Food &amp; Wine

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Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group is well on the way to ensuring its infectious mix of food and drink becomes the first choice for Perth pub goers, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

16 Dec 2003

Making news in 2003 ...

Gusto takes a look at some of the events that shaped the year in Perth’s food & wine sector.

16 Dec 2003

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It’s not easy to pick the best of the year’s wine industry events or tastings, particularly when you’ve been invited to so many, but David Pike does his best.

16 Dec 2003

While David Pike is yet to take up a long-standing invitation to visit senior winemaker Nicole Esdaile and the team at Capel Vale, this week he tastes through his back catalogue and looks at some of the work they’ve been doing.

09 Dec 2003

Julie-anne Sprague’s weekly update on the movers and shakers of hospitality.

COULD the Oriel Café Brasserie be on the move?

09 Dec 2003

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An aptitude for learning has been an advantage for Natasha Court, the sommelier at the award-winning Must Winebar, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

02 Dec 2003

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David Pike wraps up the GWE auction.

02 Dec 2003

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The city’s suits are expected to flock to Bar One when it opens this week. The latest venture from Geoff Hayward and Stephen Scaffidi will deliver light, contemporary food with a focus on simplicity, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

25 Nov 2003

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An exhibition at Vasse Felix gives history buffs an insight into the evolution of the wine industry in Australia, as David Pike reports.

25 Nov 2003

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One of the special events this weekend involves world rugby domination ... the other some of the State’s best wines. More familiar with a reisling than a ruck, David Pike gives us his spin on the Great Wine Estates auction.

18 Nov 2003

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Those in the know are tipping strong growth in coffee shop chains and espresso bars for Perth in the not-too-distant future. Julie-anne Sprague talks to one operator who’s dipping a toe early in proceedings.

18 Nov 2003

Excelling on the national stage

By Staff Reporters

THERE have been several celebrations in recent weeks worthy of a congratulatory note from Gusto. The most recent of these was the Australian Hotels Association WA Awards for Excellence.

18 Nov 2003

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Back home after her six-week culinary soujourn through Europe, Gusto’s Julie-anne Sprague leafs through her trip diary and provides us with some of her favourites tastes of the Continent.

11 Nov 2003

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Xanadu will provide its Lagan Reserve 1999 for auction at the Great Wine Estates Auction later this month. David Pike takes a look at the winery and its success.

11 Nov 2003

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In this week’s look at the upcoming Great Wine Estates auction David Pike looks at what makes Leeuwin Estate the iconic winery it is.

04 Nov 2003

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In this week’s look at the upcoming Great Wine Estates auction David Pike reveals some of the secrets of Plantagenet Wines.

28 Oct 2003

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A driving force behind the successful Matilda Bay Brewing Company, Phil Sexton found things a little tougher than expected when he took on the wine business. Now, more than a decade later, the winery he started has become Devil’s Lair, and business is boo

21 Oct 2003

Red plantings on the up

By Christopher Leitch

THE Western Australian wine industry remains in a strong position despite what was a difficult 2001-02 overall, according to industry figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

21 Oct 2003

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