Subiaco: Eat Shop Live Winter 2022

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A cut above

Subi's sangas lead the pack.

Cup winners Warm up with a hot brew

Raising the bar

New venues hit the right spot

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News and openings in Subiaco

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Destination TLC

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Sloane's Kitchen with Subi Farmers Market

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Lofty Ambitions

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Roll Up, Roll up - Subi's Best Sandwiches

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Lums Wine Bar

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Subi Goes Full Parisian

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Hey, Hot Stuff

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Art For All

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Roam Subiaco - Upper Rokeby Road

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Meet the Maker - Dena Lawrence Rugs

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Pearl Promenade

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The Nurture Issue Shopping Guide Nurturing fashion Nurture your nest Nurture your soul

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with Des Eddy

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Beauty Talk with Beverly Ligman

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How I See It with Jen Krisko, Pharmacy 777

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The Force of Fyfe

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Nurture Your Garden

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Bethanie Subiaco Welcomes All

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Hiddlestone Power Station Opens

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Events in Subiaco this Winter

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The Last Word – ex-model, Liz Carberry

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From the editor ...

It's cold comfort, I know, but this issue of Subiaco's very own magazine is packed with inspiration for making the most of winter in this special part of Perth. Despite the chilly temperatures, there's plenty to warm you up until spring arrives - and we hope you'll discover for yourself some of the amazing eateries, wine bars, independent stores and ideas for making life, well, just that much better thanks to the businesses you'll find on the streets of Subi.

Di has tasted all the sandwiches, buns and wraps on offer for our cover story and the sheer variety of a cut lunch on offer is pretty appetising, we think you'll agree.

Meanwhile, Monique wraps her hands around many, many mugs and teacups in pursuit of the best hot cuppa around.

It's so exciting to see new businesses opening up along Subi's streets - read about Bar Amelie, Rokeby Road's latest wine bar, co-owned by the Regal Theatre's Kim Knight (who knows a thing or two about running a business in Subiaco). There are a few other bars on the horizon too - and we've got the inside track on them and other new developments thanks to Gail's finger on the pulse.

We chose the theme of 'nurture' for this issue and hope you'll get all the feels as a result of this vibe throughout the magazine's pages; from saving the earth by choosing fashion mindfully during the forthcoming Sustainable Style Series, to picking the warmest and cosiest throws, clothes, accessories and must-have items from stores around Subiaco.

And if you want to feed your family a nurturing bowl of soup, Sloane's pumpkin soup (with ingredients sourced from Subi Farmers Market) is a hug in a bowl - give it a go and share your version with us on Instagram (tag @galleypress).

So pull on your best furry slippies, grab a hot chocolate and settle in for a good read with the Subiaco magazine for company.

See you in spring.

Gabi

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Editor Gabi Mills

Design Cally Browning

Advertising Shelley Tamsitt Fashion and Shopping Desmond Eddy Photography Matt Jelonek Contributors Dianne Bortoletto, Sloane Carvell, Monique Ceccato, Craig Kinder, Beverly Ligman, Gail Williams Cover image Danica Zuks (Bark Bar)

Where you'll find our contributors this winter...

Gabi: Settling down for an epic UNO session at Bark Bar, with one of their chicken schnitty sangas at my elbow.

Cally: Stocking up on winter woolies in preparation for my NZ ski trip in August. And a spot of winter sailing to lift the spirits.

Shelley: Looking forward to showing Subiaco off to my son Matthew, who's coming over from Melbourne for the first time in two years.

Bev: Nursing a glass of pinot noir at Bar Loiter or enjoying a beauty treatment somewhere in Subi.

Des: Popping another cork til spring and making phone calls I should’ve made a long time ago.

Gail: At our dinner table in Subiaco, surrounded by my family. Our son, Fletcher, is coming home from the UK and our daughter, Bronte, will be back from Melbourne. Love, laughter, good food and fighting over the last crispy duck fat potatoes. Can’t wait!

Sloane: Hitting Subi Farmers Markets with Chorizo my sausage dog followed by a big bowl of pasta at Lulu La Delizia.

Published on behalf of See Subiaco visit seesubiaco.com.au

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Dianne: Tucked inside, eating winter Italian food - osso bucco, minestrone, and warming pasta dishes - and as much truffle as humanly possible, with a glass of pinot noir or shraz from the Great Southern or a cabernet from Margaret River.

Monique: Watching the rain from under my patchwork quilt, glass of local wine in hand.

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We have our fingers on the pulse of Subi’s vibrant scene.

Check out these green shoots livening up our City of Soul.

WORDS | Gail Williams

Bar Loiter

dinner prandial can make a dramatic entrance from the front through heavy velvet drapes and feel like they have gone down a rabbit hole. And, with ten locally crafted beers on tap and an extended cocktail list as well as great wines-by-the-glass, there’s even more reason to linger.

It opened in February with a new fit out by Michael Benson, one of Dilly Dally’s partners.

As for the chef? Step up to the plate Riccardo Annunziato, former sous chef, who takes up the head role with the departure of Peter Hajdu.

Try the braised beef croquettes and grilled veal.

Bar Loiter

20 Rowland Street, Subiaco (08) 6228 1986 Subi bar hoppers love stumbling across hidden heroes. Bar Loiter, tucked away, at the rear of Dilly Dally with an entrance off Rowland Street, is just that. Punters with a penchant for a pre-show tipple or a post6

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The Village Bar

10-531 Hay Street, Subiaco Why mention The Village Bar? Because nothing sums up the old village feel of Subiaco more than the aptly-named Village. Under various guises, it’s been nurturing Subi souls for four decades with chicken parmys, cheeseburgers and pizzas while trendoid cookie cutter venues

have come and gone.

Going back to the heady 80s and its days as Henry Africa’s, it sported a stuffed leopard and was the go-to hangout for media celebrities such as Lionel Yorke and Terry Willesee.

Today it continues to welcome a wide demographic of regulars who take up a spot near the fireplace. You’ll come across former mayor, Tony Costa, holding court with former footballers like the old shark, Andrew Purser, and the odd hard-bitten journo from the Subi Post.

Most treat it like their own living room and – depending on the night – they’ll often segue into a half price pizza or a $15 cheeseburger. If it’s Thursday, they’ll go for a $20 steak with chips and salad.

As their slogan says, “Why wouldn’t you?" Exactly.

Yours Truly Cafe

286 Hay St, Subiaco The rustic brick wall says Manhattan’s Meatpackers district, but the Reuben bagels say Williamsburg.

Yours Truly Cafe

The Village Bar

Delisio Pizza Romana

So, while you’re stretching the imagination to the northern hemisphere you may as well sing “Oh, Canada” in tribute to the Nutella s’mores on offer at this little hole in the wall in Hay Street’s east end. It opened in March, and along with great coffee, there are also salted caramel croissants, chocolate ganache tarts and Ferraro croissants, baked daily by Raisin Bakery in Shenton Park.

Owners, Matthew Baldock and Harry Richards, are the dudes behind it and they’re on the money. Follow the queue of nearby office workers. Or just follow your nose. It’s mainly take away but there is room to linger over a long black and dream of New York ... or Toronto ... or even Subiaco.

Delisio Pizza Romana

175 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco (08) 9381 7796 There are those who think Rafaele Brotzu should be made a Freeman of the City of Subiaco. Why? Because of his services to our suburb’s pizza lovers by putting authentic light, bubbly Roman pizzas on our culinary map.

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Brotzu’s pizzas, fettucine with slowcooked braised beef cheeks and arancini had quite the fan club at his old Churchill Avenue premises.

But now there’s room for more in the new 80-seater restaurant he’s taken over on Rokeby Road. And the fan club is expanding on a daily basis as he’s constantly booked out.

Passers-by of the old, long-empty Mr Gill’s look inside longingly and see rapture on the faces of those trying out the suppli (rice arancini with bolognese) and downing a Rocky Ridge from one of the five taps behind the bar. Those familiar with Mr Gill’s will welcome the change.

There’s more – it’s open for a few walk-ins. There are heaters for the outdoor tables which spill out onto the street, reinforcing the Italia vibe.

But get in early. Dogs are welcome in the alfresco area. And it’s also open for breakfast.

Try a bacon and egg focaccia, and you too will be crying “Brotzu for Freeman!”

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Crimped Blo Bar

298a/300A Hay St, Subiaco 0415 329 319 When a hairdressing salon’s catchcry is “hair gone to hell in a handbag?” you know this is a salon that’s got your back. Crimped, the mobile hairdressing salon, has just popped up in Hay Street for those who want to drop in for a morale boosting, cut, blow dry or have a play with extensions. While you’re there you can have your make up done too. There’s a glass of Prosecco or herbal tea thrown into the mix, and Erin the owner’s experienced hand on the hairdryer and round brush. It’s quick, which will be a soul nurturing boon for busy young things who enjoy their pampering without an interminable chat or wait. Anyone else feel like they’ve had to pay rent after a four hour stint in a salon? Doesn’t happen here. Editor Gabi Mills is an instant regular and can highly recommend a weekly visit for a

soul-nurturing beauty blow-up and natter with Erin (her new blow dry bestie). A new branch has opened in North Beach we’re told, but this little Subi spot will always be the OG. Book at crimped.com.au

Community Coffee Food truck 292a Barker Rd, Subiaco 0404 216 800 Wanna see a diverse community in action? Head towards the unassuming carpark off Barker Road and watch cyclists click-clacking while having a chin wag. There’s suits in full throttle, retirees doing Wordle and excited dogs soaking up all the fun. What’s got them going besides the sublime coffees and pastries at Community Coffee? They’re now lining up for south-east Asian fare – mushroom congee, beef cheek rendang and chicken curry and rice – courtesy of the food truck where Frankie Dawson and Daniel Lim strut their stuff from 7am till 2pm each day. And devotees of the truck will be delighted to know that souvlaki Fridays are back after a brief absence. Fridays just weren’t the same without it. And fans of the rotisserie will vouch for that.

Rumble Boxing

doyourrumble.com.au Subiaco is set to be home to the first Rumble Boxing in Australia, so locals will be able to follow in the footsteps of Sly Stallone, Justin Bieber and David Beckham when they pull on the iconic white and red gloves. Powered by five core values - individualism, strength, persistence, consequence, and vibe - the owner of RumbleBoxing Subiaco, Alistair Borg - says the

experience is unlike any other workout in WA. "Some other gyms may have a similar vibe or workout, but none have it all combined," he says. Each class is a 45-minute,10-round, fullbody workout around specially designed aqua boxing bags, with a banging playlist to encourage you to hit your stride in no time.

Keen to give this new addition to Subi's fitness scene a go? We'll see you behind the bags: read our review a future issue.

Planning a night out in Subiaco?

Catch a show at the Regal Theatre and have a preshow drink at Subi’s newest wine bar, Bar Amelie.

Regal Theatre

474 Hay Street, Subiaco.

Bookings at regaltheatre.com.au

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Candles = winter

Subiaco’s very own queen of the candle making process Jane Hough - AKA Bespoke Blends - is holding some make-your-own candle workshops over the next few months. It’s the perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon - but make sure you book. These sessions are super-popular and sell out fast.

GIN + CANDLES Wed 8 June 6pm - 8pm Sat 23 July 2.30pm - 4.30pm BLEND + POUR Sat 23 July 10am - 12pm MAKE A ROOM DIFFUSER Sun 24 July 11am - 11.45am THREE PART MASTERCLASS Tue 26 July, Tue 2 August, Tue 9 August 6pm - 7.30pm Find Jane and Bespoke Blends, 162G Rokeby Road, Subiaco (upstairs, next to Brew Ha The Ritual).

Visit bespokeblends.com.au

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Winter pep juice

Pupa Fast Nutrition has lived up to its name and fast become a favourite among the Rokeby Road beverage crew. It’s ever-changing creative take on dairy-free smoothies and sugarfree loaded teas are often seen in the hands of post-exercise boys and girls as well as hard-working locals in need of a healthy lift.

Their nutritional protein shakes as well as the hydrating energising ice drinks are suitable anytime of the year due to their positive impact on overall health, immune system, and weight management. However, for those cold and wet days Pupa has added to their with a range of hot protein drinks and herbal metabo teas for a warming pickme-up - without any compromise to nutritional values.

