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Cover Story: Season's Eatings
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A Noble Pursuit
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A Very Cheffy Christmas
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Top 10 Things to do in Subiaco in 2022
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Style: How to sparkle this festive season
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Festive events in Subiaco
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Q&A: Niki Peinke, Subiaco Tram Saviour
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Editor Gabi Mills Design Cally Browning Fashion Desmond Eddy Photography Matt Jelonek Contributors Dianne Bortoletto, Craig Kinder, Beverly Ligman, Oliver Ragen, Gail Williams Advertising Sales Manager Shelley Tamsitt Cover image Craig Kinder featuring Christmas biscuits by Louis Boeglin Patisserie and Sweet Twist Cookies.
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The bakers of Subiaco get extra creative as the festive season draws near - Dianne Bortoletto discovers some of the sweet treats which will be gracing our Christmas tables this year. IMAGES | Craig Kinder
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howing your love and appreciation for someone by giving the gift of beautiful food is as old as time. Festive treats are the perfect present for everyone, especially those who are hard to buy for, and Subiaco’s bakeries, patisseries and Subi Farmers Market are busy creating tasty treats ready for gifting this Christmas. 4 • SUBIACO: Eat drink shop
Louis Boeglin Patisserie
here in Subiaco. Louis will be making ‘bredala’, a traditional Alsace Christmas butter biscuit that comes in many flavours including hazelnut, cinnamon, Alsace-born chef Louis Boeglin and lemon, as well as classic loves Christmas and traditions vanilla. Bredala are available from his homeland, a region in in boxes of 12 ($24) in mixed the northeast of France, close flavours and Louis says that to Germany. And that’s lucky they last weeks when kept in for us because we can enjoy an airtight container. all the delicious traditions right “I learned to make bredala 3/223 Bagot Road, Subiaco Tel: 0483 844 103 Email: info@louisboeglin.com Visit: louisboeglin.com.au
with my grandmother, and infact all the little kids make them with their grandmother during Christmas time. The ginger and honey flavour is a favourite for both my grandmother and me,” Louis says. “It’s tradition to have bredala with tea or coffee after lunch or dinner, and to give them to children as a morning or afternoon snack. There’s always a little bag or box of
MERRY MAKING Left, delicately decorated butter biscuits by Sweet Twist Cookies and traditional bredala by Louis Boeglin. This page, the showstopping Bûche de Noel by Louis Boeglin is a fitting centrepiece.
bredala in homes at Christmas time where I’m from. “These biscuits are full of memories for me, memories of big Christmas markets, the flavours and smells of spices, they are a symbol of Christmas, and they represent everything we loved as kids.” Besides bredala biscuits, Louis will be making Bûche de Noël, which translates as ‘Christmas log’, so named because it’s a roll
of sponge cake or biscuit that looks like a log you put on the fire at Christmas. Although Bûche de Noël can be made with a number of bases and different flavours like chestnut, mandarin, passionfruit, or vanilla, each Christmas Louis makes just one flavour. “Our Bûche, our log of the year, is chocolate, cherry and blackberry,” he says. “We change
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... the prettiest edible Christmas tree you ever did see
BRANCH OUT The gorgeous mille feuille decorated Christmas tree from Layers Bakery is almost too pretty to eat. Above, pain d'epices by Louis Boeglin.
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base, blackberry and cherry compote layer, encased in a chocolate mouse and covered in a glossy cherry mirror glaze. The Christmas treats don’t stop there, Louis will also be baking pain d’epices ($25), akin to a loaf of gingerbread (think banana bread) spiced with cinnamon, star anise, honey, and orange zest. “You can eat the pain d’epices anyway you like, just sliced, or toasted with butter. Have it as a snack with different toppings or the flavour each year. What’s simply with tea, coffee or hot important for Bûche de Noël is chocolate.” not the flavouring, it’s the shape, Louis will also be selling it must be a log shape.” jars of thick chocolate caramel Made to order, Louis sauce ($9), designed to be Boeglin’s Bûche de Noël eaten with anything. ($69) has a chocolate biscuit “Everyone loves caramel
sauce, you can just a spread it on toast or warm it up and have with ice cream. It’s something nice to have that lasts long time, and we thought it would be a nice special for Christmas.” Besides family and food, Louis loves Christmas carols, and you’ll hear them playing in the shop, the office and the kitchen every day for a month. “I spent my youth growing up in Africa, which was very different to a white Christmas in France. Christmas carols are something we could have in Africa, which was very far away, the carols were a link to home. "I just love them and I play them all the time, it’s not negotiable!”
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Layers Bakery
10/29 Station Street, Subiaco Email: layersbakery.subiaco@ gmail.com Website: facebook.com/ layersbakery.subiaco/about For those who love buttery pastry, go straight to Layers Bakery for the prettiest edible Christmas tree you ever did see.
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The Christmas tree mille feuille is made from puff pastry and layered with chocolate and vanilla custard, and decorated with fresh meringue, fresh fruit such as raspberries filled with mango puree, strawberries and blueberries, pistachio crème, edible flowers, gold leaf and a gold-dusted macaron as the centrepiece.
