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Applecross Karratha Leederville Shenton Park South Perth 7am-8pm 7DAYS 24hrs 7DAYS 24hrs 7DAYS 24hrs 7DAYS 24hrs 7DAYS IT is wonderful to see how the hospitality industry has simply got on with it over the past year or so. They say that humans thrive under adversity and I have seen a lot of that. People are seeing opportunity and making the most of it, or at least changing with the times. Menu Magazine has also done this – changing the way we see and do things and I am proud of what we have achieved so far. We started as an on-line publication in October 2000 before putting out our first magazine in 2006. This is our 30th issue and I hope you enjoy it as much as we have putting it together. One of the very first places I visited when the magazine started was Beethoven Restaurant in Applecross. It opened at the same time as we started and I am so happy to still be friends with the family today. My wife and I even attended owner and operator Helga’s wedding and we named our son after chef Sebastian. What makes this story so special to me is that Sebastian’s new restaurant is featured on the cover of this issue.

Seven Sins Perth Hills is one of many fantastic places we visited during this issue and I hope you can take the time to visit them all. For this issue Ali from Roasting Warehouse South Fremantle suggested that we do a feature on how to source green coffee beans, and our designer introduced us to a fantastic school initiative to train young baristas.

Jeremy took us into the world of dessert beers. I even tried Mash’s Lemon Lime Cheesecake beer with a scoop of ice-cream. It wasn’t too bad either - having a traditional bitter aftertaste that most beers should have. Jeremy also took a look at another new trend in hybrid drinks. I thought it was time I started booking a table before I eat out, and why everyone should be doing the same. Sarah writes on the reforms of the distilling industry in WA and we break out into a heavily focused health issue with features on Kakadu plum, kombucha and soy. Our seasoned travel writer Carmen has been restricted to local travel for a while now so she has considered the great advantages of the now-popular staycation. I do love staying in a capital city but find it crazy that I have not stayed in my own. I also had the opportunity to talk to Adam Liaw about his journey from lawyer to Master Chef and then to TV personality. Keep writing to us. We love to hear your stories and ideas. If you see me when I am out and about, make sure you say hi and maybe we can have a drink together. Enjoy.

Contents

Introductions LETTERBOX (Letters to the Editor) EDITOR’S ENTRÉE (Introduction) COMPANY DETAILS (Team) MENU PEOPLE (Contributors) OUT & ABOUT (Social Pics) MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF TOURISM (Polly & the People)

Profiles A HOLIDAY AT HOME (Seven Sins Perth Hills) NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED (Samudera Artisan Food & Bakehouse) ANYONE FOR TEA? (Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges) AN ITALIAN WELCOME (Impronta) LOCAL PATRONAGE SUCCESS (Shelter Brewing Co.) LUXURY AND OLD SCHOOL CHARM IN FREO (The National Hotel) NEW GROVE IN PERTH FOOTHILLS (Grove Bar & Grill) SO MUCH MORE THAN CIDER (Funk 2.0)

Prizes COMPETITIONS/SUBSCRIPTIONS

Features SOURCING THE BEST COFFEE BEANS (Coffee) COFFEE CREATING COMMUNITIES (Coffee) BEER FOR DESSERT (Beer) READY-MADE HYBRID BEVERAGES (Beer) CELEBRATING 30 ISSUES OF MENU MAGAZINE (News) TO RESERVE OR NOT TO RESERVE (Food) DISTILLING INDUSTRY’S TIME TO SHINE (Beverages) KAKADU PLUM (GUBINGE): AN INDIGENOUS SUPERFOOD (Health) KOMBUCHA 101 (Health) THE SECRETS OF SOY (Health) HOSPITALITY WEEK IN MARCH (Industry) SLIPPING BETWEEN PERTH’S SHEETS (Travel) BREAKING RECORDS WITH ADAM LIAW (Celebrity Chef)

Columns YELLOW COCONUT CURRIED SCALLOPS (Cover Recipe) MORE THAN AN OJ A DAY (Juicing Column) GLAZED HAM, PEA & HERB SALAD (Easy Meals Column) PARTYING SAFELY DURING A PANDEMIC (Catering Column) THE PERFECT SOFT CHEESE (Specialty Food Column) VEGETABLE MOUSSAKA (Fresh Produce Column) RETHINKING WASHING-UP SPACE (Industry Column) GOING BANANAS (ECO Column)

Products REDS & WHITES (Our Top Drops) PRODUCTS & SUPPLIES (Products) HOSPITALITY IN YOUR HOME (Products)

Entertainment MUSIC THROUGH COVID (Music) BOOKS FOR COOKS (Book Reviews) BITE SIZE LISTINGS CUISINE & LOCATION GUIDE MAP WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE (What’s Happening) 2 4 6 7 8 9

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Seven Sins Perth Hills Profile pages: 10/11 Recipe: 56 Bite size pics pages: 72-74 Photography: Scott Arnold-Eyers, Liz Packwood