Choose from: HOT PROTEIN DRINKS: The Caramel and Hazelnut Hot Chocolate, Hot Chai Latte, Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha or Hot

High Protein Coffees in various flavours.

Ranging from 130 to 285 calories with 15 to 32gr of protein, these healthy alternatives to the traditional model are dairy-free and so good for you.

HERBAL METABO TEAS: With a natural source of caffeine, these are delicious metabolism-boosting teas are less than 10 calories. In Lemon, Cinnamon, or Peach flavour, they are made with a blend of green and orange pekoe with hibiscus cardamom seed for improving digestion and gut health.

They all taste so good you’ll be asking how on earth they can be so good for you.

Find Pupa at 162 Rokeby Road and follow them on Insta @pupa_fast_ nutrition to see the exciting new hot or cold, but always healthy, drinks they introduce on a regular basis.

Heather Levi Interiors

439 Hay Street Subiaco Visit heatherlevi.com.au Some sofa designs seem to come back into fashion and as you can see from the image above, this is undoubtedly the case with this gorgeous piece called Zanotti ($4,699). Based on a popular sofa design going back a few decades, the Zanotti (which also comes in black) has been re-introduced but with some detailed improvements They've added curves and stripes and introduced a luxurious boucle fabric, just to gild the lily. View this sensational sofa at Heather Levi Interiors until it's snapped up. And while you're in this Aladdin’s Cave of interior design accessories, fabrics and must-have items, grab yourself a bargain. If you've ever wondered what happens to ends of fabric rolls, wallpaper rolls, and samples, wonder no longer. Rather than chucking them into landfill, you can pick up something unique and become a friend of the earth.

Hood Studio

18 Hood Street Subiaco 0418 930 871 Visit hoodstudio.com.au Hood Street is fast becoming the coolest little enclave in Subiaco. Is it something to do with the name?

After all, Hood has a certain ring to it. And Honey Beanz coffee shop and Cupid Catering are more than happy to welcome newcomers Hood Studio to the, well, to the ‘hood.

And the team – Clare Ryan, Corey Chandler, Thom Davidson – are

very happy to be there, having blinged up the old premises and turned it into a stylish little studio where other creatives can ply their artistic flourishes. The space can be rented for photo shoots, videos, podcasts or any project that clients need assistance with.

Chandler and Davidson have a wealth of styling experience between them, and Thom is the snapper behind Shot by Thom and Spectacle Media. Need help?

Just ask.

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Cool hand Clint is coming to town with a Mexican hotspot 483 Hay St, Subiaco

If anyone can take over an old longneglected site and return it to its glory days when it was the darling of Perth’s cafe society, it’s hospitality king, Clint Nolan.

And he promises his new Mexican venue, La Condesa, taking over where Rice Baby left off, will be like nothing we’ve ever seen before.

Nolan, the Lavish Habits man behind popular venues like Pleased to Meet You, Henry Summer, La Cholita, Sneaky Tony’s, Alabama Song, Johnny Fox’s, Lynott’s Lounge, Toots and Joe’s Juice Joint gets the keys in June but will not open till later this year.

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flower baskets.

But, darlings, prepare for a shock when the doors open after the makeover as Nolan promises a Tulum-meets-SoCal Mexican cuisine.

Don’t worry, we had to google that one too. Tulum is a port city on the Caribbean coastline of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its beaches and Mayan ruins and SoCal is well, Southern Californian shared plates, street-style food. Of course!

“Expect seasonal fruit cocktails, locally-sourced seafood and nourishing sides,” says Nolan, who doesn’t have an opening date yet.

“It’s really difficult to get equipment at the moment. And everything is three times the price. But we are hoping it will be sometime later this year.”

Nolan was also eyeing off the Buddah Bar Curry House in Rokeby Road but abandoned that idea because of the equipment issue.

And he is thrilled about the move to Subi.

We asked him why and he said:

“Well, you know. Small town, not much to do in the evenings.” No, just kidding. He didn’t say that. That was Luke in Cool Hand Luke.

“Subiaco is great,” says Nolan. “I have always loved it. I feel it's right for a comeback. It’s finding its feet again as a prominent destination precinct. Get ready for a fun, casual SoCal Mexiccan experience.”

Nolan, over a 20-year career in the industry, has been called Mr Cool, a Bar Genius, a Serial Entrepreneur and just plain old chef and restaurateur.

We’re just pleased that he’s finally coming. SoCal. So Cool.

mid-week spot is likely to give you much more choice in terms of your venue - and could be cheaper too.

Better priced accommodation If you’ve got family and friends joining you on your special day, perhaps from out of town or further afield, it’s a genuine consideration to make sure they can stay nearby without breaking the bank. Winter accommodation prices are cheaper than the hotter months - another great reason to pencil in a chilly wedding date.

things brides should consider if they’re tying the knot in winter

Different from the rest

WORDS | Sophie Linardopoulos, Zolotas Bridal

There’s a lot to be said for planning a winter wedding - thing the romance of venues with fireplaces, fur and feather accessories and the opportunity to simply be different from the rest of your friends. Here are some things to consider if you’re opting for walking down the aisle in the cooler months.

No Humidity Frizz, begone! This is a genuine concern for curly girls and those ladies who struggle to tame their manes in the warmer months. Winter hair is so much easier to style and is much less likely to drop thanks to 40 degree days as you navigate your dream day.

winter months just because you’re worried the weather won’t play ball.

A photographer worth their salt will know how to make the most of your special shots, rain or shine.

More venue date availability As couples begin to plan weddings with confidence again, post-COVID, it’s likely all the spring and summer dates for the next few years will get snapped up first. Picking a winter weekend or

Summer and spring weddings may be the traditional choice, but if you’re the kind of gal who likes to buck the trend, a winter wedding opens up a whole new opportunity to create your own colour palette, from the choice of flowers and to décor styling. Think dried flowers and leaves, candles and opulent throws - if recreating your very own Game of Thrones vibe is your thing, then this is your moment to shine. Winter wedding dresses are next level gorgeous too - with layers and hooded cloaks, fur wraps and a completely different approach to designing your wedding planning look.

At Zolotas, we love to style a winter wedding - just come in for a chat, and we’ll help you achieve your dream day. To book a consultation, visit zolotasaustralia.com/ bookbridalconsultationperth

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Gail Williams asked Subi locals where their favourite place was for a virtual hug – in mug, food or drink form.

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Nurture: A noun meaning to care for and protect.

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nd that includes land, people, animals and . . . anything really.

Subiaco has a rich history of doing all of that dating back thousands of years to the Noongar people who regarded the area's lakes and wetlands with fierce respect.

Today, you don’t have to look far to see evidence of caring by Dom Salvado and the Benedictine monks, the welcoming of thousands of Irish women after the Great Famine, the planting of olive trees and lemon orchards and, yes, animals get a look in too, with the Dog Refuge Home and the Cat Haven. And let’s not forget the soul-nurturing staff at King Edward Maternity and St John of God Hospitals as they tend to the sick and deliver newborns.

Now, with winter closing in, we’re turning to thoughts of comforting Subi venues that warm the cockles of our hearts and welcome us like a mother’s hug. You know the feeling – warm, cosy, decadence in a bite or a sip.

We spotted some well known Subi residents soaking up the nurturing spirit as they basked in the glow of their regular happy place. Here, they share the love.

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Alison Salmond and Janette Simpson

Well known Subi sisters who are great ambassadors for Subi in public relations and work at The Secret Closet in Rokeby Road.

Love: The Unicorn’s Negronis

It’s familiar and warm. We both feel so at ease if we arrive early on our own, in fact we’re both quite comfortable to pop in and have a drink on our own at any time. There’s always someone we know to keep us company and the staff are part of the charm, and they get our senses of humour.

We’re English girls who know what a good local pub/bar feels like and the Unicorn is our local. When our Mum was in care, it was a difficult

time for us both. It was really then that we started our weekly Sisters Friday drinks at the Unicorn. It really helped us both de-stress and cope during that time. It has a great sense of community and the owners Dave and Annabel have become friends over the years.

Chardonnays, recommended by Annabel, also always go down well.

We always bump into other locals and meet new people - it’s such a friendly atmosphere and a great meeting place.

Ooh yes, we have a favourite spot and we’re miffed if someone else is sitting there when we arrive – although we’re happy to sit elsewhere. As long as we have a negroni.

Will Roser

Venue manager Cherubino City Cellar

Loves: Bar Loiter’s margarita pizza with n’duja Subiaco is my second home. I spend more time there than in my actual home, so the familiarity of Bar Loiter at the end of a hard working day is great for a pizza and a cheeky glass of wine.

Subi has such a tight knit community and the venue's staff, especially Jet and Patty at Dilly Dally who all look out for each other. It’s always good to talk wine at Bar Loiter and you’ll always find me in a corner there, trying to switch off.

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Afternoon radio presenter Curtin FM 100.1

Loves: Bar Amelie’s kipfler potatoes Yum . . . those kipfler potatoes with smoked garlic, rosemary and aioli are just the ticket. The bar, which has recently opened, is a great addition to the suburb, with beautiful wall artwork personifying the relaxed feel and friendly staff. Their extensive wine list is well thought out, and their imaginative tapas choices are great.

I like to sit at the window and look out at the greenery, and with interesting fellow residents passing by, I feel the vibrancy of Rokeby Road. That’s where you’ll find me on a Saturday or Sunday for a long lazy, self-indulgent lunch.

And their pan-fried Brussels sprouts with speck are not half bad, either.

Lorraine Ghersinich

Nash+ghersinich architects and interior designers.

Loves: Cherubino City Cellar’s roast pumpkin, pine nuts and goat curd It’s a dish that reminds me of my Italian nonna’s cooking. It’s a wintery, comforting dish that has loads of

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texture with the pine nuts and then there’s the fragrant, delicate flavour combinations.

I’m totally seduced by Cherubino’s space – sophisticated and intimate but not garish or over-the-top. It reminds me so much of the old dance studio we used to work out of in York Street, which – coincidentally – Larry bought from us. From an interior designer’s eye everything, style-wise, is considered in Cherubino’s and I just love being there. It is in totally in keeping with the Cherubino branding -- the ethos of the food, wine and service. I recently booked the dining room for my 12 dearest girlfriends for my birthday, and it was a magical experience.

A memorable evening comes from choosing anything on the menu, paired with any of the amazing wines.

I love that they limit the numbers and that you can have a conversation with friends without competing with the crowd noise and the music. And I LOVE the artwork!

Rachel Lee

Local lawyer and foodie

Loves: Wholefood Circus’ Portuguese tarts Circus is the heartbeat of our community, an intimate European-style deli which immediately makes you feel embraced by a warm, tight hug while wowing you with La Delizia burrata, North Street Store bread, La Galette croissants and of course, the Torre family’s famous meat selection. There is no pretension – just chaotic, inviting shelves and tables brimming with Perth’s best artisan products.

It’s a great meeting place where we bump into friends, and interact with our local community. There’s always a suprise – tiramisu, freshly caught snapper on ice or housemade pizza bases. Owners, Frank and Rachael Torre know their customers, and are very hands-on.

My favourite spot is in the sunshine, next to the pots of fresh market flowers, watching Subiaco life go by.

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Karen Leary Interior designer

Loves: Community Coffee’s long black and toast with vegemite It’s the simple things in life that are the best and it’s like winning lotto to walk into this place and feel like you are greeting an old friend.

There are no grumpy faces, always engaging banter and staff who remember your regular coffee order.

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raw space fills to capacity daily with customers and their dogs. The rolls, salads and North Street bread are all great. As are the cinnamon scrolls, toast, croissants, muffins, egg and bacon brekky rolls.

Lulu, our dog, gets a lot of attention there. We have even had people sit down at our table just to hold her.

And when we’re feeling like an extra boon for the soul we head to ...

Juanita’s (above) for the sublime duck parfait.

And their skinny salt and vinegar chips of course.

Lulu La Delizia’s (left) for nonna’s meatballs Georges Meze for goat, slowly braised in red wine with tomatoes Six Senses for betel leaf with prawns Layers for a chocolate croissant, fresh from the oven Pupa for a Malteser Pleaser smoothie

Bob Maher

Former Perth nightclub king.

Loves: Tastings Cafe’s steak sandwich I’ve been going to Tastings regularly for ten years and eating that steak sandwich – caramelised onion, toast and the world famous sauce. On a recent road trip, I ate 26 steak sandwiches and that one comes equal first with one in Paynes Find.

