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There are a lot of fabulous restaurants in Subiaco, but sometimes you want cheap and cheerful, not fine dining.
Here... [more]
There are a lot of fabulous cooking schools in Perth and if you want to know how to make perfect pasta, are tantalised b... [more]
Nobu is like a ballet: precise, refined and choreographed. The effortless perfection which appears in front of you is th... [more]
Everyone knows the saying 'to give the shirt off your back'. But what if a shirt is all you have to give? Or an old pair... [more]
I have three little girls. We don't do sand or dirt or things with wheels. We like to cook and draw pictures of rainbow... [more]
Do you love your job? I mean love your job?
If you could choose your dream job, what would it be? Watching TV all day... [more]
New York, London, Shanghai – sure all these places sound good, but everyone has been there. It's all so passé. Where's t... [more]
Where have all the good men gone - or so sang Bonnie Tyler.
That was in 1998 so I don't know what chance single gir... [more]
The problem with kids is that they don't realise how good they've got it. I look at my daughters - blissfully unaware of... [more]
1. Leave them at home where possible. I have three kids, so I can say that. But when you are unable to bribe a family m... [more]
Breakfast – it's the most important meal of the day. Many people say it's their favourite meal, and for me, the task of... [more]
1) Listen to the weatherman. There is a reason these guys (and the people behind the scenes who actually do the work) g... [more]
So you have plans for a big night in Subiaco. Where should you park? There are two distinct parking worlds in Subiaco: o... [more]
It was quite a debate.
Do you start the dessert course of the High Tea at Rochelle Adonis with the signature parfait ... [more]
As any kid learns in school there are five senses: taste, touch, sight, sound and smell.
Smell was the first sense t... [more]
To be fair to Brew-Ha, it doesn't advertise itself to be a food destination. In fact, their website doesn't even mention... [more]
These days everyone wants to be a Masterchef and plate up works of art for their family and friends. Here are some of Pe... [more]
Some 'creations' that kids make are full of love and effort, but perhaps not too easy on the eye.
If you want your ki... [more]
Welcome to this month's edition of the Secret List, a selection of great things to do in Perth with your kids each month... [more]
The day of pubs being solely the domain of blokes nursing a frosty glass of beer, chucking darts and shooting pool is ov... [more]
It wasn't so long ago that all girls were taught to sew at school. Once considered as essential as learning to add and s... [more]
'Ladies, how are you enjoying your dinner?' the waiter asked.
We surveyed the table in front of us, laden with small ... [more]
When you think of people raising money for charity, big epic bike rides come to mind. Running across continents. Climbin... [more]
From the first few lines of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close you are dropped, Wonderland style, down a rabbit hole of... [more]
'Excuse me, do you have a business card?' I asked the owner of ArtyBrellas, as I watched the 24 previously manic childre... [more]
It's a big call, but I am going to declare Mrs S's savoury muffins the best in Perth.
I am fan of breakfast in its ma... [more]
There are different ways of coping with school holidays.
Some families bundle their kids into the car and spend two ... [more]
Agni resides in Innaloo like the proverbial temple on the hill. With its palace-like edifice and exotic dome, it sits ra... [more]
1. Baskin Robbins was opened in the mid 1940s by Irvine Robbins and Burton Baskin.
2. Different countries have differ... [more]
Welcome to the 11th edition of the Secret List: a collection of fun and unusual things to do with your kids in Perth thi... [more]
I have been writing for WeekendNotes for a little under two years, and it has been a massive learning curve from my earl... [more]
What scares you the most? A) a poisonous snake B) a hairy spider C) a knife-wielding zombie or D) a teenage girl?
... [more]
Sydney does many things well. The weather. Water views. Yum cha.
