree and dessert/coffee came up to $85 (no drinks - still hungover). I've spent more at Catalanos!!
Perth has something to look forward to.

It's all 1.5 seasons old. I'd expect 6 months old.

ive seen things older than 1.5 years old lol, for some reason we get the ugly styles nobody wants to buy too. But at least we;re starting to get more international brands

hai kids, fresh ducks available in farmer jacks girrawheen, $20 each. they are notoriously hard to buy in perth for some reason

also the burmese takeaway in the same shopping centre is all kinds of awesome and bloody cheap too. i got a takeaway container filled with rice, goat curry and spicy fish for $8.50 and another one filled with a veg and dahl curry for $4.

HELLO COOL DUDES!!

make sure you all go check out the new 6000 series at OneUp along William Street in Northbridge.

Available now are the first two designs of Mt Lawley and Kalamunda. Next suburbs of the rack will be Freo, Rockingham and Applecross next weekend. there will only be a limited number of 20 per design so make sure you get in early to avoid disappointment.

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Do Balga!

I've been across so many postcodes I don't even know... let's take it back to my old hood, 6016 \m/

6054 represent.

Why did you put 'swag' on it? :'(

swag, cos its mt lawley... haha...

was thinking of Balga or Craigie for the northern suburbs, but will take any suggestions of suburb and concept.

The Freo one looks crazy and have extra stock. :-)

I hope the nedlands is a 69 innuendo.

Big six and nine, tiny zeros.

Do a mock-soviet/Stalinist design with "KGB"... Koondoola, Girrawheen & Balga. Winning.

...And do Dogswamp, Cockburn, Upper Swan and Innaloo. Perth's crap suburb names should be celebrated.

hahaha!! I can visualise them all now!!

haha cockburn!

6054 represent.

Used to live in that post code for many years.

Where is 6054? I'm 6053 in Bayswater. If Ryan is in Nollamara and Bart was in Bassendean like I'm thinking, what does it mean?

Where is 6054? I'm 6053 in Bayswater. If Ryan is in Nollamara and Bart was in Bassendean like I'm thinking, what does it mean?

Eden Hill, Kiara, Lockridge i believe..

Five fo is where I grew up. In da hood part.

Oh, that makes more sense then, would have been a giant postcode otherwise.

...

6054 represent.

+1

So Print Hall, Lalla Rookh, Mechanics Institute and Bistro Guillaume all opening in September. Big month for food!

what the hell is llala rookh??

im not all that excited re mechanics institute. will be a good but overpriced addition though, asusming it is like mrs brown

I see you just found the photos haha.

Base of Allendale Square.

woah, how did it miss it? just looked it up

the fried custard looks amazing

grill'd is opening in Shafto.

no great news for my waist line!

Mechanics institute small bar on William st is opening tonight. The outdoor area looks great.

http://www.facebook.com/MechanicsInstituteBar?ref=stream

Flipside has already opened nearby.

grill'd is opening in Shafto.

no great news for my waist line!

Isn't there already a burger place in there?

checking it out tomorrow after work...

Isn't there already a burger place in there?

There was but they never seemed to be open on weekends. Just there for the office lunchtime traffic. Guess Grill'd would be open on weekends too.

Isn't there already a burger place in there?

yeah there is.

but grill'd have location, location, location!!!

There was but they never seemed to be open on weekends. Just there for the office lunchtime traffic. Guess Grill'd would be open on weekends too.

It's the same as the the one in Leedie (forgot the name). They also started opening on Saturdays from memory. Although I'm pretty sure Grill'd would kill it off.

Burger bistro, they're opening a 3rd outlet at fairlanes too

Burger Bistro isn't bad actually. Same league as Grill'd I reckon. But haven't tried their chicken one yet, wasn't impressed with Grill'd chicken burger.

Seriously, go to Love Thu Neighbour. A fantastic coffee and a decent jaffle for $8.50. They hit reopened today. The place is great.

is this the old urbanistar?

Isn't their jaffle fucking tinned spaghetti? No thanks.

Coffee is good though

Yes the old urbanistar

They do a few different jaffles. I had ham cheese and tomato, but they do creamed corn, spaghetti etc. They also do a good looking NY Rubeun Sandwhich.

Yep Samboy, where Urbanistar was.

where Gftd was... :-(

i liked them, they gave me free beer!!

Isn't their jaffle fucking tinned spaghetti? No thanks.

So you are ok with tea with tinned sweetened f'n condensed milk but not tinned f'n spaghetti?

I am proud of my ability to savour a classy-as flash restraunt (Siennas lol) spaghetti as well as the tinned variety.

I just really don't enjoy it. Not from a snob pov, merely a flavour and texture one.

Condensed milk is awesomen in cafe sua da, masala tea, making a dulce de leche etc

I've always got some in the pantry

Btw scm works with masala tea as a thickener as well and is often used along with regular milk as you cook it on the stove with spices etc. Wouldn't use it with regular tea

Have go with sanj on this one, tinned spag is disgusting.