The small Christmas tree mille feuille ($85) is for up to eight serves, and the large size ($100) comes with a couple of extra macarons and will serve up to 12. Located in the Subiaco Square Shopping Centre on Station Street, Layers Bakery, owned by French couple Bertrand Hofman and Julie Vachey, make everything themselves using traditional methods. Bertrand, who previously worked at Bread in Common, said that last year the Christmas mille feuille was very popular. “We’ve shaped it like a Christmas tree this year and we think it looks even more beautiful.” There are limited quantities and the cakes are available by order, so make sure you place yours in plenty of time. This festive season, Layers also plans to offer other treats too. The Gallic team is garnering a passionate following for its almond croissants, crusty sourdough bread, free from preservatives and colours and made with just two ingredients, flour and water, filled baguettes and delicious slow-cooked brisket pies. Named after perfect croissants which feature fine layers of delectable pastry, this is the second Christmas celebrated at the patisserie which only opened last December. Since then, the bakery was named as one of the top bakeries in Western
Australia in the recently announced WA Good Food Guide, not bad for such a recent addition to Subiaco’s amazing collection of artisan eateries.
cake and Stollen, the Little Dough Dealer plans to create some festive flavours as does Gfree Donuts for those who prefer gluten-free goodies.
Sweet Twist Cookies
Simon Johnson Subiaco Fill a hamper or get the staff to do it for you at Simon Johnson where you’ll find everything from nougat to Italian designer pasta, caviar, olives, fancy tea, single origin coffee, deluxe olive oil, speciality salt, cheeses that’ll make you weep and much more. Hampers come in boxes, wicker baskets or tote bags and start from $30. All of their stocked items are international with the exception of local honey.
Tel: 0419 042 428 Email: Sweettwist7@gmail.com manageable, and I love the Instagram: @cookiesweetwist creativity involved in coming up with designs,” Sue says. Now here’s an advent Sue bakes the shortbread calendar the family will be biscuits herself, about 200 per fighting over. Cleverly crafted week, and hand-decorates by the super-talented home them before selling them baker, Sue Tomic under at markets and online. It’s the moniker Sweet Twist a family affair; her husband Cookies, the Australiana makes the cookie cutters and advent calendar is a series stencils using a 3D-printer of beautifully-decorated and cam cutter. natural shortbread cookies, “I can make anything a one for each of the 25 days of customer wants,” says Sue. “I Christmas. The icing and the can add names to biscuits so food colouring are all natural they can be used as a place and vegan and best of all, the setting on a table, add holes sugar preserves the biscuit so to them so they can be hung it’ll keep for up to six months, up on a Christmas tree as a if you can resist it for that long. decoration, or even used as a Advent calendars are made gift tag on a present.” to order ($60) and orders Sue says the largest cookie generally take two weeks to is A4 in size, and the smallest fulfill. is a two-centimetre heart. Sweet Twist Cookies also Besides pretty Christmas have beautiful snowflake cookies, Sweet Twist Cookie cookies ($5 each) that are makes cookies based on almost too pretty to eat (have holiday themes and whatever you seen our cover photo?). is popular - at the moment it’s Sue started Sweet Twist Spiderman cookies, Peppa Pig Cookies six years ago, an idea and Minecraft characters. born after attending a cakeSue can make gluten-free decorating course. biscuits that are imprinted “It all started with an with a stamp, as she explains, upside-down spice rack and the icing doesn’t stick to the skewer,” Sue says. cookies without gluten. “Cakes seemed big and Find Sweet Twist Cookie at daunting, so I tried biscuits the Subiaco Farmers Market that were smaller and more every second Saturday.
Don’t miss . . . Subi Farmers Market Wander around the Subi Farmers Markets and you’ll be able to pick up plenty of Christmas treats. The Woodfired Baker will have Stollen, a traditional German spiced fruit and nut bread, Loafers Artisan will have mince pies, Wild Bakery will have their famous not-toosweet mince pies, Christmas
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A new restaurant has opened on Rokeby Road - nothing unusual about that, you might think. But Noble Perth is special - with an ethical, vegan focus - which is set to make a splash for all the right reasons. BY | Gail Williams ONE Subiaco isn’t the only development causing a buzz at the bottom end of Rokeby Road. The old site of the Funtastico restaurant has also had passers-by agog as they awaited the new incarnation. Curious onlookers were greeted with an interesting spectacle – that of a VanGogh-style figure in a feverish frenzy scrubbing walls, laying tiles, painting and plastering as he transformed the icon into a whizz-bang new vegan restaurant with a difference. That figure was James Sparrow, one of the venue’s new owners who has swapped his former photography career to pursue his passion to bring a muchneeded new vibrancy to this part of Subiaco with an ethical and sustainable approach throughout. His business partner, Kartik 10 • SUBIACO: Eat drink shop