Sitting bang smack on top of the Sydney Fish Markets... [more]
Maybe it's just where I live (Perth) but where I come from you don't tend to take your kids to the pub. So when my frien... [more]
I love Sydney because people are happy to recommend restaurants to you. In Perth, people are reluctant because if the fo... [more]
Welcome to the tenth edition of the Secret List. A list of fun, different and unusual things to do with your kids in Pe... [more]
The sea levels are rising, we are running out of water, there is a hole in the ozone layer, we are all going to die horr... [more]
You know when you go to restaurant and there are ten thousand things on the menu and you don't want any of them? Paris C... [more]
Fast Eddy's has been a late night fixture in Perth since the late 1970s, and I remember visiting the one in Perth City i... [more]
At first glance, the art installation on the wall outside Caffissimo at the Art Gallery (aka The Art Gallery café), is a... [more]
Ladies, long before there was Manolo and Jimmy, high heels used to be the domain of the lesser sex. That's right - men i... [more]
It may sound like the place where Rat and Mole got together to cause mischief, but it's not. Based on the Japanese and Z... [more]
Queenslanders are having a tough couple of years, first with floods then cyclones and then more floods. What happens if ... [more]
McDougall Park in Como happens to be the park closest to where my Grandma lived, which means I spent a lot of my childho... [more]
In so many cafes and restaurants, the courtyard is an afterthought; merely a space where a few wrought iron tables are p... [more]
Welcome to the ninth edition of the Secret List. A list of fun, different and unusual things to do with your kids in Pe... [more]
I don't know the exact number of times you must visit a place before you can call yourself a 'regular', but I have been ... [more]
You're a good person. You want to help people: it's just that you don't have any spare cash. No worry, you won't end up ... [more]
Sometimes you really want to give back, but you have no money to actually give.
Perhaps you have an old pair of pres... [more]
Hands up who made some New Year's Resolutions this year?
Well I can't help you lose weight, get that boy you think i... [more]
Picture this. A cherubic little baby sits alone in an empty room. She is wearing little more than a nappy and a smile. A... [more]
To reach for the brass ring is to strive for one's best, or reach for the unattainable. It's a rather old-fashioned phra... [more]
We can't all be Nigella Lawson. For a start, no one in the real world can lick that many spoons and not end up the size ... [more]
Sometimes cafes and restaurants look a little uninspiring from the front: you can walk past and not even notice they are... [more]
When I was growing up in Perth and looking for a take-away meal, we had the choice of Chinese, chicken and pizza. Fast f... [more]
Welcome to the eighth edition of the Secret List. A list of fun, different and unusual things to do with your kids each... [more]
Somehow I found myself offering to host a Christmas Party for my daughter and all her pre-primary friends. Ten little gi... [more]
'First impressions are a funny thing…' intones the voice of the unseen narrator in the children's DVD Lost and Found. In... [more]
I totally get that kids' shows are meant to be educational. Useful lessons like 'don't run with sticks' and 'always brus... [more]
There is something very primal about being outdoors. Being exposed to the elements. Sitting under the stars. Eating a go... [more]
When I was a kid we had some awesome neighbours who would invite us around for Steamboat. She would place a simmering po... [more]
Sometimes you find the most incredible things where you least expect. It's always when you aren't looking and you find y... [more]
Welcome to the seventh edition of the Secret List. A list of fun, different and unusual things to do with your kids eac... [more]
Forget about raising kids, writing my novel, or saving the planet, sometimes I think my purpose on earth is to find the ... [more]
It's all about your perspective.
Whether you see something as rude or merely a misunderstanding can sometimes be a ma... [more]
It's easy to assume that a place like the Hard Rock Café will just be one giant cliché. It's easy to assume the staff wi... [more]
One of the good things about being friends with the locals when you are visiting far-flung cities, is that usually they ... [more]
It reminded me of my Grandma's House. If my Grandma had been taking acid. A gorgeous old cottage, gutted to fit in a fun... [more]
Recently, my husband and I – who are normally quite sane – thought it would be a good idea to take our three children ac... [more]
Do you remember what it used to be like travelling to far-off cities before you had kids? You could jump in and out of c... [more]
The plates themselves were rough and rustic. Mottled grey and brown colours, irregular edges, a jagged vein of clay runn... [more]
