Clarences

banana bread

It is awfully hard to not order a serve of banana bread.  This little number is from the Beaufort Street Merchant.

Oink Oink

el PÚBLICO is bringing a whole lot of humble hog to the streets of Highgate on Tuesday, 31 July.  The menu includes:

– cheese and sausage fondue
– “mexican subway”
– antijitos of lesser known parts
– quesadilla’s and all the regulars
– sunday roast with the trimmings
– not so classic ice cream spider

Five Bar

Five Bar has had a subtle facelift with the launch of a new menu and chalkboard scribblings on Tuesday.   I was pleased to see the steak tartare still available to be happily consumed with the double chocolate stout.

Five Bar

Double chocolate.  Win.

Raah

Treating mama with a modern Middle Eastern feast on Mother’s Day.

The Beaufort Street Merchant

I met with my fellow food loving friend Foodie Cravings and aghast! we went without eating.  I forgot how much I love coffee dates, less time chewing means more time for chatting.

Michelle and her husband recently opened Crust Mt Lawley.  Working full time, running Crust, satisfying foodie cravings and blogging .. she is one busy lady.  So wonderful to hear that the pizza oven is cranking day day in day out keeping the hungry people of Highgate happy.

Special advanced and humungous thanks to Crust for donating vouchers to our Autumn Roving Dinner goodie bags.

Tan Po Po

Every time I eat here I say OH BLESS. I think we all fondly remember eating at the old location. The little arcade, with the outdated magazines and five little tables. I always want to get up and clear all the tables for them and get their new site organised. Its still damn tasty and easy on your pennies so all is always forgiven. I just love the staff and especially the owner .. oh bless!

Daily Planet

It is always too long between … ummm breakfasts with Liz.  When we catch up its always amaze! Liz has her own blog Breakfast in Perth and is getting pretty famous now!  Very exciting that she is taking her writing to the next level under the wing of Rob Broadfield for the Good Food Guide.  AMAZING! So proud! We spent the morning pondering food, friends, reminiscing on Teknoscape days and Perth Dance Music Awards.

I eat so healthy at home and at work … its the dining out where I tend to be extravagant.  For the average person that is fine. That is what life is about … every now and then going out and spoiling yourself.  BUT my butt has been expanding due to the fact that I eat out a hell a lot more than your average Joanne.

I ordered the vegan stack.  Not something I would usually order but I just felt like having salad for breakfast seeing as my cold has stopped me from sweating out in the hot room.  Caitlin (best barista and full of fun) informed they were out of avocado but had added honeyed parsnip. Naturally the chickpea fritter was a little dry but the aioli and juiciness of the tomatoes made up for it.  The parsnip was definitely a welcome addition and the verde added freshness.  So nice to walk away from breky not in a carb coma!

I thought the food was really reasonably priced and it was so damn good to order a Caitlin again.   Free wifi is always a plus too!  Don’t read all the urban goon reviews until you have made up your own mind.

Vegan Stack ~ chickpea fritter, field mushrooms, avocado, slow roasted tomatoes, salsa verde and tofu aioli
Mex Eggs ~ scrambled eggs with green pepper and tomato salsa, smoked bacon, corn relish sour cream and jalapenos wrapped in a flour tortilla

THE CAITLIN: ristretto, honey, ice + a red haired barista
These bad boys have gotten me through many many meetings.

Bored with your breakfast? Then you simply must  check out Liz’s blog.

el PÚBLICO

I have already fallen hard for you el PÚBLICO and we only just met. I know that our future together holds many looooong nights together. We thought we would pop in for a quick bite before French Film Festival (ie. order everything off the menu twice and run late for the movies).

BOTANA (snacks)
fried chickpeas burnt tortilla salt, street prawns, guacamole

ANTOJITOS (mexican street snack designed to satisfy a craving)
pork tongue butter orange picked onion taco
tasajo grilled cheese taco pasilla peanut sauce
requeson radish habanero relish taco

POSTRES (desserts)
“tequilla slammer” lolly <— bombs of marshmallow bliss with an injection of tequila … party in your mouth!