Shah, who owns La Vida – Perth’s only vegan grocery store, also located in Subiaco – wholeheartedly agrees that the time is right for Subiaco to have a fully fledged vegan pizzeria, complete with natural wines and food scraps being diverted to compost and fertiliser. When Sparrow and Shah threw open the bi-fold doors of Noble Perth in October those invited were stunned to find themselves in a sea of matt black finishes on floor, wall and tables. They recognised only the faithful old Funtastico wood-fired pizza oven and the layout of the open kitchen and bar. Verdant trailing plants and a wall mural by local artist, Hayley Smith, completes the picture. “I wanted this place to have a real Melbourne feel about it,” says Sparrow. “I have spent a lot of time there and wanted
it to have a moody, darker feel. I also knew the success of Fremantle’s vegan Mother restaurant and thought that something like that would work well in Subiaco.” The longtime vegan felt that the timing was right to focus on organics, low carbon footprints and sustainability and he has enlisted some vegan luminaries – Alexandra Duggan and John Wearne – to put together the short and concise menu featuring burgers made with bean and vege patties, roasted eggplant in Romesco sauce and spaghetti and meatballs made with mock meat. Six choices of pizzas, made with Caputo flour, come with names like Funghi, Margherita, Focaccia and Marinara and are made in the traditional Neapolitan style with a very thin and puffy
airy crust. The wines are all-natural, mostly local and vegan, which don’t use egg white, fish products or gelatine in the fining process. Beer comes from Gage Roads Brewing Company and it seems the locals have already taken to it like ducks to purified water – with bookings flying in for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the venue, which is open Wednesday to Sunday. “We are also taking bookings for Christmas functions,” says Sparrow. “And we are planning on doing live music and comedy nights.” He says the response from locals has been very positive. “A lot of people have thanked us for doing it up,” he says. “And they’re saying they would like to have a vegan Christmas here.” And that’s music to Sparrow’s ears. Noble Perth, 12 Rokeby Road Visit nobleperth.com.au
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A very cheffy Christmas Gail Williams finds a rich source of inspo from local chefs who share their favourite recipes for a Christmas feast to remember. IMAGES | Matt Jelonek
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hat’s that sound you can hear reverberating through Subiaco? It’s the knocking of knees as nervous hosts panic about what to serve up for Christmas dinner to extended family and friends. We’ve taken the angst out of menu planning for you by inviting some of the suburb’s popular food personalities to suggest fool-proof, imaginative courses for the best Christmas lunch/dinner menu. Ever. 12 • SUBIACO: Eat drink shop
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Vinenzo Soresi Galileo Buona Cucina
Cauliflower & Kingfish salad with pickled vegetables and cauliflower puree serves 10 Like most Europeans, Soresi celebrates on Christmas Eve. He was born in Alcamo, Sicily where every year the family hoed into cauliflower and kingfish salad with great gusto and ceremony. He has continued to cook it ever since and it is a popular dish at his Shenton Park
restaurant. “It reminds me of home,” he says. “It’s a traditional Neapolitan dish served at Christmas. I prepare it on Christmas Eve and serve the leftovers the day after when it tastes even better.” What we love about it can look just like a Christmas wreath, when you arrange the ingredients on the plate, just so. Vincenzo suggests serving it with crusty French bread. Cauliflower and Kingfish salad 800gm cauliflower cut into florets 100gm green olives, pitted 100gm black olives, pitted 50gm gherkins, sliced 50gm baby capers, in vinegar, drained 2 baby zucchini, sliced thinly 1 capsicum, roasted, peeled and diced salt and pepper for seasoning 400gm raw kingfish fillets, skin off, diced to 2cm 40ml white wine aged vinegar 60ml olive oil fennel fronds to garnish 40 ml lemon juice extra olive oil Heat oven to 210°C. Drizzle extra olive oil over cauliflower, season with salt and pepper. Roast for four minutes or until al dente. Remove from oven and add olives, gherkins, capers and capsicum. Set aside. Mix vinegar and olive oil together. Pour over kingfish. Set aside.
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It reminds me of home - Vinenzo Soresi
Pickled fennel ½ a red onion, sliced 100gm fennel bulb sliced 200ml water 200ml white wine vinegar 12gm salt Bring water, salt and vinegar to boil and simmer for four minutes. Cool slightly. Pour over vegetables. Set aside. Cauliflower puree 1kg cauliflower, diced 1 onion, diced 50gm unsalted butter 300ml milk 175ml cream 2 cloves garlic, minced salt and pepper to season Saute cauliflower, onion and garlic in butter for ten minutes. Add milk and simmer for another ten minutes with lid on. Add cream and simmer uncovered for ten minutes. Strain liquid reserving to add to puree if necessary. Blend cauliflower, garlic and onion in a food processor until smooth. Season to taste. Set aside. To serve, spoon puree on individual plates, top with pickled fennel, salad and kingfish. Drizzle lemon oil from the kingfish marinade over salad. Garnish with fennel fronds.
