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Chilled redsPremiumChilled reds continue to impress

The key to a good chilled red? An easy-drinking quaffability, a product of low levels of tannins, fresh crunchy acidity and explosive youthful flavours.

Paul Edwards

FOOD & DRINKS CommentsPremiumPerth’s hot hospitality scene shows no signs of cooling

Rooftop and underground bars, fine diners, charcoal chicken joints and big brewpubs among the bumper crop of exciting new venues set to open in a year shaping up to keep our dining and drinking scene sizzling.

Simon Collins

Bar & BitesPremiumWin free food for a year* by eating a metre of pizza

The new Ribs Lane Subiaco offers diners a chance to earn 12 free feeds by conquering the Metre Maniacs Challenge

Simon Collins

NewsCommentsPrice of coffee in Perth set to soar to absurd amount

How much would you pay for a coffee? That’s what many West Australians are asking themselves as cafes grapple with a combination of increases to their overheads.

Oliver Lane

POLITICSEveryday item pollies are talking about

The price of an Aussie staple is a hot topic in Canberra as Labor and the Coalition gear up for an election dominated by cost of living.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

WA NewsIs it last shout for buying a round at the pub?

Once a sacred social tradition, the days of ‘buying a round’ at the pub may be on borrowed time.

Kate Emery

NEWSPremium‘Impossible’: Bleak warning for coffee lovers

Aussies are facing the possibility of forking out more than $8 for a coffee very soon.

Clareese Packer

Spritz a hitCommentsThe coolest drink you need to have for Perth’s hot summers

Sales of ready-to-pour limoncello spritz soar with the temperature and bottle shops struggle to stock TikTok’s favourite tipple

Simon Collins

Bar & Bites PremiumThommo fires up from both ends at Optus Stadium

Perth’s premier sporting venue unleashes only its second executive chef since opening

Simon Collins

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Why West Aussies are set to be slugged even more for booze

WA booze producers are bracing themselves for a double whammy of crippling alcohol tax rises and higher glass bottle prices, with customers set to be slugged even more for a cold one.

Cheyanne Enciso

NewsPremiumPush for sweeping Aussie junk food ban

A fresh push is underway for a federal ban on advertisements for unhealthy food and drink, citing concerns for the welfare of children.

Thomas Sargeant

Bar & BitesCommentsPremiumWhy craft beers will struggle and veg will go crazy in 2025

Perth’s foodie scene is set for a shake-up with more familiar dishes, more vegetable dishes and fewer craft brews on the horizon.

Simon Collins

RetailCommentsPremiumStarbucks boss not intimidated by our buzzing coffee culture

The new boss of Starbucks Australia is not at all intimidated by the nation’s massive coffee culture embedded in independent cafes and their strong base of loyal customers.

Cheyanne Enciso

Bar & BitesBon Voyager: Margaret River winery on a mission

WA stalwart Voyager Estate on course for sustainability under head chef Travis Crane and sommelier Claire Tonon

Simon Collins

NEWSPremiumCafe owner defends unpopular cost

A cafe owner has been forced to defend a reviled price increase amid backlash from Aussies over the holiday period.

Blair Jackson

NEWSChristmas lunch at risk due to blackouts

Australians have been warned the festive period is “vulnerable” to power outages.

Clareese Packer

BUSINESSCommentsPremiumAward-winning WA brewer’s plea over crippling Aussie beer tax

Aussie brewers are calling on the government to follow their UK counterparts and slash a controversial tax they say is crippling the industry.

Emma Kirk

CHRISTMASPremiumTrue Aussie Christmas favourite revealed

Aussies are stocking up massively on food this festive season – with over one million portions of a clear Christmas favourite already sold.

Cameron Micallef

SHOPPINGPremiumChristmas 2024 trading hours revealed

The holiday season is fast approaching, and in case you’ve forgotten any last-minute gifts or need to grab extra food, here’s what shops will be open during the festive period.

Alexandra Feiam

Bar & BitesPremiumFormer winery chef to headline regional long-lunch series

Former Millbrook Winery chef Guy Jeffreys to host culinary events in the Abrolhos Islands and Kimberley as part of Pearls and Plates 2025

Simon Collins

DrinkCommentsThe eye-opening ways Aussie drinking habits are changing

For the first time, drinks giant Dan Murphys has tracked and revealed how Australia’s drinking preferences have transformed over the past decade.

Amelia Brace

Travel‘No methanol’: Big update on Fiji cocktails

Fiji’s deputy prime minister has revealed fresh details about the cocktails that poisoned four Aussies, claiming methanol was not present.

Duncan Evans

NEWS‘Greed’: Fans lash major MCG change

Punters have slammed a decision by the MCG that will affect the price of staples including beer and fish and chips ahead of the Boxing Day cricket Test.

Clareese Packer

FOODPremiumCult burger restaurant’s shock closure

A cult burger bar which has operated for years in western Sydney has made a shock announcement.

Blake Antrobus