Tastings is the place to go when I feel homesick – homesick for old Subiaco, homesick for company, or when I want time for myself and just want to sit and contemplate. It’s like an old, comfy shoe.

When I go there, I feel like I am at home, thanks to Bill and George, Hannah and Petal, who are like family to all their customers. When the wife of one of the customers passed away recently, it was Bill and George who went to visit him to see if he was OK. The coffee is magnificent, and they always serve the tea in a perfect little aluminium pot. That’s what I like about it; I love anything that’s not fancy. The guys who own it are beautiful people.

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Sloane's Kitchen

WITH | Sloane Carvell in partnership with Subiaco Farmers Market

Sloane Carvell finds plenty to celebrate at Subi Farmers Market if your aim is to save the planet, one small step at a time.

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FARMERS MARKETS ARE the best places for nurturing communities.

On a busy Saturday morning at Subi Farmers Markets, tucked in at Subiaco Primary School, stallholders prep for the busy morning ahead.

People come to get their fresh produce and health food, grab some breakfast and a coffee, have a chat with friends, and maybe pick up something that nurtures their soul too. With food insecurity being a real issue these days highlighted by the pandemic, having somewhere that provides access to food that’s locally sourced and supports local farmers is important, as is having somewhere to educate us about how we can look after our bodies without costing the environment.

I explored some of the market stallholders specialising in nurturing our bodies and the environment.

Winter is perfect soup weather and I have also created you a comforting Spicy Pumpkin and Carrot Soup recipe using beautiful fresh produce

right from the market. The soup elevates a pumpkin soup to a new level, with its Indian style spices and the addition of carrots for a sweetness it’s the perfect thing to nurture your body from the cold and best with some crusty bread from the market.

Skipping Stones Refillery Skipping Stones Refillery is doing something amazing for sustainability in a fast, throw-away world, by helping us to nurture our environment. The wagon which rotates throughout the weekend farmer markets around Perth, offers

over 30 household liquids made locally by several WA eco-conscious brands that are refillable in bring your own (BYO) containers without disposable, plastic or single-use packaging. The concept promotes the local economy and eliminates unnecessary waste and pollution from long distance transport.

Mia from Skipping Stones says her mission is to help us make a cultural shift away from how we consume to eliminating waste. The name Skipping Stones hints at the ripple we can each make with our consumer choices. You can BYO

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your own container or take one for free from the donated box, or buy one to keep for next time, and buy as much or as little as you need without the extra waste. Liquids are made from natural ingredients and range from personal care products like shampoos, body wash and sanitisers, household cleaning liquids such as car wash, dish liquids, disinfectants, pet wash and floor cleaners, and some food liquids, such as raw honey and extra virgin olive oil. You’ll find Mia’s wagon at Subi Farmers Market every fortnight.

TenderLovin’ Kraut – Fermented Veg If you haven't tried kimchi (or have been perhaps too scared to do so), TenderLovin’ Kraut will make you a convert. I chatted with Lawrence too, an award-winning chef whose business Fermented Veg creates a range of artisan-fermented vegetables, produced here in WA..

The ingredients are all vegan, gluten-free, and paleo. For centuries, fermented vegetables have been known for their health benefits and nutrients, and can give your body a dose of probiotics. Lawrence explains that fresh ingredients are simply chopped, while spices and salt are added before fermenting and then 22

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SWEET SPOT TizzBeez Pure Honey 's hives are 200km from Perth in Fairbridge - and available at Subi Farmers Market.

hand-packed into jars. TenderLovin’ Kraut make a Red Cabbage Kraut, Kimchi and delicious Caraway Seed Kraut. They are delicious on top of noodles or rice, stir-fries, in a savoury pancake and even just on a rice cracker.

TizzBeez Pure Honey Honey has long been known as an elixir for the body. However, honeybees are stewards of our environment and without them, the food we depend on would dwindle as pollinators of foods we eat. Bees nurture our planet, and honey production also has low impact to our environment because it doesn’t require land cultivation. TizzBeez Pure Honey hives are creating raw unprocessed pure honey, with hives up to 200km from Perth in Fairbridge, Boddington, and the southern karri forests of Manjimup and Pemberton.

The honey tastes different depending on the location and flowering environment of the hives with hints of banksia, wildflowers and jarrah – they are irresistible.

Wildflower Luxury Candles Candles are a beautiful way to nourish our souls and homes.

Wildflower Luxury Candles are luxury, scented soy candles handcrafted here in WA. Soy candles are a better choice for candle wax as not only does it burn slower, but it is made from environmentally-friendly and renewable resources. With beautiful scents like French Pear, Fig and Bamboo, Creamy Caramel and Mumbai Memoirs to bring magic and nurture your home, they also make great gifts for loved ones. They also have luxury reed diffusers.

Naturally Nutty Kez of Naturally Nutty is creating homemade and healthy grain-free granola and roasted nuts, which are both available at the markett.

Her granola comes in flavours like Ginger and Spice and Vanilla and Cinnamon, the perfect antidote to a wintry breakfast. The roast nuts come in Spicy Hot, Rosemary, or Chipotle and Cumin varieties and are a clever way to eat healthily.

Recipe

Spicy Pumpkin & Carrot Soup SOUPS ARE THE ultimate easy meal that can also be made ahead and frozen for busy schedules and warmed up for the perfect cosy treat. For this spicy pumpkin and carrot soup recipe, I’m using Indian spices to give it warmth and a curry-style spin. Roasting the pumpkin and carrots first gives a deeper flavour and the addition of carrot adds sweetness which works like magic with the warming spices for a luxurious soup.

Pumpkin is in season during winter and is available at several producers at the market. I purchased carrots and pumpkin from The Peoples Produce stall. Best served with some naan or crusty bread from Wild Bakery, also at Subi Farmers Market.

Ingredients:

1 kg Kent pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and chopped into about 2-3 cm pieces 2 tbsp olive oil Salt 800 g carrots, peeled and cut into 1 cm pieces 1 brown onion, halved and thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed ½ tbsp mustard seeds 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground turmeric ½ tsp cardamom ½ tsp chilli powder

¼ tsp nutmeg 1L vegetable stock 2 cups water Plain yoghurt to serve

Method:

Preheat oven to 210°C and line a large roasting tray with nonstick baking paper.

Place pumpkin and carrot pieces on the roasting tray, toss in oil and roast for 35 minutes until golden and soft.

Remove from oven to cool slightly.

Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the brown onion and season with salt. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for about 15 minutes until onion is softened.

Add the garlic, mustard seeds, coriander, cumin, turmeric, chilli powder and nutmeg. Cook for about 2 minutes until aromatic and the mustard seeds start to pop.

Add the roasted pumpkin and carrot to the pan along with the vegetable stock and water and mix. Increase the heat and bring to boil. Reduce to low, cover and cook for 15 minutes. Uncover and set aside to cool slightly.

Transfer the mixture in portions to the jug of a blender and blend until smooth, or use a hand blender to blend directly in the pot.

To serve, top with a dollop of yoghurt and serve with crusty bread or naan. You could also top with chilli flakes or pepitas if you have them.

The soup can be frozen and stored in the freezer for about six months.

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Lofty

ambitions

Squires Loft has been a popular part of the Subiaco hospitality scene for decades and under new ownership, it’s position as one of the premium spots for an excellent feed is set to climb even higher.

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SINCE 1995, SQUIRES Loft has been combining the finest range of Australian meats and produce to provide guests with a memorable dining experience. The success and demand for Squires Loft’s unique approach to creating flavour on a plate has led to substantial interest in customers and staff wanting to duplicate the business model.

As a result, there are now multiple restaurants under the Squires Loft name now feeding customers around Australia.

You’ll find the WA Squires Loft version is located in the heart of Subiaco Village (12F/531 Hay Street) and it’s always a buzzy place to meet friends or work colleagues for a long lunch or after work feast. The popular

steak and grill house has been built on its previous 11-year success story, and has managed to increase popularity despite the challenges of COVID since new owner Stewart McDonald took over the business, post-pandemic.

“Known for its classic rib-eyes and pork ribs, our customers have been seeing a few upgrade in the menu and local events, especially catering for the local patrons,” says Stewart.

In the Eastern States, all the steaks are yielded from a combination of Australian pasture-fed and grain-fed beef, predominantly from the lush green pastures of the Gippsland District in Victoria, Northern New South Wales, and QLD. “Our beef is wet-aged for 28 days

at strictly controlled temperatures to maximise tenderness and enhance flavour even further,” says Stewart.

Meanwhile, in WA the restaurant’s meat suppliers are award-winning industry players, from top quality, exclusive and extensive range of food brands, to exclusive suppliers who have always maintained a continual commitment to quality in the past 50 years.

“We have our own cutting line at the meat supplier, with the same crew cutting all our steaks to ensure consistency,” says Stewart, who also operates a long-standing exhibitions business.

“Our portioned steaks are then vacuum-sealed ready for delivery.”

Not only is the meat itself top quality; Stewart believes that the secret to their success is a combination of produce quality, exceptional service, and spot-on cooking standards, with an additional secret ingredient: steak basting.

“This is the defining point in our unique flavour and delivers the massive Squires Loft taste which brings customers back time and time again,” says Stewart.

“All our steaks are basted throughout the cooking process and our famous pork ribs are marinated and slow-cooked for 15 hours then chargrilled for that extra flavour.”

Even a first-time visitor will be struck by the service. In a world of anonymous, unengaged staff, the Squires Loft is a pleasant surprise.

“You will be serviced by a team of young, energetic, and professional hospitality service staff, who have multi-cultural background, local and international work experience,” says Stewart.

“What sets them apart is the fact that our restaurant service staff are typically “people people” who are friendly, personable and have great customer service skills. They know the menu inside-out so they can competently talk about and recommend food and drink, handle

customer complaints, and create an unforgettable customer experience.”

Unsurprisingly this combination of excellent ingredients, technically on-point cooking and friendly staff makes Squires Love a popular place for business people to gather and share a drink during a meet and greet. Many an off the Terrace resources deal has been struck over a bottle of Pinot and a rare steak served at Squires Loft, says Stewart.

Time to pull up a chair at an old favourite, we reckon.

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Roll up, roll up

Subiaco’s reputation for creating the perfect sandwich, conti, wrap or bahn mi is rapidly rising, as Dianne Bortoletto discovers.

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THE HUMBLE SANDWICH finds it iteration in just about every cuisine for good reason.

It’s the perfect portable meal delicious fillings encased in slices of white, sourdough, wholemeal, wholegrain, seeded, rye, or spelt bread, or rolls, wraps, buns, pita bread, bagels, baguettes, croissants and more. In Subiaco, there’s take away, delivery and dine-in options inspired from our own backyard and far-flung places, with a stack of choices from the simple to the exotic.

At Wholefood Circus, the vege brekky wrap with scrambled eggs, tomato, spinach, mushrooms and tomato chutney is a satisfying way to start the day. For lunch, try the Circus slow-cooked beef brisket rolls with apple slaw, Dijon mustard and rocket pesto.

At Café Café at Subiaco Square, a brekkie burger with bacon, two eggs, and barbeque sauce will get the day off to a good start and keep it going with a Turkish Panini for lunch.

Bulk food stockist, the Clean Food Store, make delicious eats from breakfast bagels, falafel wraps and

Jean-Claude Patisserie

Café Café

the crowd favourite, a roast butternut pumpkin, zucchini, red capsicum, spinach, West Australian fetta and basil pesto on a poppyseed bagel.

For one of the best baguettes outside of France (if you know, you know), then head to the institution, Jean-Claude Patisserie. The classic La Parisienne ham and cheese is a winner every time, and as a bonus, you can skip the queue by ordering ahead online.

Another place that does one of the

Clean Food Store

CUT LUNCH Bark Bar (opposite) has a fabulous range of conti rolls. Above, Cafe Cafe and Clean Food Store will keep you refuelled all day. Left, there are often queues outside JeanClaude Patisserie for their delicious filled baguettes.

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Bun Mi

Tiny Saigon

Accent Café

best baguettes outside of France (how lucky is Subi to have two of the best?) is Layers Bakery in Subiaco Square.