Main course Liliana Aguirre Accent Cafe Confit Duck Leg Roulade and breasts with braised fennel serves 8 Poultry is an international Christmas favourite. And it’s no surprise to find that Aguirre has put a different twist on the old roast turkey with her suggestion of Confit Duck Leg Roulade – one of her chef, Reece Spackman’s faves. It’s a huge hit at Accent Cafe which features Mexican, French, Spanish and Italian dishes. She suggests much of the preparation can be done beforehand, with just some last minute touches before serving. Aguirre also likes serving it with sauteed
baby carrots and potato Dauphinois. Garnish with cherries or orange slices. Confit Duck Leg Roulade 4 duck legs 350 ml cider 3tbs salt 2tbs brown sugar 3 cups water 2 sprigs of thyme 2 sprigs of rosemary 2 sprigs of sage 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 small onion, chopped duck fat (to submerge 4 legs) 8 slices prosciutto CHRISTMAS SPECIAL • 2021 • 13
Eat In a medium saucepan combine salt, brown sugar and three cups water. Bring to boil over medium heat until salt and sugar dissolve. Remove from heat. Let stand 15 minutes; add cider. Place duck in a non-reactive bowl and spoon over brine. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours, turning duck occasionally. After 24 hours rinse off the salt brine and lay the duck in a baking dish. Heat oven to 100°C. Add thyme, rosemary, sage, garlic and onion and completely submerge in duck fat. Bake for 8 hours. Remove
from oven and flake all the meat off the bones and shred with a fork, be careful not to leave any small bones in the mix. Lay a double layer of cling film down on a bench and place prosciutto sideways along the cling film, in two rows overlapping. Spread the duck mixture along the prosciutto and roll into a long firm sausage, fully covering all the confit duck inside. Leave in the fridge to set and cut into 8cm rounds. Just before serving pan fry and then finish off in the oven.
Liliana Aguirre and Reece Spackman, Accent Café
Liliana has put a different twist on the old roast turkey
Braised Fennel 2 bulbs fennel 500ml chicken stock zest of one orange salt to season one tspn sugar pastis to flambe Heat oven to 140°C. Trim fronds from fennel and cut the bulbs in half width ways and then cut each half into 6 wedges. Make sure to leave some of the core so it doesn’t fall apart. Season and drizzle with olive oil and flambe in a frypan with the pastis. Once browned, place in a baking dish, pour over chicken stock, orange zest, salt and sugar and slowly braise for 45 minutes or until soft. Duck Breast 4 duck breasts 50ml olive oil Salt for skin Heat oven to 200°C. Rub salt onto the duck skin and place into a hot frying pan with olive oil until golden and crispy. Flip breast over and sear the meat slightly. Place on an oven tray, skin side down and bake for eight minutes and rest for three minutes (for medium rare), thinly slice to serve.
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Dessert
Ian Gatjens Bohl, El Peruvian Food Company Peruvian Tres Leches Cake Gatjens Bohl is from Lima, Peru where the family usually has a big feast on Christmas Eve, dousing roast turkey in Peruvian spices. This year for dessert, he will cook the famous Peruvian Tres Leches Cake. And no doubt he will sing Feliz Navidad – his favourite carol – all the way. Sponge 4 eggs separated ¾ cup sugar 1 tspn vanilla extract 1 ¼ cup wheat flour ½ cup milk 1 teaspoon baking powder Milk mixture 1 cup condensed milk 1 cup evaporated milk 1 cup whipping cream
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Sponge cake Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease a square or rectangular glass baking tray. In the bowl of the electric mixer, place the egg yolks, milk, and teaspoon of vanilla essence. Beat at high speed for a couple of minutes. Then gradually add the sugar. Lastly, add the sifted flour with the baking powder. In a different bowl, place the whites of the eggs and beat at max speed until they are almost snowy. Add the egg whites to the cake mixture and place in baking tray. Bake for 20 minutes until the top of the cake is golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean from the centre of the cake. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool. When the cake is cold, put holes in the entire surface of the cake with a wooden skewer.
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Milk cream Place the evaporated milk, cream, and condensed milk in the blender. Mix until combined. Pour the milk mixture onto the cake making sure the cake is covered completely. Let the cake stand in the fridge for about six to eight hours. To serve: cover with whipped cream or meringue, dust with cinnamon and garnish with strawberries or cherries for a festive touch.
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Things to do in Subi in 2022 A new year, another new beginning, and as Subiaco looks forward to 2022, there’s bound to be more optimism than ever before. Travel? No travel? Whatever. There’s plenty to be excited about right here on the 6008 doorstep. To get you started on a positive note, here’s our top ten things to do in the year ahead. You can add your own to enrich, challenge and spread your horizons. BY | Gail Williams
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Learn to cook like a real chef
Restaurant Caleb owner, Caleb Azuka, has worked with Michelin star chefs all over the world and opens up his restaurant kitchen every Tuesday night to share his cheffy secrets with
those who want to give their home entertaining an extra professional edge. Classes include a threecourse meal for $120 and a glass of Margaret River bubbles on arrival. That’s what we call classy! Call 9382 2208 Visit restaurantcaleb.com.au
Speak like an Italian (or Spaniard or French person for that matter)
You may not be able to travel to Rome yet, but there’s nothing to stop you speaking like you live an olive pip’s throw from the Spanish Steps. Liliana Aguirre of the Multicultural Language Centre is just the person to take you through the paces of Italian, Spanish or French while you converse with a whole new bunch of likeminded mates. Classes for all levels. Bravo! Call 0417 111 192 Visit languageclassesperth. com.au
Sweet dreams are made of cheese, who are you to disa-brie?