Tinned baked beans on the other hand :-)

tinned baked beans are definitely superior to tinned spag.

I think both are improved by cheddar stirred through at the very end. They put way too much sugar in them now though, can't eat it. Not sure why that changed, I suspect Americanisation.

The sauces are equally disgusting (sugary). If I'm desperate I generally rinse it out and stir in a can of tomatoes and some spices.
Making your own baked beans (from canned beans) takes very little effort and tastes far better. Although most people are too time starved (lazy) to do it.

I like the tinned beans on buttered toast. It's one of those guilty pleasures where even though it's not actually any good quality/health wise it just hits the spot sometimes.

I like the tinned beans on buttered toast. It's one of those guilty pleasures where even though it's not actually any good quality/health wise it just hits the spot sometimes.

Wat. Get rid of the butter and keep the amount of beans low and you've got a perfectly healthy breakfast. High fibre, low calorie. Just make sure you choose brands that are low in saturated fat and sugar.

Loads of sugar and salt though. It's gotta be Heinz.

Noticed in the paper today that the IGA at canning bridge is looking to trial 24/7 trading starting Dec 1st.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the recommendations re Mexican ingredients.
Went to the Spanish place on Oxford St, they didn't have any of the ingredients on my list. They did have a Tortilla Press though (but at almost $50 its not worth buying unless you would use it all the time :)
Ended up finding the Masa at Kakulas in Northbridge (awesome shop BTW). Didn't have the time to go looking for proper fresh chiles, ended up with some generic "Green" ones from Woolies :)

Thanks again for the recommendations and tips, now I just need to put it all together and make some tacos :)

Enjoy the cooking (and eating!) :-)

Karl O'callaghan's little rant on alcohol consumption from 7:30 WA.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-31/commissioner-calls-for-the-community-to-shift/4237476

Cultural change will not be effected by legislation.

So much bullshit in that story. I think he's so old he's forgotten what its like to be young. While admit there is problem with violence in our community it goes a lot deeper than alcohol.

And theres still no mention of actually dealing with the people who actually cause the trouble. Its all about making it harder for people to enjoy themselves.

The harder they try to legislate this the worse it will get. Your everyday person will just give up going out and only the scumbag cunts who look for trouble left.

Attempt at Mexican food was a bit of a bust. Tortillas were a total failure (couldn't get the right mix of Masa and water) and the rest of the stuff (mixture of shredded beef, guacamole and salsa) ended up having too much lime juice, chilli juice or both. (not to mention that biting into even a small solid lump of garlic is not a good thing)

Any good taco recipes or tips on how to get things better next time would be very much appreciated.

http://www.purlbar.com.au/images/special1.jpg

Perth.

Bought and cooked one of those fresh ducks you mentioned Sanj. Beautiful.

Apple Store Garden City opening this Saturday @ 10am

http://www.apple.com/au/retail/gardencityperth/

checked out mechanics on sunday after my 30th, great little venue. reasonably priced cocktails ($12 aperol sours), awesome deck, good staff

ate like an absolute pig that day (no surprise). had a party at bivouac first, menu as per below

- spiced olives, cheeses, cured meats etc to start
- porcini mushroom+gruyere croquettes
- arancini
- pork hock terrine
- calamari
- goat chops
- lamb, chilli jam and pickled cucumber sliders
- okra, mushroom and freekeh risotto
- layered chocolate mud cake filled with homemade nutella, raspberries, roasted hazelnuts and with a rapsberry italian meringue buttercream
- sticky lemon bars
- LOTS of booze

id highly recommend bivouac for a private function, everyone loved it despite the different age groups there (5 year olds to 80)

after mechanics ended up at hawkers for a boozy supper - crayfish noodles, marmite chicken, fuzhou tofu, szechuan red hot beef

great indulgent day

Sounds like a great day.

Sounds like a great day.

sure does!

Sounds awesome Sanj. The cake I saw on FB today looked amazing!

Reminds me I've got to get around to organising my 21st.

scored an invitation to good food guide launch next week, gonna see if i can ask broadfield to sack all his azn food reviewers

bloody red teapot etc making the list of best budget azn, absolute fucking disgrace, from memory some of the others were viet hoa and pepper lunch

i reckon i could name 20 better budget azn restaurants, make me so damn angry. in the past the west has named places like TQR on that list which makes me so damn angry



heard a rumour someone is considering open a fish and chips ala cicerello, kailis etc in nb on william st, wonder how that will go

I want to see a big Cicerellos type fish and chip place at EQ. Brings quite a bit of life to an area.

yeah i think it would be good

have you seen the kiosks that are being proposed for barrack square on short term leases? a friend and i are considering applying for one for 2 months, from december -jan/feb

http://www.mra.wa.gov.au/Projects/Elizabeth-Quay/Investment-Opportunities/Barrack-Square/

looks interesting, a fairly low cost, low risk punt.