Their sourdough baguettes come with classic fillings of chicken and avocado, ham and brie, tomato and parmesan, and continental. Everything is made in-house by the French baker-owner.

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TAKE YOUR PICK Whether you're in the mood for a taste of Vietnam (Bun Mi or Tiny Saigon), or want to tuck into a crobun (Accent Cafe) or fresh roast veggie sanga (Sorganic), you'll eat well every day of the week in Subiaco.

From their new website you can order a mini sourdough baguette box for the office too.

If you can’t go past a Vietnamese bahn mi, then make sure you choose one that contains all the elements – sweet pork, sour pickled carrots and daikon, fresh coriander, silky pate,

special mayo all encased in a crunchy roll. Head to Tiny Saigon, which is also sold pre-made at Farmer Jacks, or Bun Mi at Subi Square (a big favourite with an unscientific online poll with Subi locals).

For a decadent take on an Italian sandwich, check out Accent Café’s crobun (a cross between a croissant and bun) with prosciutto, goat cheese, tomato and rocket and balsamic glaze.

Mamma mia, che buona!

Gringos, Golden West Brewing Co do a delicious gluten-free Birria Quesadilla with eight-hour slow cooked beef brisket, burnt cheese, and pickled shallot, and while you’re there, you might as well have a cheeky pint. At lunchtime on Wednesdays and Thursdays, grab a $15 meat roll - lamb and veal kofta roll with buttermilk slaw - or a vegie roll with spiced cauliflower and buttermilk slaw, encased in a Sorganic bun.

Sorganic sells several freshly made filled rolls, ready to go, but for something heartier, try the Manwich,

El Peruvian

Yours Truly

a pulled pork Turkish roll with coleslaw, American cheese, house-made relish and served with chips.

Put some ‘chew’ back into your Tuesday at Refuge Small Bar by wrapping your chops around their flame-grilled steak sambo – or a smoky pulled jackfruit. The substantial ciabatta is stuffed with mixed leaves, tomato, aioli and onion jam, and comes with fries on the side and a beer to wash it down.

For an authentic taste of Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey and Greece, then Mediterranean Taste has you covered, and there’s an excellent $15 souvlaki and salad or chips lunch special, which includes a drink or coffee.

At El Peruvian Food Co, the succulent El Chanchito confit and twice-cooked pork belly burger includes sweet potato fries inside the potato bun, Peruvian slaw and aioli. From the grab-and-go fridge, get your hands on the pan con pollo for lunch on the run.

Spice it up at 1982 Food + Coffee with the Korean crispy fried chicken with mixed pickled vegetables, house-made Korean sweet chili sauce and coriander on a charcoal bao bun.

There’s more, including a soft-shell crab burger with slaw, smoked chilli mayonnaise, sunny egg and bonito flakes.

Mediterranean Taste

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Travel the world through sandwiches at Raisin Bakery . . .

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Bagel lovers, your taste buds will transport you straight to the Big Apple, once you’ve tried the New Yorker bagel with smoked pastrami, pickles, double cheese and mustard relish at the newest Subi café, Yours Truly on Hay Street. They also do a Reuben and toasties.

Little by name, but not when it comes to flavour is Little Rokeby Café’s pulled pork bagel with creamy coleslaw, cheddar cheese, apple chutney, barbeque sauce and chipotle mayonnaise.

If you’re running short of time, you can get a short, back and sides and a roll at Hid Lid Barbers, the home of Lid Espresso.

There’s a stack of sandwich options at Bark – classic, deluxe and vego conti rolls, chicken schnitty sandwich with lettuce and aioli, and the Reuben sandwich with corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, pickles and seeded Russian dressing.

On Fridays, there’s a rotation of specials including Bark’s famous cheeseburger, a slow-cooked beef

and gravy roll and tasty chicken subs.

Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my keyboard.

Hang out for Fridays for mouthwatering souvlaki with spit-roasted pork with hot chips, onion, tomato and garlicky tzatziki all wrapped in pita bread at the hidden espresso bar, Community Coffee Co. Find it behind Growth Realty on Barker Road.

Brew-Ha The Ritual’s window looks incredible ahead of the lunch rush, stacked with fresh salad rolls, chicken and avocado wraps, poppyseed bagels stuffed with smoked salmon, ham and cheese croissants, Reuben toasties and more.

Travel the world through sandwiches at Raisin Bakery, from the French-inspired ham, brie and chive butter on a semi sourdough baguette, to Greece for the squid ink baguette (yes, it’s black) with feta, creamy avocado and toasted almonds, or to Japan with Togarashi marinated chicken, edamame hummus and spinach.

All that Saturday morning grocery

Community Coffe Co.

Raisin Bakery

shopping (or just people watching) at Subi Farmers Market is enough to work up an appetite. Grab a delicious bratwurst straight from the barbie, an Aussie brekkie bacon and egg roll, a Mexican burrito, or go Greek with a slice of spanakopita, which technically isn’t a sandwich but the spinach and feta filling is wrapped in pastry, and it’s too delicious not to mention.

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Rokeby goes the full Parisian

Bar Amelie opened and has asserted itself as an instant hit, with grateful wine and food lovers flocking to its sophisticated yet relaxed take on bar life done right.

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A LOCAL BAR with elegant feminine cocktails served in Riedel glassware, a doggy in the window and the option of chatting with famous visiting stars who treat the joint as their second home?

If that’s the wish list of Subi Ladies who Lunch (A-Lot), then they need wish no longer. Those quirky draw cards are already attracting loads of females – and their most welcome blokes – to Bar Amelie, the new Rokeby Road venue, which was previously home to a cheeky boy called Bistro Felix.

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for High Teas, oyster shucking by Jerry Fraser, a coffee window, paella nights and a return to the good old fashioned Sunday session with live acoustic music.

Bar Amelie – named after the smash hit French comedy Amelie – is the brainchild of business partners, Kat Dehavilland and Kim Knight, who, when it comes to hospitality, know how to please a woman. Like the film’s central character, Amelie, their mission is simple – to make others happy.

“Creating connections is what we want our bar to be about,” says

Dehavilland, who has had hospitality adventures in bars all around the world and was previously State Manager for Treasury Wine Estates, one of the world’s largest wine companies.

Customers, it appears, are loving their suburb’s departure from masculine interiors and blokey barstools as they luxuriate in the teal blue and forest green colour scheme with touches of pink. They’re loving the delicate, spidery images of butterflies and flowers on the walls.

And they’re loving Pepper – Knight’s border collie – who was an ever

present figure in the bar’s window during the extensive refurbishment as the two women scrubbed, painted, plastered walls and breathed new life into the place, often in 40 deg heat.

What’s more, they did it all around their demanding day jobs.

Classy wines, simple tapas, rustic share plates and a comfy, relaxed ambience also have found fans among masculine tastes – famous ones at that.

Last month Australian comedian, Lawrence Mooney, was often propped up at the bar courting a throng of fans before and after his sold out shows at the Regal Theatre.

It’s a no brainer for Bar Amelie to become the default Green Room for the Regal Theatre, the historic venue which a recent study found generates over $21 million per annum into Subiaco’s nocturnal economy and attracts more than 100,000 visitors annually to the suburb.

Knight has been involved with the Subi icon since she was aged seven when her parents, Stan and Barbara Bird – with John Thornton-- took over the lease in 1977 and turned it from a cinema to a live theatre venue.

“I remember stamping the tickets when it was all done by hand,” she says.

That spawned a love of entertainment – hosting artists such as Billy Conolly, Barry Humphries, Pamela Stephenson and Dennis Waters – as well as a huge passion for Subiaco.

Now, as the theatre’s business owner and general manager she is spreading the love up Rokeby Road.

A chance conversation with Dehavilland, one year ago at a party, was a lightbulb moment as her likeminded business partner expressed her dream to open a bar which provided comfort and food, drink and conversations that create memories.

Not long after they spotted the old Bistro Felix and set to work. The dream became complete when they secured former Stephanie’s (Steve’s Hotel) chef, Richard Pothecary, who puts together shared plates featuring

cured meats, gourmet cheeses, fresh honey, pickled and fresh vegetables, local seafood and fresh crusty bread.

Dehavilland’s wine knowledge is evident in the drinks list – a classy combination of classic cocktails, local craft beer and boutique wine producers along with traditional

classic brands.

“We will have a wine wall in the back room where customers can go on a journey with back vintage premium wines where each bottle will tell a story,” says Dehavilland.

Something tells us Amelie would love it.

LADIES WHO LUNCH Owners of Bar Amelie, Kat Devhailland and Kim Knight, toasting the success of Rokeby Road's newest hot spot.

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Lums Wine Bar

433 Hay Street, Subiaco Don’t you just love it when a group of young free-spirited hospos eye off a beautiful old building and want to breathe life back into it? That’s where Subi is the winner as the enterprising team behind Bark Bar throw a whole lotta love, spit and polish into the old E.A. Lum’s building in Hay Street and transform it into a shrine for wine.

The ownership group - Mitch Jenkin, Lee Hutchings and Oliver Wasse (the brains behind Bark), along with Ashley Allen, are delving into the building’s history dating back to the 1900s when it was the suburb’s grocer and provisions merchant and are proud to pay homage to the original owners, Emily and Charles Lums. The bevvies, given the conducive character setting, will be wine-centric along with beers and exotic cocktails. The opening is expected around June 16.

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NEW DIGS Co-owner of Lums Wine Bar, Mitch Jenkin, is getting ready to breathe new life into the old Hay Street E.A Lums building.

winter escape

it’s the season to claim your steak.

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Black, milky, sweet, or decaffeinated; however you take your hot drinks, Subiaco’s best cafes and diners have got you covered.

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Bark Bar

BARK BAR Subiaco Cafe by day, small bar by night, Bark dabble in all manner of drinks, be they caffeinated, boozy, or a combination of the two. Stop by in the morning and take a seat under their ‘shrine to Australiana’ photo wall (think 80s and 90s family photos) for a hot, galahcovered mug of coffee and decadent chocolate brownie. Push your visit out to post 5pm, and one of their signature salted caramel espresso martinis is fair game, best paired with a crispy-edged jaffle or cold cut stuffed conti roll.

502 Hay St

fertiliser. In an effort to minimise waste, the cafe carefully bags up their spent coffee grounds and leaves them by the front door for you to pick up (for free) as you leave. Sit down in the cosy garden out back for a dogood cup of coffee, accompanied by a colourful avocado smash – topped with yellow corn, red onion, and feta – or a healthy nourishing bowl.

206 Nicholson Rd

Yours Truly They’re only new on the Subiaco scene, but Yours Truly are off to a

flying start. The coffee here is good, but it’s what is in the food cabinet that will have you coming back time and time again. Toasties and bagels are truly Yours Truly’s jam, combining everything you know and love about New York-en fare into the one tasty parcel. Think bagels à la Rueben sandwich and smoked pastrami bagels oozing tangy pickle, mustard relish, and melty double cheese.

There are even gooey Nutella s’more cookies to round off the international culinary experience.

286 Hay St

1982 Food + Coffee If alternative lattes are your thing, 1982 Food + Coffee is your cafe. Their menu lists the usual suspects – chai and matcha lattes – and a few lesserseen lattes like turmeric, taro, and roasted matcha (houjicha). There’s even a long list of alternative kinds of milk for non-dairy latte drinkers, including coconut, oat, almond, soy, and lactose-free. Coffee lovers can get excited about the menu too. All your favourites make an appearance, as well as a 16-hour cold brew that’s truly a labour of love.

Shop 3/1 Rokeby Rd

The Little Pantry

The Little Pantry At The Little Pantry, today’s brewed coffees make tomorrow’s all-natural

1982 Food + Coffee

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COFFEE TO GO Whether you like your coffee long and black or frothy and sweet, Subiaco has cafes which cater for every taste and whim.

Layers Bakery

Lid Espresso Bar

Architects and Heroes Espresso, milky coffee, or filtered coffee? Architects and Heroes have made the decision easier for you with their range of coffee flights.

Each flight (there are three to choose from) comes with a selection of three coffees, served side by side for critical comparison. Not that big of a fan of coffee? Their menu is heavy on specialty teas too. Think baked Yunnan green tea with lemon verbena, southern ginseng, and red clover flowers, or a sun-dried white Fijian peony and rose petal blend.