Cabernet sauvignon and cheddar go together like, well, like Simon Johnson and Cherubino City Cellar. Learn the ultimate marriage of wine and cheese every Saturday with free tastings from 10am to 1pm at Cherubino City Cellar. No bookings are required but be warned, these sessions are an addictive weekend ritual for those who enjoy discovering the perfect cheesy bedfellow for their wines. Call 6380 2414 citycellar.com.au
Get the moves like Swayze (or even Jagger)
Swing your hips like nobody’s watching. Whatever beat floats your boat, you’re likely to find your own rhythm in Cuban Salsa, Argentine Tango, West Coast Swing or Mambo at Perth’s longest running Latin dance studio, Juan Rando’s Dance Academy. Yes, it takes two to tango but solo shimmy-ers are most welcome to all classes which run most week nights. Call 9382 3235 Visit jrda.com.au
Season’s Greetings BOQ Subiaco would like to wish the local community a very happy and safe holiday season, and a great New Year. We look forward to continuing to support the local Subiaco community in 2022!
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Sing your heart out with Australia’s number one Barbershop Harmony Chorus It’s a well kept secret that Subiaco is home to The Baden Street Singers, who turn into singing nightingales every Thursday night at the Shenton Park Community Centre. Go along for an audition and you might just find yourself performing with them at Boola Bardip WA Museum in an acapella performance in 2022. Call 0466 993 276 Visit baden.st or email info@baden.st
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Take up Design 101 and decorate a room in 10 easy steps
Pick a room, any room. And give it – and your 2022 – a fresh new take on life. It’s amazing what a lick of paint can do for optimism. Of course you’ll need to ask yourself a few questions before you begin like what is my budget? What is my colour palette? Where do I begin? Help is at hand with Heather and Cecil Levi of Heather Levi Interiors. They’ve been in the business for decades and have all the answers to those questions on window treatments, wallpaper, flooring, lighting and furniture. And a newcomer a little further up the road on Hay Street is a dreamy new furniture showroom Villa Kula. Owners Karl and Vanessa have their fingers firmly on the pulse of the design zeitgeist and can help transform your living spaces into something akin to the pages of a design magazine. Heather Levi Interiors Call 0419 924 038 Visit heatherlevi.com.au Villa Kula Call 6498 9332 Visit villakula.com.au
Grow some boules and play petanque
Wednesdays and Saturdays are big days in Subiaco’s pétanque community as Subiaco Pétanque Club members gather underneath the fluttering Aussie flag at The Palms. They’ve been doing it for 25 years and invite newcomers to join them over an hour or two discussing the difference between pétanque and boules. Whatever the
outcome, the game and its devotees are the winners. Call 0419 926 644 Visit subiacopetanqueclub. websyte.com.au
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It’s not quite absinthe but the creative juices start flowing with a complimentary glass of Champers at Rokeby Road's 4 Sistas in a Sip & Paint class where $75 will see you turn out your own masterpiece with one hand while you sip bubbles and enjoy a grazing platter with the other. Starr, starry night, here we come. The best thing
of all? No artistic experience is necessary to channel your inner Van Gogh- or even an original work of art. Previous subjects have included Perth's famous blue boatshed with visiting artist Alexandra Spargo on hand, and a field of scarlet poppies in honour of Remembrance Day. Doors open at 6.30pm. 4 Sistas Sip & Paint Call 0498 476 123 4sistassipnpaint.com
Discover a treasure that someone’s grandmother may have worn and give it new life as you rescue it from infill. Subiaco is a vintage lover’s paradise with an op shop at every turn. Good Sammy’s is a good start to begin your fossick for discarded fashion gold and so is Salvo’s. But don’t forget Lucy in Disguise and – for something more upmarket – The Secret Closet, Kubank Designs and Amia. Happy hunting! Amia Clothing Call 0419 779 581 Salvo’s Stores Call 9380 4149 Lucy In Disguise Call 9388 3357 Kubank Designs Call 0435 203 392
Discover why breakfast is everything in Subi
All happiness depends upon a leisurely breakfast which is why you’ll often see Subi residents wearing a smile from ear to ear. They’re spoilt for choice with options ranging from the sublime – the rooftop at Storehouse or the evercreative waffle menu at Pitcher and Iron – to the totally drool-worthy at the Subi Farmers Markets where an authentic shakshuka cooked before your eyes will put extra zing in your Saturday. Enjoy the poochy interaction while downing a long black from the Coffee Shack with an ever-rotating selection of live music. The bratwurst in a bun stall does a roaring trade, while it’s impossible to resist a French fancy or two from Louis Boeglin. Or try a
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bottomless Insta-perfect brunch at Mimosa. Storehouse at Vibe Hotel Call 6282 9000 Visit vibehotels.com Subi Farmers Market Visit subifarmersmarket.com.au Mimosa Call 6364 3546 Visit cafemimosa.com.au Pitcher and Iron Call 6243 2075 Visit pitcherandiron.com.au
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Backyard cricket, family feasts and beach fun
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Christmas is a lovely time of year wherever you celebrate it, but for Subiaco locals, it’s full of special magic. BY | Gail Williams IMAGE | Matt Jelonek
Adam Gilchrist AM
Australian Wicketkeeper This Christmas will be a Santa sack full of question marks for Subi icon – and international cricket legend – Adam Gilchrist AM. The cricket commentator and former Australian captain and now author of a children's book, Champions of cricket - is still wondering whether COVID border restrictions will allow him to come home to Subi.