Is there anything already existing anywhere near the CBD that qualifies as GOOD Fish & Chips? Or do I need to go to further afield to find decent F&C in this town?

Yeah they look cool Sanj. Come fitted out with basic kitchen stuff I believe. What are you thinking of doing? (PM me if you like). You've certainly got one customer!

havent quite decided yet tbh. goals are high quality, high margin and reasonably priced

Crumbed sausage on a stick?

haha speaking of which someone i know is doing corn dogs this sunday at the bird along with hainanese chicken rice

check out FB page under law and order culinary intent - she's been doing some cool stuff there on sundays

philly cheesesteak, banh mi etc

Philly Cheessteak! Fuuuccck. I've been wanting one.

Have seen the page, looks like good stuff. Great idea.

yeah the cheesesteak was really good

she also did poutine which i unfortunately missed

im considering going on sunday? date? we could go to mechanics as well, pretty cool place

Deal. I'm free anytime from 3:30. Been meaning to check out Mechanics too so this works great. I think you've got my number?

I for one would give it a try if it was good enough food and if the value for money was comparable to what I would pay at KFC or Hungry Jacks or Subway for a nice lunch meal.
By "it" I mean the stall at Barrack Square.

high quality, high margin and reasonably priced

Is anyone doing high quality, reasonable margins and well priced nowadays?

There are a few places. Not many non azn options but they do exist

Speaking of which, had a takeaway from the burmese joint in girrawheen recently, 1 large rice with goat curry and fish as well as 1 large veg lentil curry type dish for $12. Great dinner for 2 including goat and fish for $12, awesome

Turns out I don't have your number, can you pls PM me? Will do the same

Deal. I'm free anytime from 3:30. Been meaning to check out Mechanics too so this works great. I think you've got my number?

so what is mechanics.

I for one would give it a try if it was good enough food and if the value for money was comparable to what I would pay at KFC or Hungry Jacks or Subway for a nice lunch meal.
By "it" I mean the stall at Barrack Square.

im certainly aiming for value for money but no way will it be as cheap (or as rubbish) as subway or hungry jacks

anyway it is still very early days, we are still considering the option so a long way to go yet

so what is mechanics.

new bar on william st opened by flipside owners. pretty cool place

FYI/Non related/semi-interesting:

Auckland is absolutely streets ahead of Perth when it comes to value for money, and variety, of dining options. Far less people than Perth here as well, it's pretty eye-opening. Really, the difference is astounding.

Walked a couple of K's last night, would have seen close to a hundred little hole-in-the-wall joints, and lots of people out and about (Tuesday night).

re: "value" fish and chips - a quality fush and chups meal here is about $6 - $8 Australian max per person (a bit cheaper if you order a larger quantity).

In the last few days I've had free-range Venison steaks, sweat breads (lambs glands - fucking delicious), crayfish, and more, and it's been cheap!

Agree

When I went to Auckland I couldn't beleive how much better it was than Perth in almost all ways, despite a lower population.

Agree

When I went to Auckland I couldn't beleive how much better it was than Perth in almost all ways, despite a lower population.

Yep, seriously, I'm not putting down Perth - I'm more offering up Auckland, or even Wellington for that matter, as pertinent examples of how small cities in our own part of the world can offer so much more than Perth.

Again, I put the blame with PCC, and other councils, and government bodies. They're ruining all potential.

As much as I hate to say it, I really think universal access provisions are a very bad thing for this city.

As much as I hate to say it, I really think universal access provisions are a very bad thing for this city.

What's universal access provisions?

Access provisions for those who would almost never use it.
It's an easy way for govts to tick a box and feel good about themselves for doing something a lot less beneficial to those with disabilities than potentially putting more resources into improving their quality of life in a much better way.

you mean sped laws?

Nate, it was the same in Europe. I was constitute amazed at how vibrant cities of only a few hundred thousand were. It's obscene that Perth is so dead. Saying that though, I was on Gertrude St last night for dinner, just proclaimed "the" food street in Melbourne. The venues were clearly busy inside, but the street life was non existent.

of course street life is non existent

you cant drink on the street, street food stalls are generally prohibited, absolutely anything interesting requires a lot of permits etc

Not sure what the actual rules are at the moment, but they should just have allocated precincts where it is available for all.

For instance, in Fremantle between Norfolk st and High st along South Tce, there should be a blanket rule which states you can have a certain number of outdoor tables per metre of frontage, you can have outdoor drinking at those tables and you can have a certain number of sandwich boards to advertise your menu.

That way, rather than having 30 different cafes all having to individually put in permit applications to the council (costing both businesses and council money) everyone could be free to do what they want.

edit: same with food stalls. There should be allocated areas (many of them, not one token location) where people should be free to set up a food stall whenever they wish.