25 Rokeby Rd

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Boucla

have expanded their horizons past hair and are now on a mission to keep you caffeinated too. Get your piping hot cup of Locale Espresso coffee from their Subiaco Square cafe (formerly known as Lion and Jaguar) or from the coffee window at the salon on Sheen Street. Don’t forget to give Obi, the loveable shop dog, a pat on your way out.

8 Sheen St and 7/29 Subiaco Square Rd

Layers Bakery Great coffee is just a bonus at Layers Bakery. The real hero at this authentic French pâtisserie is their flaky, buttery pain au chocolat; it’s the perfect accompaniment to your morning long black. Save yourself the morning sugar rush with a flat white and something savoury, like their creamy spinach and bechamel danish or indulgent cheese and bacon stick. And, don’t forget to grab one of their cinnamon bun x croissant hybrids as afternoon tea fodder. It would be très rude not to.

10/29 Station St Brew-Ha The Ritual

Red Chair Part coffee-and-cake selling cafe and part Vietnamese diner, the unassuming Red Chair cafe in Crossways Shopping Centre gets rave reviews. The menu is extensive, covering off everything from milkshakes and cakes to pasta salads and more. Stop by in the AM for a big mug of coffee and an American-style cookie, or wait until noon hits and get your curry laksa fix. It’s arguably the best in Perth.

Crossways Centre 2/184 Rokeby Rd

Brew-Ha The Ritual Taking the concept of takeaway coffee one step further is the coffee roastery-come-cafe, Brew-Ha The Ritual (a recent re-name incarnation). Alongside their bags of beans, they’ve started selling their signature roasts in handy, Nespresso-compatible pods. Now you can flex your coffee-making skills at home and enjoy your favourite brew whenever and however you please. Or, you can just call it a day and let one of their expert baristas steam and brew you a large cappuccino in store, best enjoyed at a table in the large alfresco area out front.

3-4/162 Rokeby Rd

Kul Kul Subiaco Jewellery • Gifts • Fashion

Boucla Mediterranean-inspired Boucla is a Subiaco institution.

Locals rave about their Greek and Turkish menu, even calling their selection of cakes and slices ‘the best in Perth’. In the cabinet, you’ll find the likes of galaktoboureko – a dessert slice of semolina custard and filo pastry – ginger and honey melomakarona biscuits, and sticky baklava. They’re all made fresh daily. Savour a slice over a spicy turmeric latte, or fill up on a more substantial loaded breakfast souvlaki or a piping hot bowl of spicy, yoghurt-y Turkish eggs.

349 Rokeby Rd

Shop A, 151a Rokeby Road, Subiaco Tel 9388 7900 Email cheryl@kulkul.com.au Open 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm Saturday.

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Little Rokeby Café

Little Rokeby Café Heaven is where they serve cold brew on tap; just look out for the bright yellow signage, umbrellas, and chairs on Rokeby Road. Unmissable from the street, the cheerful Little Rokeby Cafe is a weekend favourite, only in part for the easily accessible cold brew. It’s a friendly neighbourhood spot, always bustling with locals and their dogs and cyclists on a post-ride pit stop. Even if the cold brew isn’t your thing, their long list of hot drinks and sticky cinnamon buns will surely win you over.

269 Rokeby Rd

Community Coffee Co They’ve got a handful of outposts around Perth, but Community Coffee Co’s Subiaco space is the OG. This hidden little cafe is worth seeking out as it’s not just a cafe but home to their roastery and retail coffee space, selling machines, presses, and filters.

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a Friday, and their famed souvlaki slinging caravan will be in full swing.

Get there bang on 11.30am so you don’t miss out.

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Blacklist Coffee Roasters Blacklist Coffee Roasters’ Subiaco concept store is the coffee world’s equivalent of a cellar door. It’s a space for true connoisseurs to sample and purchase unique roasts from all corners of the globe and a place of exploration and education for those not-so-in-the-know.

Let the coffee experts guide you through a degustation-esque coffee tasting to help decipher your bean preference before buying a batch of your favourite for home. There is also an option to sign up for a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly coffee delivery.

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the good stuff by the cup load, but they’ve expanded to stock local artisanal giftware and seasonal market produce too. Enjoy perusing handmade earthenware and different expressions of local honey while waiting for your morning cappuccino to steam.

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The Corner Store Starting its life as St Lucy’s Cafe, the revamped and renamed The Corner Store is now much more than just your local coffee and bagel stop. Of course, they’re still selling

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Art for all

Linton & Kay has been a synonymous name in the Perth art world for decades and at their Subiaco gallery, the art on show is more vibrant than ever.

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GARY KAY IS not a qualified psychologist, counsellor or life coach.

But in nurturing a huge stable of artists at Subiaco’s highly visible landmark gallery, Linton & Kay, he doesn’t need a list of fancy letters after his name.

Instead, he’s got a beautiful set of numbers – 92.9FM, 96FM and 94.5FM. In guiding some of Australia’s most famous names in the art world through their often bumpy careers, he draws on abundant life skills picked up during two decades of working in Perth media.

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profile personality in breakfast radio and a well-known name in comedy through writing skits and performing for the legendary Civic Theatre restaurant, owned by his beloved late father and famous Perth entertainer, Max Kay. He also ran his own media company, so he knows a thing or two about life, creativity and business.

And he also knows all about Subiaco, which he loves with all his heart.

All of this – and a well-honed sense of humour – comes together in his role as co-director of the four Linton & Kay galleries he runs with Partington, in Subiaco, West Perth Mandoon Estate and Cherubino

Wines in Wilyabrup.

“Yes, the artists do need a bit of hand-holding sometimes,” he laughs.

“We try to support our artists as much as we can. Some are more needy than others, particularly the young, emerging artists. We have this philosophy that we will always help anyone who sends through their work to look at, and we get a lot of portfolios sent to us for appraisal and guidance.”

Drivers in Subiaco don’t have to look far to see evidence in the handiwork of his charges.

They often do a double-take along Railway Road, Subiaco, as they look through the windows of Linton & Kay,

which 21 years ago was a cluttered hardware store.

If drivers are lucky enough to catch a red light, they can linger longer to gaze in awe at splashes of colour by Andy Quilty, Bernard Ollis, Celia Percival, Diana Watson, Douglas Kirsop, Bec Juniper, Jasper Knight and Johnny Romeo. There are also sculptures by Jon Denaro and ceramics by Pippin Drysdale.

Most recently, they’ve been rewarded with stunning images of the Kimberley, painted by Kay’s popular and highly-regarded brotherin-law, Brendon Darby, whose beautiful landscapes have been exhibited in London, Rome, Hong Kong, Austria and the USA. And don’t forget his magnificent still life at the entrance to Cherubino City Wine cellar. It’s worth a visit to Cherubino just for that.

His exhibition, which attracted

some of Subiaco’s well-heeled and most avid art collectors on opening night, featured abstract impressions of the Kimberley coastline illustrating the artist’s take on millions of years of erosion on the rock formations.

And gallery staff have had little time to draw breath as the excitement reverberated while they prepared for another cultural icon.

Leon Pericles’ Taming a Tumultuous Palette runs until June 19, showcasing new works which explore layers, colours and translucency. Fans of Pericles' characteristic, delightfully wicked style will also view his newest etching called Seconds Before Goff & Sue’s Life Changed Forever, and a limited edition print called The Spirits Within – a major commission for the lobby of the newly-renovated Parmelia Hilton.

Kay, a longtime friend of Pericles, couldn’t be more thrilled.

MASTER OF ARTS Opposite, Gary Kay, co-owner of the collection of Linton & Kay Galleries, is a strong supporter of emerging and established artists.

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COLOUR AND CONTRAST Recent exhibitions include Brendon Darby's A Kimberley Journey, Kay's brother-in-law.

A highly-anticipated exhibition by Leon Pericles is drawing the crowds.

“We have been exhibiting him for many years,” he says. “He has been very successful all that time. We did a retrospective with him in Fridays Studio in West Perth in 2018, which was the largest art retrospective in Western Australian history, including more than 560 paintings, etchings, collagraphs and sculptures showing the exceptional range of his 50-year career.”

That retrospective coincided with the television documentary, Storm in a Teacup, which explored the Pericles family juggling work, life, love, loss and heartache as Pericles’ wife, Moira, dealt with Alzheimer’s.

The story was told by their daughter, Nia, and Kay is quite emotional as he reveals that Moira, who handled the business side of Pericles’ work and was also his creative counsel, is now in full-time care.

“This exhibition will be especially poignant,” he says.

“Pericles is the most amazing man. He has an incredible mind and you can see that in his work.

His paintings are wonderful, full of humour and his left-field perspective.

His brain works at 100 miles an hour.

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Tim Minchin did a piece to camera in that doco which was very moving.

When Tim and Leon get together the exchange of ideas is amazing. If Tim is in town, I am sure he will drop into the exhibition.”

Kay says young, aspiring artists often pop in hoping to show their portfolios.

One of them, back in the day was Kate Elsey. She’s now based in Melbourne and is one of Linton & Kay’s top selling artists, known

for her nature-inspired abstract expressionism.

“She came to us when she was in a wheelchair as she had lots of health issues,” says Kay. “She showed us her portfolio and we were blown away by her semi-abstract landscapes. We have had seven sold out exhibitions in Perth and are looking forward to her next one in Subiaco in August.”

Kay says the younger artists often need a lot more guidance than the established ones.

“We will often meet with the younger ones and help them decide on subject matters that will be appeal to the market, as well as satisfying their creative juices.”

And, there is also some nurturing for those on the other side of the creativity process – the buyers. If your constant refrain is “I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like”, Linton &Kay offer the following helping hand: home visits for people who are unsure of what to buy to fit into a space, and installation of artwork.

“There is nothing more rewarding than seeing artwork in situ,” says Kay. “The most common fault clients make is hanging a painting too high. And, with groups of paintings,

hanging them at different heights.”

He also offers lighting advice saying how much difference good lighting makes for an artwork.

And, perhaps, the most sage advice of all: “Buy a painting not because it will fit in with your colour scheme and décor, but because you love it,” says Kay. “If you do it the opposite way around, you are just buying something to put on your wall and you'll have no emotional connection to it. We are not against colour coordination at all, but it is easier and better to plan a colour scheme around a painting than to buy one that fits in with the colour scheme.”

Lastly, if you are looking for a screwdriver or putty, don’t go into Linton & Kay. “It’s amazing how many people still pop in and ask for hardware,” he laughs. We told you he had a sense of humour.

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Roam Subiaco this winter

Head to the upper end of Rokeby Road your shopping and dining destination as the weather cools, and you’ll be rewarded with big glasses of Chianti, a one-off statement pair of pearl earrings and some of the best coffee in town.

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Amia

Boucla

The clue’s in the name - Amia is French for beloved or dearly loved, and this welcoming second-hand store next to Boucla has evolved from a love of fashion and lifestyle. All the pre-loved items you’ll find during a leisurely browse have been hand-picked from the owner’s travels throughout Australia and the rest of the world, with the intention of making that special piece of luxury highly accessible. Expect to be tempted by the wide range of some of the world’s best designers and fashion houses on Amia’s shelves and hangers - think Givenchy, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Louis Vuitton.

Amia prides itself on delivering 100% authentic designer brands Australiawide and internationally, and even better, part of the store’s proceeds are donated to charity.

A legendary haunt at this end of Rokeby, Boucla has been a central part of many locals’ morning and lunchtime routine for years. The eclectic decor is part souk/part Mediterranean retreat and the food reflects this part of the world too. As food writer Di Bortoletto wrote in the last issue of Subiaco: Eat Shop Live, ‘there’s no right or wrong time of day to delve into Boucla’s Turkish eggs with garlic yoghurt and chilli.’ It’s the dish most likely to be reposted on Instagram and rightly has a cult following, but the home-baked cakes are also impossible to resist. Syrupdrenched baklava sit next to baked ricotta cake while the baristas churn out perfectly brewed coffees for those who like their daily caffeine hit made hot to order.

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Piccolo Trattoria

361 Rokeby Road, Subiaco You’ll find lots to love about Piccolo Trattoria’s menu, especially if you’re dream is a local trattoria with red chequered table cloths and friendly staff who remember your favourite dishes without being asked. Relocated from Shenton Park to Rokeby Road, Piccolo is casual, BYO and the perfect setting for a get together with a group of BFFs. There are home-style pastas drawing on the Sicilian school of cuisine with robust dishes like goat chops, meatballs and chargrilled calamari. Make sure you book - this place is off the hook over the weekend as locals flock for a life-affirming feast a la Italia.