One of our suburb’s most high profile residents, Gilly is often seen at Boucla, shopping at Farmer Jack’s or having a quiet one at Juanita’s but he is unsure whether this year he will be able to celebrate with Mel – his high school sweetheart – and their four children. But true to form he is putting a positive spin on the uncertainty as he shares the family’s special Christmas rituals. “Like most families we leave Santa, Rudolph and his team some refreshments to help them keep going,” says the record-breaking wicketkeeper. Mel, a dietitian, who also has a reputation as a sensational cook, usually puts together a huge feast which has to contain mushy peas – a
family favourite – and a glazed leg of ham. The Gilchrists love spending Christmas in Subiaco and have a soft spot for the giant Christmas tree outside the City of Subiaco administration centre. “We love the summer sunsets on warm balmy nights when there is no howling breeze,” he says. The tree reminds him of childhood Christmases spent in Bellingen, New South Wales. “I always remember the amazing atmosphere and the sense of excitement,” he says. His best Christmas gift ever? “A pair of green and white wicket keeping gloves,” he laughs. “I was going to be the fastest bowler in the world.
"However, I saw these gloves in a sports store and loved them. Santa obviously did the rest and they played a massive role in me following the career path I did.” And, aren’t we glad they did?
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loads of favourite Italian dishes. Butto says the Subiaco The Gilchrists love spending Christmas in vibe reminds him of his Subiaco and have a soft spot for the giant childhood where the village Christmas tree outside the City of Subiaco hummed with bars brimming administration centre. with revellers, live music, festive lights and the ritual of to the limit. In 2019 they had long table lunch.” says Caillan. midnight mass all – carried not only just opened Be Free “This year I have been asked out under a dusting of snow. Organics their organic cafe to play Father Christmas as Today he misses the smell and deli in Hay Street, but they we welcome my niece into the of chestnuts roasting. Then had planned their wedding for family for her first Christmas.” again, he might just get that two days after Christmas. And, yes, there will be down in Albany where the And what did they do in the some organic salads on the couple are heading for a break lead-up to the wedding? Oh, menu. “And, all sorts of drinks, after catering to demands invited 40 family members for including cocktails and health for edible Christmas gifts for a huge lunch in the courtyard drinks,” he says. Subi-ites. of their home. As you do. Those on the hunt for an “Walking around the coast The event included a United organic and sustainable of Albany is our favourite part, Nations gathering of family Christmas lunch should check unfortunately, no roaring fire members who had flown in out the range of organic meats, but nonetheless filled with joy,” from New Zealand, Greece, wild-caught fish, organic he says. Italy, South Africa, Zimbabwe, dairy products and pickled Their Christmas menu the UK and interstate for the vegetables at Be Free Organics. always includes lasagne, wedding. Christmas pudding and, of It’s lucky they had some of course panettone. their organic, healthy foods on the menu – providing the bride and groom with the vitamins, minerals, enzymes to give their bodies the best chance Paolo & Aimee Butto of being calm and chilled on Urban Soul Foods their big day. Will Parkes This year, it will be a bit When it comes to Christmases Fornever different for Caillan, who was past Paolo Butto has fond raised in Hong Kong and Will Parkes, one of Subi’s latest memories of his childhood at Zimbabwean-born Alessia as contributors to the hipster vibe Stresa on Lake Maggiore in a smaller crowd of 20 family in the rapidly-evolving east northern Italy. members will rock up. end, will be adding extra zing So, this year he will add Alessia, a full-time architect, to his Christmas celebrations a European twist to Subi also throws herself into this year. working in the business in the festivities as he cooks up He spent most of 2021, delectable pasta dishes at his busy lead up to Christmas building up his specialty cafe, Urban Soul Foods. where the shop is full of Love abounds in long tables, coffee shop in Hay Street’s customers looking for that cutting edge enclave which groaning with baked goods, special gift. courtesy of his wife, Aimee, and numbers Little Wings Corner “We will have a very big, 30 • SUBIACO: Eat drink shop
Gallery and Accent cafe. Opening Fornever during a pandemic lockdown was a roller coaster ride for the commerce student from Curtin University as he jumped through hoops to get it up and running. This Christmas will be his first break in months and he’s crossing his fingers that his sister and his nephew will join them from Broome. “Christmas usually revolves around a big breakfast and a smorgasbord of seafood later in the day,” he says. “And then a big nap.” As for New Year’s celebrations there’s a block party afoot. Who said Subi isn’t cool again?
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Alexander Miller is also in the mood for a knees-up having had a huge year staging hot ticket exhibitions, live music and art events and life-drawing soirees at the Corner Gallery. You may have seen Miller in full flight, skateboarding down Rokeby Road to thread the needle through the Christmas tree in Forrest Walk. That’s just one of his favourite things about Christmas in Subi. Miller will spend Christmas with the whole clan in
Doubleview kicking off the day with a swim at the beach. He’s also keeping his fingers crossed that his sister and her family, currently in Tokyo, will be able to join them.
