Modo Mio means “my way” and is the Italian fine dining restaurant at Burswood Entertainment Complex. Recruited from Milan, Head Chef Giampaolo Maffini has worked in two Michelin star restaurants and presents classic Italian dishes with his own modern twists, created from fresh local produce. We leave behind the flashing lights and bustl…
White Elephant Beach Cafe, Gnarabup Beach The coffee at the White Elephant Beach cafe is good, but the view is spectacular. It’s the Western Australian coast at its breathtaking best with impossibly turquoise water, the constant surge of white crests and crashing of waves. Gnarabup Beach After our bushtucker feast, it’s time for coffee …
My favourite breakfasts probably involve rice or noodles, but otherwise, bacon and eggs are always a winner. Breakfast cooked by Jac last Sunday: fried eggs, bacon, garlic silverbeet, and tomato, capsicum and beans. Fried eggs, bacon, garlic silverbeet, and spicy tomato, capsicum and beans A recent breakfast eaten with friends at City Farm Cafe, Ea…
After a fantastic celebration dinner at Toby’s Restaurant, we wake up early and meet for a quick and simple breakfast of cereal, fruit, toast and coffee, then drive to Prevelly Beach, approximately 50kms from Dunsborough. We’re going on a Margaret River bushtucker tour. Margaret River Bushtucker Tours owner/operator, Helen Lee Our tour …
After a day of eating and drinking in Western Australia’s beautiful South West, we return to Wyndham Resort Dunsborough for a degustation dinner at Toby’s Restaurant. Cooking this special meal are guest chef Richard Ousby, 2011 Electrolux Young Chef of the Year and sous chef from Quay Restaurant in Sydney, and Toby’s Executive Che…
Autumn leaves are falling and the roads are slippery as we drive through East Perth on our way to Northbridge on a rainy Sunday morning. A storm’s been forecast for later today and we plan to be home safe and cosy with full bellies long before it hits. Gazing into Tuck Shop Cafe, Pie-House and […]
After our fabulous picnic lunch courtesy of the ladies at Cape Kitchen in Busselton followed by a quick choccie break at The Margaret River Chocolate Company (see South West Tour Part 1), we continued our tour of the South West region. Vasse Virgin Olive Oil Soap Factory Olive wreath at the entrance of the Vasse […]
I recently visited Dunsborough and the Margaret River region in the South West of Western Australia, a beautiful part of the country renowned for wineries, food producers and gorgeous beaches. We toured the region in a South West Coach Lines bus and followed a jam-packed two-day itinerary. Bunkers Beach Cafe, Bunker Bay We began the […]
Dunsborough is around three hours drive from Perth, a popular holiday town located on the shores of Geographe Bay, in the South West of Western Australia. I was recently invited to join a media famil to Dunsborough organised by the Wyndham Resort Group Asia Pacific. We stayed at the Wyndham Resort & Spa Dunsborough, attended […]
The Farmers Market on Manning is better known to locals as the Clontarf Markets, given its location on the grassy grounds of Clontarf Aboriginal College. Established in December 2009, this outdoor market is open for business every Saturday morning. Manning Markets sign on Manning Road – Open every Saturday 8am to 1pm Market-goers sit, eat [&h…