Juanita’s

341 Rokeby Road, Subiaco The mission statement from Juanita’s is a simple one - come as you are, drink what you like. As a long-time Juanita’s groupie, I can confirm that this is an easy ethos to live up to. With head chef Luke Foyle behind the bar and making the kind of snacks that tick all the boxes salt and vinegar fries, a house-made parfait so smooth you could mistake it for a chat-up line - Juanita’s is the

kind of bar which makes you feel genuinely aggrieved when it’s closed for the day. The decor is straight out of an op shop collector’s Pinterest board and the wine is a brilliant mix of local and international drops by the glass or bottle. Grab a table on the street and you’ll be the happiest Juanita’s missionary in Subi.

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Café Melograno

Cottage Garden

Just around the corner from Juanita’s, Cafe Melograno represents a serious change of pace. A popular spot for an all-day breakfast, their espresso coffee is required rocket fuel for those in the know. Try the banana pancakes or scrambled eggs - a speciality of the house - and you’ll be set up for the day, Melograno-style.

Flowers never go out of season but according to what time of year it is, you’ll find an ever-changing selection at Cottage Garden. The friendly owner is happy to advise flower novices about what would work as a bouquet or bridal display. Being close to flower markets means that the blooms are fresh every day; you’ll also find a huge range of gifts and plans, and brilliant hampers for a special gift.

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Allure South Sea Pearls

316 Rokeby Road, Subiaco Pearls are having a bit of a moment so if you’re feeling in need of a little luxury in your life, head to Allure’s gorgeous showroom. Pearl jewellery has come a long day from the days of granny’s single string, which only makes an appearance on special occasions. Some of the designs you’ll see on show at Allure are really stunning; modern, creative and incorporating pearls from the pristine coastal waters of Australia, Tahiti and the Philippines. Based in Broome, Allure South Sea Pearls create items of jewellery that bring out the singular beauty of each pearl, capturing its story and mystery.

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The weft and the weave Dena Lawrence makes rugs which aren’t just coverings for the floor - they’re true works of art, as Gail Williams discovers.

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arning: walk into Dena Lawrence’s home, where she displays her beautiful silk hand woven rugs and you might just find yourself rolling all over them in a shameless display of comfortseeking behaviour.

At the most acceptable level of decorum – especially if your favourite Netflix hero has just come to a sticky end or you have lost your Wordle streak – you might just stroke one of Lawrence’s designs in the form a blue, pink and mauve splash of soothing colour, courtesy of her artistic therapy talents.

It’s a bit like stroking a cat. And you walk away feeling better about yourself and thinking one of the rugs would be your best friend if you installed it in your lounge room.

Lawrence’s rugs are for people who don’t want a beige mix-and-match approach to decorating. They are for people who want to curl up with a mate at night while they binge watch.

A mate who makes them feel good and doesn’t mind if they spill icecream all over them.

“I do become attached to my rugs,” says Lawrence. “Just sitting on them makes you relax. I find myself doing that a lot. Do you know that wearing silk actually lowers your blood

pressure? You do form an intimate connection with a rug.”

Lawrence’s rugs are a labour of love which extends all the way to Kashmir, the north Indian region which is where she spent a lot of her time living and working. She also has considerable artistic talent which – in a stroke of technological genius and intricate procedure – she has been able to transfer onto her rugs which are hand-woven in Kashsmir and shipped to Western Australia, where they have pride of place in Heather Levi Interiors’ store on Hay Street.

Lawrence has a 25-year legacy of working in the mental health field and is a registered art psychotherapist who uses art to help patients through conflicts and relationship issues.

“Making art can be a safe way to represent our inner experiences and

can enable easy exploration of the underlying dynamics,” she says.

It was through her regular travels to Kashmir, where – back in 2013 – she worked with university students teaching art therapy and came across a group of weavers which she befriended and helped with their careers. Soon afterwards, she found herself involved in the business which involved transferring her intuitive paintings onto a software app and then being handwoven into rugs.

“It has taken a while to get established,” says Lawrence. “The rugs are 100-percent silk and take about six to nine months from design to shipping.”

When she contacted Cecil Levi at Heather Levi interiors, he was immediately blown away with her distinctive work which features abstract designs of the wildflowers

and red dirt of her childhood, growing up in Morawa.

The works also showcase seascapes and the dazzling colours of India or anything illustrating the emotional journey she happens to be going on when she splashes acrylic over canvas.

Her advice to anyone choosing a rug is to go for colour – bright reds and oranges or greens, mauves and blues: anything but beige.

“I am all about colour,” she says.

“You are better off choosing a rug and then adapting the décor to that. If you are feeling like you need soothing, go for anything bluerelated which is like the sky and the ocean, with a lot of depth. That’s soothing. Yellows and reds are more resonant whereas green is for rejuvenation and regrowth, new beginnings.”

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Pearl

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If you’ve developed a LINNEYS 37 Rokeby Road, Subiaco passion for WA pearls, Tel: 08 9382 4077 Subiaco’s Rokeby Road Let’s start with a cliché. Justin should be your first Linney was not even a twinkle in his goldsmith father’s eye back in 1972 port of call – you’re when Alan B. Linney was magically guaranteed to find a turning beautiful Broome pearls into stunning rings and bracelets in his unique piece of jewellery London Court store. which will repay your And Justin still wasn’t even born in 1983 when Alan relocated to the investment in this bottom end of Rokeby Road leading an influx – over the next four decades uniquely beautiful gem – of high-end jewellers which for years to come. contribute to the shimmering pearlWORDS | Gail Williams

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laden strip it is today.

Kalgoorlie may have its Golden Mile but Subiaco’s Rokeby Road could be known as Pearl Promenade – thanks to the upmarket names dotted along it – from Linneys to Allure, Ecali, Smales and Thomas Meihofer.

So get ready to clutch your pearls in delight as Justin, the youngest of five children who is now running the store, says the natural gems are enjoying an enduring moment in the fashion spotlight. He says recent years have seen a whole new generation of young women embrace their inner Coco Chanel and don ropes of lustrous pearl strands, earrings and – the hottest number – pendants on fine chains. Men are keen to join the pearl party too with black Tahitian pearl neoprene bangles and chokers.

Linneys is now a household name, synonymous with exquisite custom-made, handcrafted jewellery, designed and made right here in Subiaco with a profile that spreads around the globe. Come November, the family business celebrates its 50th year with an Art Series collection of 50 pieces, retro and

current. And it’s Justin Linney who is steering the jubilee as his revered father steps back from the limelight – with wife Michelle – to enjoy caravan holidays, landscaping the garden and hanging out with their eight grandchildren.

Justin’s brother, Troy, and uncle Greg are also heavily involved in the business but Justin, as the creative director, shoulders the responsibility of maintaining the quality of a brand that has been highly respected for half a century and is proudly worn by celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Melissa George, Ernie Dingo, Sara Ramen, and other devotees who fly to Perth especially to shop for unique Western Australian pieces crafted from Argyle diamonds, Australian South Sea pearls and Kalgoorlie gold.

Having grown up surrounded by such glittering treasures, it’s a mantle Justin wears with consummate ease.

He shares an unadulterated passion for the cherished Linney brand and has a huge respect for the products he has laboured with for 15 years at his Subiaco design bench using skills passed on by his dad. He says he is privileged to do what he does and is enormously proud of the contribution their store has made to the foot traffic of Subiaco.

“We are into our third generation of clients now,” he says. “We love to see grandmothers coming in with their granddaughters. It’s all about creating family heirlooms, tangible gifts to pass down to the next generation. Often, in these digital days, people pass down things like stocks and shares which are nontangible. A piece of handcrafted jewellery has emotion and intimacy built into it. It’s about the value of the pearl, which has been growing for two years, the lustre, the beauty and seeing it set in precious metal.

It’s been worn by someone who has treasured it. It’s a bit like going on a journey as it’s passed from family member to the next.”

Credentials? Justin has them all

– he studied jewellery design and then gemology at the Gemological Institute of America and heads up a team of 40 staff across three showrooms. But when talking about his design work – less frequently now due to taking on extra admin roles – it is an innate creative ability, and his artistic eye which comes to the fore.

Especially when talking about pearls. Ask him if he is a diamond or a pearl man and he laughs saying it’s a bit like asking you to choose between children.

“I definitely have a passion for pearls,” he says. “Pearls are the hero of a piece of jewellery, the focal point.

With gems and diamonds, they work together beautifully as a team.

“Pearls do embody quite a lot of emotion and intrigue, and sometimes it’s about educating people on why they’re rare, why they are special, how they are grown. Once we take

the time to explain about the shape and the character and the lustre people do get it. With the pearl it’s the lustre. Some have more lustre than others. That’s to do with the oyster itself. A big, strong, healthy oyster produces a big strong pearl.

The trick is to get them to grow evenly. The rounder the pearl, the higher the value, though some people prefer the unique shapes.

A diamond is mined and has to go through a cutting and polishing process. With a pearl, there is no process; how it looks when it comes out of the oyster is how it will look in the jewellery. I think that is really interesting.”

Another cliché? Perhaps pearls are a girl’s best friend after all.

And Alan has not retired completely.

He still pops back into his design bench and to deal with regular clients a couple of times a week.

FAMILY DYNASTY Justin Linney is carrying on the family tradition at Linneys, and heads up a team of 40 staff across three showrooms.

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316 Rokeby Road, Subiaco Phone: 9388 3131 Anyone who has had a dalliance with the pearling industry in Broome will know the name Bill Reed. The highly respected marine biologist and pearl farmer is a well-known advocate for the Australian and Tahitian pearling industries. Subiaco can consider itself lucky to have him take up premises in the ‘burb with fellow founder of Allure, Lindsay Youd, a second-generation jeweller who has been devoted to the industry for three decades.

The exquisite pieces in their collection begin with rare South Sea pearls which are selected for lustre, complexion, shape, size and colour.

The natural colours range from white and cream – with silver and pink tones – to black and gold.

“Allure is renowned for our quality of pearls. It’s something Bill and I are dedicated to, and our designs aim to bring out the singular beauty of each pearl to capture its story and mystery.

White Australian South Sea Pearls are always popular for their timeless and classic appeal. That said, many clients are drawn to the opulence

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NATURAL ALLURE The Allure South Sea Pearls colllection comprises of some truly spectacular statement pieces.

of gold pearls, principally farmed in the Philippines, and the rich range of colours found in Tahitian black pearls,” says Lindsay Youd.

The Allure South Sea Pearls collection ranges from essential pearl styles suited for everyday wear, to spectacular high jewellery pieces designed to make a statement.

“Allure’s pearl strands have always been adored by our clients. As a style that’s been made famous by the likes of Carrie Bradshaw, clients are looking to invest in a classic strand that can be passed down through

generations. We have also noted more enquiries for statement pearl and coloured stone cocktail rings, with clients seeking special designs that differ from their engagement and wedding bands.”

Allure’s experienced team offer unrivalled pearl knowledge, as well as exceptional service, to guide clients through selecting a piece to reflect their unique taste and style.

History of pearling in Western Australia Swashbuckling, blood, horrific working conditions, romance, danger and incredible wealth all play a part in the rich history of WA’s pearling industry which dates back to long before any of us Subi-ites had dreamt of owning a pair of pearl earrings.

Well before 1699 when William Dampier showed up in the Roebuck, Aboriginal groups had recognised the beauty of pearl shell which they had harvested and carved valuing it for its association with water, rain and life.

But after sinking his ship Dampier recorded finding pearl beds around the coast of Shark Bay and by the time someone noticed what he’d written it was over a century later.

By then, mother of pearl was in huge demand for the manufacture of buttons, cutlery and inlaid furniture.

So began a huge industry with the harvesting of pearls beginning in 1854 around Shark and Nichol Bays and then moving onto Roebuck Bay in Broome. By 1910 Broome was the biggest pearling centre in the world with the Japanese and Chinese getting in on much of the action.

With the invention of plastic buttons, the pearl shell industry fell into a decline in the 1950s but a new industry of cultured pearl farms was forged with the first pearl farm in the Kimberley established at Kuri Bay, in Camden Sound, 370km north of Broome, in 1956.