fundraising director at Perron Institute is often seen walking her Brussels Griffon, Boy George, at Subiaco Common. Born in Guernsey, she has fond memories of childhood Christmases at the beach and still loves a morning swim at Port Beach which is part of her Christmas ritual with dad David, and Boy George. “I have a 20-year-old green plastic blow-up Christmas tree Justin Magatelli complete with baubles and a LED Glow star,” she says. “Everyone hates it but I adore my relic! Lunch For Justin Magatelli, Christmas is always at 3pm – a huge day means only a brief turkey wrapped in bacon with respite from hard work as he chipolatas, stuffing, crisp roast usually spends the afternoon potatoes, parsnips, brussels preparing for the Boxing Day sprouts, cranberry sauce sales at LED Glow Illumination. followed by Christmas Pudding “I like to celebrate Christmas stuffed with Perth Mint replica starting with friends gathering threepences, brandy butter on Christmas Eve, followed by and custard. Dad always pours Christmas morning with family whiskey over the Christmas then work in the afternoon,” pudding and sets fire to it.” he says. And they always have a “On the menu there has toast of Veuve Clicquot to her to be something that will late mum, Daph, who passed make leftovers to take care of away in 2018. lunches for a few days after Christmas,” he says.
the languages spoken in South Africa, where the couple spent many Christmases with their two daughters before moving to Australia 16 years ago. They recently opened Pupa, their fast nutrition store selling high protein drinks in Subiaco. They say South African festivities revolve around holidays at the beach, along with the usual carols and Christmas trees. Says Renata: “We would spend the morning opening presents followed by a swim down at the beach, visit family and friends in the afternoon and have a formal Christmas dinner involving duck, roast beef or suckling pig in the late afternoon to escape the heat.
“Our favourite were homecooked meats like gammon, beef tongue and corned beef. “If the weather was really hot, we would opt out for a traditional South African braai (barbecue) which is the most popular way of enjoying the outdoors and exchange the heat of the kitchen stove for the heat of braai coals. Fond memories of whole flat chickens, deboned and butterflied legs of lamb still resonate with a nice starter mix of crayfish tails, lobster, mussels, prawns and line-fish.” And if they have all been really well behaved there would be a visit from Sinterklaas. That’s the jolly, rotund guy in the red suit.
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1. Skin prep is a thing
Before you get your tinsel in a tangle about attending Christmas parties, start at the beginning. Proper skin prep gives you a fabulous base to start from. We love Jana Beauty where you can literally design your own facial (with add-ons) to customise it to your skin needs. Prices start at $90 for an Express Facial and add-ons start from $10. Pop in 32 • SUBIACO: Eat drink shop
and see the Jana team and get party ready. Jana Beauty, 439A Hay St, Subiaco, ph: 9388 1134 or info@janabeauty.com.au
2. Beauty’s an inside job
If you haven’t tried it yet, get some ingestible collagen into your beauty routine. There’s heaps of brands to choose from, but we’ve tried this one and it’s not only budget friendly, it also works! The premise is incredibly simple; you pop a tablespoon of it into a smoothie or your water every day and it works from the inside out to plump your skin and give you a fabulous pre-Christmas glow-up. There’s also a creamer that
you can add straight to your tea or coffee . . . it really couldn’t be simpler. Dose & Co Pure Collagen Powder and flavoured creamers, from $24.95 @ Coles, 44 Station Street, Subiaco.
3. Get thee to Mecca
There’s a reason that Mecca is well, a mecca for beauty. Not only do they do Christmas gifting right, they also stock Zoe Foster Blake’s Go-To range (of which we highly recommend the new Much Brighter Skin Serum, $59) and offer services such as fake eyelash application for just $15 and can also do your make-up for that important Christmas party too. Book online.
Mecca Cosmetica, 1-13 Rockeby Road Subiaco, mecca.com.au
4. Statement jewels
If you can’t be extra in the festive season, then when can you be? These blue and gold beauties from local gals Mountain & Moon will elevate any outfit and scream hot girl summer. Mountain & Moon Athena earrings, $170 from Emporia, 271 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco.
5. Light-up
I love me a Christmas candle, and Aussie brand Glasshouse Fragrances have just released a deliciously scented ‘The Colour of Christmas’ range,
that you absolutely need in your life. With scents such as Night Before Christmas (Dancing Sugarplums) or Merry & Bright (Pineapple Mint Fizz), these are a fabulous gift to self or for your fellow candle addicts. From $54.95 @ Pharmacy 777, 136 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco.
summer days with top notes of passionfruit, freesia and lychee, and at this price point it also makes a darling present. Kylie Minogue Darling, $29.99 for 75ml @ Chemist Warehouse, 105 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco.
7. Crowning glory
Don’t forget to love your luscious locks this festive 6. Darling heart season. Italian brand My Kylie Minogue has just Organics has two delicious relaunched her scent ‘Darling’ goji berry-based products that and we think it’s worth a spritz will have mistreated beachy (or two). The Aussie icon says hair back to party fabulous it’s full of “sensual musks and in no time. We love the Goji rich woods” and oozes easy Miracle Mask ($16.99) and Goji style and sophistication. It’s Angel Potion ($14.99). also now completely vegan. We Chemist Warehouse, 105 think it’s perfect for those hot Rokeby Rd, Subiaco.
8. Don’t forget bubbles
Is there any better excuse than Christmas to drink Champagne? We don’t think so. We suggest you take a break from the Christmas shopping and head to Cherubino City Cellar on the Rokeby Road shopping strip. With delicious charcuterie and cheese boards and a fantastic bubbles and wine selection, you’ll be spoilt for choice. And if you need to take a bottle home for a festive catch-up, there's also a bottle shop on your way out. Genius. Cherubino City Cellar 169-171 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco.