Broome continues to be a world leader in the production of South Sea pearls.

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Willie Creek Pearls 2/464 Hay St, Subiaco | Phone: 9241 6541 If it’s good enough for Olivia Newton John to be seen wearing a jaw-dropping 18 karat gold Australian South Sea Pearl Pendant in the window of this landmark store, it’s good enough for us.

What’s more the famous Dame – she really is one – who was responsible for a whole wave of tight black leather pants in the 80s designed the four pieces herself. Prices range from $1,890 to $2,290 and proceeds go directly to The Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund for cancer research funding into plant-based medicine.

Magic. Now that is the word!

Atlas Pearls 26 Railway Rd, Subiaco | Phone: 9284 4249 Think of palm-fringed beaches in the Indonesian archipelago and you have an idea of the incredible journey from hatchery to harvest that goes into beaded loop pendant earrings and classic rings on sale here.

The journey takes four years with more than 3,000 hands involved in the eco-pearling process.

And when it comes to giving back to the remote communities involved, the company is committed to sustainable and ethical practices helping with education scholarships and employment and training.

There is no retail store and shopping is online. It’s worth a look.

Fun facts:

Pearls were worn in ancient Greece, symbolising the moon, chastity, status and modesty They were used as mourning jewellery in Victorian England symbolising tears.

In modern times pearls symbolise love and desire, good luck and prosperity.

To care for pearls, think of your teeth. Anything that is bad for your teeth is bad for your pearls, including anything acidic or wear and tear. For pearls to maintain their lustre keep them away from hairspray and perfume.

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1. Erin K Jungle dreams with pink accent aluminium earrings, Kul Kul, $109 2. Rosemary Mocha fluffy jacket, St Lucia Boutique, $129.95 3. Grand Seiko Heritage Collection Series 9 watch, Smales, $13,600 4. 18ct yellow gold Tropical Ring, Allure, $3,490 5. Cropped pickle green roll neck jumper, Decjuba, $59.95 6. Moira Hat cable knit, Japanese Flea Market, $85 7. Toshi Olive organic Tommy beanie, Spoilt at Subi, $39.95 8. Pink Diamond blue knitted jumper, St Lucia Boutique, $79.95 9. Wicked Sista black gloves, Pharmacy 777, $16.95 10. 18ct white gold South Sea pearl and diamond pendant, Ecali Fine Jewellery, $4,890 11. Acorn beige beanie, Plane Tree Farm, $55 12. Gesso wool & cashmere Pompom gloves, DiMario, $219 13.

DTF Grey booties, Plane Tree Farm, $55 14. Mia Fratino rose quartz cashmere classic wrist warmer, Spoilt at Subi, $79 15. Hotmilk Lingerie Warrier softcup bra, Hidden Lace, $69.95 16. Evandia Agate sleep set, Sheridan, $129.99 17. Bailey ugg, Marie Claire, $169 18. Gigi gilet in dusky blue by Loobie, Weekends, $399. 19. Plakton felt slipons, Marie Claire, $99 20. Annabel Trends slippers, Pharmacy 777, $35.95.

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Resuable face pads, The Clean Food Store, $25 5. Sophie Silks lavender wheat bag, The Clean Food Store, $35 6. Annabel Trends animal print luxe hot water bottle cover, Pharmacy 777, $29.95 7. Paleo Granola $30, & 8. White owl Coffee, Whole Food Circus, $15 9. Nina Bailey rose bath soak, Jet Empire, $25 10. Tomato chutney, $20, & 11. Apricot Jam, $12.50, & 12. Olssons Rare Dry Gin Salt, $132.50 Whole Food Circus 13. Bubble Chasing Light candle, Lily Lane $30 14. Sophie Silks hair towel wrap, The Clean Food Store, $32 15. Redecker Dishwashing brush $10.95, & 16. fly swat, $24.95, Table Culture 17. Vintage Diar, Japanese Flea Market, $45 18. Allen Designs Plant freak Pouch, Kul Kul, $9.95 19. Academy wooden bead trivit, Dallimore Homewares, $29.95 20. Redecker BBQ brush, Table Culture, $10.95 21. Handmade Incense, Japanese Flea Market, $8 each 22. Redecker Vegetable brush Table Culture, $10.95 23. Circa Mango & Papaya hand Lotion, Pharmacy 777, $24.95 24. Chai Spice tealight candles, set of four, Bespoke Candles $15 25. Wave tree black Havana soap, Pharmacy 777, $8.95 each 26. Safix soap rest, The Clean Food Store, $4.95

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oe Foster-Blake’s newest Go-To product ‘Much Plumper Skin’ has a cult following already, and for good reason. It’s full of magical glow juice (otherwise known as peptides, provitamin B5 and four types of hyaluronic acid) and I swear even after using it for one week, you’ll see a difference in your skin’s plump and glow.

To be honest, Foster-Blake’s own amazing skin is all the advertising I need, I’ll have what she’s having, thank you very much indeed.

I highly recommend getting your hands on some of this if you possibly can and while it keeps selling out at Mecca, I did manage to procure a bottle the other day.

I do not recommend letting your friends know you have it, or they may steal it - it’s seriously that good.

A few weeks in, you’ll be glowing, and popping into Mecca to buy your second bottle.

Run, don’t walk because this skincare unicorn is the real deal.

Go-To Much Plumper Skin serum, $48 @ Mecca, 1-13 Rokeby Road, Subiaco.

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Give your skin some winter love I love a “sleep mask” and no, I don’t mean the ones you pop over your eyes. I mean face masks that you put on like a night cream and sleep in. I always wake up with deliciously hydrated skin when I use a good one, but I’m also super fussy about consistency; it can’t be too sticky and it can’t be too thick, and it can’t be too scented, and it can’t be all over my pillow when I wake up in the morning.

Which is why I love Dermalogica’s Age Smart Multivitamin Power Recovery Mask, it seriously ticks all the boxes. Use it a couple of nights a week in winter and you’ll escape dry and dull winter skin that gives you the itchies.

Speaking of Dermalogica, they also do an amazing microfoliant (like an exfoliant, but with really fine rice beads) that helps slough off that winter skin and keeps your skin in tiptop condition all year round. Use this one twice a week in the shower and your serums, moisturisers and oils will pick up their game accordingly.

Demalogica Age Smart Multivitamin Power Recovery Masque, $75.50 and Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant $80 both available @ Pharmacy 777, 136 Rokeby Road, Subiaco.

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Beauty Making the most of your natural beauty with targeted treatments that transform is what it’s all about at Natural Looks Cosmetic Medicine.

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he secret to a really good beauty treatment is that noone actually knows you’ve had one. People can’t quite put their finger on what’s different about you, but you look really “well” like you’ve just returned from a fabulous holiday, or had a bit of time away from that ever so hectic schedule.

At Natural Looks Cosmetic Medicine that’s exactly what their aim is, helping to support and redefine your natural beauty with a series of results-driven treatments that bring out the best in you.

Founder Dr Judy Craig believes a less is more approach can help her clients achieve subtle facial rejuvenation and no-one has to be any

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“After a treatment with us our clients are delighted that their friends have commented on how well they look, but didn’t realize that they’d had any treatments,” Dr Craig said.

“We like to start a new client on low dose muscle relaxers or minimal dermal fillers to determine the response. Often that’s sufficient and reduces lines while maintaining their movement and normal expression, so they still feel completely natural.”

“The most common concern we hear is; I don’t want to look “done” or I don’t want people to notice that I’ve had anything done. Achieving a natural look is a skill obtained through years of experience, ongoing

upskilling of our team and having a good aesthetic eye.”

Natural Looks is all about you and the outcome you want to achieve.

The team are a caring, ethical, results-driven clinic who absolutely love what they do, and it shows.

Dr Craig has more than 15 years’ of cosmetic Injecting experience and 40 plus years as a medical Doctor, she is also one of the few Doctors in Perth who injects full time, so her on-thejob experience is exceptional.

“Approximately 95 per cent of our business comes through personal referrals,” Dr Craig said.

“One of the most important parts of my job is building long term professional relationships with our clients, making sure they’re happy with their results. We do that by making sure we treat each client as an individual, and we really listen to what they want.

“I also make sure that my clients have my mobile number, so they can discuss any concerns they might have with me. It’s very important to me that my clients are comfortable with their treatments and that they’re getting the results they want.”

Natural Looks offers a range of dermal fillers, wrinkle relaxers, body treatments, and dermal therapies.

The clinic also offers the amazing new Emsculpt Neo body shaping treatment for increasing muscle and reducing fat and the Emsella chair which treats incontinence in both men and women.

Complimentary consultations are available, to find out more visit naturallooks.com.au or phone: 0431 062 646 / (08) 9287 2944 Suite 5, 200 Rokeby Road, Subiaco.

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JEN KRISKO Retail Store Manager, Pharmacy 777, Rokeby Road Tell me about how you started your career – the highs and lows, and challenges along the way.

I started my journey with Pharmacy 777 in 2002 as a shy 15-year-old. I didn’t really enjoy school much as I didn’t really have an interest in the subjects. My mum was obviously concerned about me leaving school and, as someone who has always known me best, suggested I apply for the job at Friendlies Chemist Subiaco 64

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(now Pharmacy777). Some 20 years later and I’ve never looked back. I began as the junior who emptied the bins, made coffees, assisted the store buyer and giggled a lot. Today I am the Retail Store Manager who assists in making decisions in providing the best in-store experience for our customers and yes, I still giggle a lot!

There are some downtimes in this job, though, as I have seen my fair share of elderly customers pass away.

These are customers that I served every week for the past 20 years like clockwork and I really do miss them when they’ve gone.

COVID was a challenge too. As

essential workers we had to continue on regardless of the fear we felt at what was happening in the world.

This too made me realise what a strong team we are as we lifted each other’s spirits with words, hugs and flowers when it all got too much.

What do you enjoy about your role in particular?

I love serving my customers, supporting them through the phases of their life. Yes, I help them find the right health solutions but, I also like my chats where they share their life with me, good and bad and giving my input when asked.

Tell me about your family – and how you navigate a big job and family challenges.

It always surprises me to remember that I got married in 2010. It feels like yesterday. We are a small family just my husband, myself and our baby Duke. Duke is a handsome boy, although he does drool quite a bit (he’s a boxer). My husband and I really enjoy travelling and usually get away somewhere exotic every two years. So far we’ve been to the US, Europe and Asia and next year, we are hoping to travel to Eastern Europe.

What are you proud of about your achievements to date?

The achievement I’m proudest of, career-wise, was when I completed the Pharmacy 777 Leadership Program where I learned to lead by example and how to show my colleagues they are valued. I am also proud that whilst working full-time I also trained to become a make-up artist and use those skills in-store.

What is special about your branch?

The single most important thing your readers should know about Pharmacy 777 Rokeby Rd is that it is not ‘just a pharmacy that fill scripts and provides advice on vitamins or cosmetics’. The building dates back to 1902 when it was known as Kings Hall, a place for functions such as the returned soldiers in 1918. We have two fantastic framed photos of these occasions hanging in the stairwell leading to the doctor’s surgery above. With its beautiful, high pressed tin ceilings it really is the most beautiful building. The owners of the pharmacy have sympathetically remodelled the inside and there is a world behind the interior white doors that most customers are unaware of. There are rooms where sleep apnoea, podiatry, naturopathic consultations and health checks are held. There is also our beauty therapy

I love serving my customers, supporting them through the phases of their life. room where beauty treatments such as waxing, facials and massages are completed.

If you could say something to your 21-year-old self, what would it be?

Don’t overthink the little things, that you will gain confidence with age, and to embrace change. Being in the one store for 20 years has proven to me that you can still grow, learn and experience new things daily and keep things interesting, challenging and fresh.

What are you hoping for in the future – any targets you’d still like to hit?

I would like to branch out to complete some external study around mental health care support. If I can help to make their day a little better by showing my empathy and understanding it would brighten my day too.

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THERE’S A WHIRLWIND sweeping through Churchill Avenue. And if you thought it was just a strong westerly blowing away tumbleweed, think again.

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attention – from new timber flooring to a beautifully-restored fireplace and a state-of-the art kitchen. Who would have thought that a facelift could attract so much attention? Subiaco residents as it turns out.