8. Final flourish
While it’s not an actual Christmas ‘rule’ we believe it should be. Sparkly, red, green or coral festive nails are most definitely a thing. If you’ve run out of time, you can pop in to Subiaco Nail without an appointment for a 20-minute Shellac for just $25 or if you want to go fancy pants with Christmas nail art, make an appointment at Glamour Nail Bar. Subiaco Nail, 16b Rokeby Rd, Subiaco. Glamour Nail Bar, 423 Hay St, Subiaco glamournailbar.com.au
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Events 'T is the season to be Subi
There’s plenty to celebrate this festive season in Subiaco - here are just a few of the events (often free) which the whole family can enjoy from late November onwards.
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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
Subiaco’s beloved 13m Christmas tree featuring a walk-through light tunnel is back! Plus, there will be a new light installation guaranteed to sparkle and delight. See an origami Festive Fox just outside the Post Office, the perfect photo
stop on your way to post Santa letters.
Merry Moments
Each Friday from 26 November to 17 December, head to Forrest Walk to see a variety of merry moments and festive activities for all ages. Activations include: • Santa and elf visit,
Christmas carols and entertainment • Ice carving, snow machine and carolling • Live art mural and acoustic music • Freedom faeries school holiday activities for kids When: Fridays from 26 November – 17 December, various times. Cost: Free for more visit seesubiaco.com.au/christmas
Wreath Making Workshop
(A See Subiaco exclusive) Fox & Rabbit are hosting an exclusive wreath making workshop at Table Culture on Thursday 2 December. Create your very own Christmas
wreath from Australian native flowers while also learning floral tips and tricks from the experts. All flowers and materials are included plus bubbles and light refreshments. When you’ve finished your fabulous wreath, enjoy a little late night shopping as Table Culture will be putting on exclusive offers for guests. The workshop is designed for people of all skills from beginners to intermediate. Numbers are strictly limited, book early to avoid disappointment. When: Thursday 2 December, from 6:30pm Tickets: $100pp (normally $200pp), book at seesubiaco.com.au/christmas
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Join us for the opening concert at Lake Jualbup on Sunday 19 December. A special treat to kick-start the festive season
featuring The Australian Girls’ Choir and The Joi Ride band. The extraordinary voices of The Australian Girls’ Choir will open the concert with
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Events beautiful renditions of traditional carols and other Christmas songs. Following a guest appearance from Santa, Zalia Joi will lead the Joi Ride Band with some fun, festive favourites. When: Sunday 19 December, 5pm – 7pm Cost: Free
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See Subiaco’s Festive Giveaway
Win in a share of $1500* worth of prizes! There will be hidden See Subiaco baubles across Subiaco filled with instant win prizes. Break open the bauble and claim your prize. Win vouchers to spend at cafes, restaurants and retail including spa treatments, complimentary blow-drys and everything in between. Follow See Subiaco on Facebook or Instagram to be the first to see their locations! Starts from Friday 26 November until they are all gone. *T&Cs apply, visit seesubiaco.com.au/christmas for details.
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Don’t miss . . .
• Subi Farmers Market – Christmas Edition • Cinderella Pantomine at Regal Theatre • Corner Gallery's Life Drawing Soirée Christmas Edition • And more - local businesses are also putting on Christmas-themed events, so expect to see Christmas sip and paint classes, ceramic bauble painting, candle making, sewing classes and more. For all things Christmas in Subiaco, visit seesubiaco.com.au/christmas.
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Why I love Subiaco ...
GW: Do you have an outfit organised for Christmas Day? Where is it from? NP: I’m still planning what to wear, but it will come from either The Secret Closet – fabulous recycled designer fashion, or the Japanese Flea Market. GW: What is your favourite Subi venue for a preChristmas catch up? NP: It’s the Subiaco Hotel – always lively and full of locals. GW:What is the best party cocktail to get you in a Christmas mood? NP: An Amaretto Sour or Aperol Spritz. GW: What does Subi do best when it comes to creating a Christmas vibe? NP: The festive lighting and bustling outdoor bars and cafes.
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Subiaco Tram saviour. BY Gail Williams IMAGE Matt Jelonek
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Niki Peinke, director at the Property Exchange, is like a force-ten gale whipping around Subi, spreading love, colour and vibrancy at every turn. Since resurrecting the old Subiaco Tram in 2018, locals and tourists alike are enjoying the ride on Ruby the Tram and reliving their childhoods as they hop on and hop off at various stops around Subiaco and Shenton Park. Niki heads up a team of volunteers to keep this unique aspect of Subiaco on its prescribed route. Here’s why she loves Subiaco so much.
GW: Will you be taking a tram ride on Ruby in the lead up to Christmas? NP: Yes, we do Christmas carols ever year on the tram just before Christmas, with all the staff from the Property Exchange in Santa hats. GW: Can you share a story to illustrate the joy that Ruby brings to Subiaco residents and tourists? NP: It’s not exactly a story, but I love looking at the young excited faces, staring out of the window and waving at passers-by.
GW:What’s your favourite breakfast spot after a big night out? NP: The closest one! GW:How will you spend Christmas this year? NP: At home in the garden with my family – the best way ever! GW: What are your new year’s resolutions for 2022? NP: I never make them. Why set yourself up for disappointment? Visit subiacotram.com.au for information.
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