Over the past four months, Jane has had a constant stream of curious passers by stopping for a chat as she got down and dirty, opening up doorways, lifting bricks, digging holes and painting walls to create 4Rooms, her unique space for other creatives to share.

And she welcomes them all using her philosophy that she wants this place to be a drop-in centre for the community – business and residential – to share ideas, choose products for the home from samples on site, and just relax. As well the plan is to support local artists with

the old house’s long hallway being devoted to indigenous works.

“The idea was to create a space to support and connect creatives that is not an office space,” says Jane who has, over 20 years in the industry, designed the interiors for thousands of new and renovated homes.

“A lot of designers work from home and here they will be able to book a room or an area to have a casual chat, host events, choose samples and fabric swatches with clients or have a glass of wine or a coffee.”

The stylish spaces available to hire, for the hour or the day, include a colour lab, boardroom, sitting room, bathroom, kitchen and a rear entertaining area filled with design ideas.

In the spirit of a co-op each designer will be able to display their business name on the front entry.

in Subi from outlying areas – Floreat, Dalkeith and Claremont,” she says.

Ask her where her happy place is and she doesn’t hesitate: “helping people create a home that reflects who they are and how they live. By

far my greatest achievements have been working with wonderful people and translating their vision into a space they love.”

Something tells us she should fit right into Subi.

STYLE MATTERS Left, Jane Fyfe and some of her recent interior design commissions around Perth.

“Designers share a lot of the same goals,” says Jane. “It makes sense that we can work together even if we have different styles. It used to be much more lonely occupation and more competitive. It doesn’t need to be. We want people to come through the door and view this place as their sanctuary.”

In supporting the local community Jane is already mates with local retailers, buying crockery from Dallimores, shopping at Farmer Jacks and Simon Johnson and enjoying an after-work tipple at Dillly Dally.

She chose to move her business from Balcatta to Subiaco because many of her clients live within a 10km radius of the suburb, and she identifies Subi as a thriving place to live and work.

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THERE ARE CUSTOMERS who pop into Garden Elegance on the pretext of asking some inane question about soil quality.

After half an hour of jolly banter with co-owner Sarah Hamer and a wander through the outdoor nursery, touching the leaves of the fiddle leaf figs – and sneaking a hug from a big, friendly lemon-scented gum – they confess in a whisper on the way out: “I really didn’t need anything, I just came in for a bit of therapy.”

Hamer laughs it off and says “Glad to be of help, but thank the plants, they provide the serotonin.”

It’s been happening regularly at her family’s garden centre on Railway Road for four-and-a-half decades where nature is their game and nurturing is their middle name.

Hamer, who grew up surrounded by greenery, understands the power of plants to enhance mental and emotional health.

“People come in here to feel happy,” she says. “They bring their dogs, they bring their sick plants.

It comes down to Mum and Dad. People love them. They’ve been the same since we started. They’ve been invited to weddings and all sorts of family celebrations of customers.”

She was a baby when her parents, Gwen and Richard, bought the business in 1975.

Back then, Gough Whitlam was Prime Minister, John Paul Young was Yesterday’s Hero, The Witch’s Cauldron was serving garlic prawns for $1.50 and everyone had a spider plant and monstera in their garden.

The business has outlived three other Subiaco garden centres and is

still going strong, despite competition from the big conglomerates. Hamer puts it down to good old fashioned customer service.

And, she has good news for Boomers who could never quite shake off the 70s.

She says spider plants, monsteras, maidenhair ferns, devil’s ivy and mother-in-law’s tongues – along with pretty cottage gardens – are baaaaack! So gardeners, get ready to plant your plumbago and prepare for the pretty party.

“Subiaco, with its character homes, is one of the best suburbs in which to cultivate a cottage garden,” says Hamer who has formal horticulture qualifications but adds that most of her extensive plant knowledge comes from hands-on experience.

“The iceberg roses, lavender, daisies, rosemary and other herbs complement the tuck pointing and architectural features of old houses.

And they attract the insects too, so it’s good for pollination.”

Hamer, who grew up in Duncraig, started working in the business part time as soon as she was old enough and has been involved full-time since 1996, when the centre relocated from just down the road.

She’s seen garden fashions come and go – native, minimalist, formal, tropical, containers, courtyard and country – along with three generations of customers who often pop in to introduce their children, then their grandchildren.

“They often tell me how a particular plant is going and we will remember that plant they bought,” says Hamer, who has also visited many of their

homes to help them plan their gardens.

In Subiaco, where she has provided guidance and nurturing to the suburb’s most high profile green thumbs, including sports stars, judges and chefs, container gardens are popular because of the smaller block sizes.

And Hamer is never happier than when she has her hands in the dirt.

“I love coming to work every single day,” she says. “I love being surrounded by plants. If you are feeling a bit crappy the best thing you can do is just go and pot some things up, put your hands in the soil and you will immediately feel better.

Or go and hug one of the big trees out the back. If you go down into our shade house, you can sense an immediate change in energy.”

So, if you are feeling in need of a hug, head there’s a lemon scented gum waiting just for you.

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Exceptional care and support is provided to all residents by staff at Bethanie Subiaco.

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rom England and Turkey to Bahrain and Tehran, Mary Clark has lived in many cities and towns across the world before deciding with her husband to see out their golden years at Bethanie Subiaco.

“Peter moved to Bethanie Subiaco before I did because he needed support with some of his health conditions,” 89-year-old Mrs Clark said. “By the time I moved in, I already knew everyone!

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“I was very happy to come and live here. If I hadn’t been here after Peter passed away, especially during COVID, I think I would have been very lonely. Everyone here is so welcoming and happy. I like to make jokes about myself, so people laugh with me and not at me.”

Mrs Clark, who has lived at the Subiaco facility for more than four years, said the care provided by the staff was exceptional. "The staff are extremely friendly, and the occupational therapists keep us reasonably active, which is important,” she said.

“I also find the social environment is very good. One of the reasons I moved here was because I was getting very lonely sometimes.”

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The 112-bed facility is located in Bishop Street in Jolimont and has been purpose-built, so residents are surrounded by a warm, caring environment. The rooms are large and accessible with quality furnishings and finishes and the facility has an on-site clubroom, hair salon and gymnasium.

Bethanie Chief Executive Officer Chris How said the not-for-profit organisation was committed to ensuring all of its aged care residents were comfortable, safe and equipped to continue to live their life with purpose.

“We provide around-the-clock support at all levels, including dementia care, residential respite care, compassionate palliative care and chaplaincy services,” Mr How said.

“Residents also have access to our skilled allied health team including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and dieticians.”

The staff at Bethanie Subiaco take a team-based approach to caring for residents. This means residents have access to an experienced care team consisting of a clinical nurse manager, allied health, registered nurses, enrolled nurses; carers regularly get together to assess residents’ needs.

Enrolled Nurse Jackie Stergiou said it was a privilege to help residents and their families at Bethanie Subiaco.

“Our mission is to treat residents with respect and dignity, making sure they feel safe and supported,” Ms Stergiou said. “We have a duty of care to make sure that their needs are met, and they feel respected.”

The Care Team works with the residents and their families to put together a person-centred care plan, taking into account any medical conditions, any medications residents are on, what their likes and dislikes are, if they have any allergies and so on to get a full picture of what it’s like to care for them. The care plan is then put into place with everyone working together to make sure all the resident’s needs are met.

“When you’re passionate about your job, it shows,” Ms Stergiou said. “You have to be able to give 110 percent.”

Residents could be assured staff were there to provide the best care and meet residents needs so they could live the life they choose with respect and dignity.

“I approach caring for residents with kindness and compassion and make sure they feel supported,” she said.

“There’s nothing more rewarding than being able to be there for residents to care for them.”

More information about Bethanie Subiaco can be found by visiting bethanie.com.au/care-homes/ locations/bethanie-subiaco or calling 131 151.

Above, Enrolled Nurse Jackie Stergiou and (opposite) Bethanie Subiaco resident Mary Clark, 89.

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HIDDLESTONE POWER STATION 79 Rokeby Road, Subiaco | Ph 9381 1918

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iddlestones are the high voltage gift to Subiaco that keeps on giving. The well-known electrical family have been doing just that and sparking up the suburb since 1920.

And now they’re shedding light on the bottom end of Rokeby Road with a groovy little pop-up lighting retail outlet dubbed the Hiddlestone Power Station. It’s a colourful little shop crammed with interior lights and the distinctive bespoke designs the Hiddlestone name is renowned for. The shop also provides repairs and restorations to all lights, lamps and chandeliers, including rewriting and rectification to Australian standards by qualified electricians from Hiddlestone Electrics Pty Ltd EC1120.

There’s also a range of Scattergun, Dirty Rat Lamps and The Industrial Gentlemen too. The shop is also Perth's largest stockists of cloth-covered cables. Open every Friday, 9am to 4pm, and Saturday, 9am to noon, as well as by appointment after hours.

The Hiddlestone family. They really do light up our lives.

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Events this winter in Subiaco

Sustainable Style Series sets the eco-agenda

Collaborating with industry powerhouses like Fibre Economy and Second Life Markets, this immersive five-day event will pave the way towards a sustainable future led by style authorities and local talent stars.

Venues around Subiaco are once again playing host to a series of unique fashion and style events, and continue to push the envelope when it comes to advancing the conversation around the nature of fashion in 2022. Packed with panel discussions, exhibitions, workshops and markets, the specially curated event aims to inspire and connect fashion fans with industry leaders and pioneers of change in the world of fashion.

Just a taste of Sustainable Style Series 2022 includes: - An exclusive evening on June 22 at Henry’s Loft Subiaco exploring sustainability with a thought-

provoking panel discussion from notable industry leaders and fashion trailblazers.

- Groundbreaking exhibition created by recycling powerhouse Fibre Economy called RE:WASTE

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which will run for the duration of the series in the windows of Good Sammy Subiaco. They’ll also host upcycling workshops at Refuge Small Bar on June 25 and 26.

- Not-to-be-missed event presented by Fibre Economy at Dilly Dally (complimentary tickets), discussing A World Without Textile Waste on June 23.

- How to repair clothes (Bark Bar) - Sculpture exhibition at Subiaco Museum to create awareness and educate people on clothing waste.

Did you know that each Aussie gets rid of an average of 23kg of clothing to landfill each year?

- Echo Printing Workshops at the Regal Theatre, hosted by Tatiana - Second Life Market with 18 unique stores of curated vintage, preloved, designer and upcycled pieces on June 26 at Little Things Gin Distillery. Your chance to meet the designers behind brands like Cold Wave Vintage, Wright Systems and Object House.

- Follow the digital op shop trail around Subiaco And at any time of the year, you can join the shopping sustainably movement and drop into the following stores in Subiaco who put 74

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the future of the Earth at the heart of their range: Re-find Preloved, The Secret Closet, The Green Pear, Lucy in Disguise, AMIA, Salvos, Earthwise Community, Petticoat Lane, Good Sammy, Japanese Flea Market • Sustainable Style Series 2022, Wednesday, June 22 to Sunday, June 26, various venues.

For more information, visit seesubiaco.com.au

Show time in Subi

Love theatre? Catch one of the Regal Theatre’s forthcoming performances in Subiaco’s most iconic venue.

ONCE | until 12 June A Dublin bar, a boy, a girl, and two bruised hearts. Once is a modern-day urban love story of a disheartened Irish musician on the verge of giving up, and a piano-playing Czech immigrant who remind each other how to dream.

ANYTHING GOES | 16 to 25 June When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on a course to find true love. This hilarious musical features Cole Porter’s joyful score, including ‘I Get A Kick Out of You’ and the show stopping ‘Anything Goes’.

MY FAIR LADY | 29 to 2 July ‘My Fair Lady’ by Lerner and Loewe tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.”

THE ADDAMS FAMILY | 7 to 15 July The Addams Family features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met.

JAMES REYNE AND MARK SEYMOUR | 16 July This is your chance to see two of Australia’s greatest songwriters together and alone in a rare three-part performance.

PAUL KELLY AND PAUL GRABOWSKY | 18 and 19 July Set to be a meeting of the minds, two all-time Australian music greats, Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky will team up for a rich-and-rare performance together.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS PASTA NIGHT AT RESTAURANT CALEB. From August, bring the family and enjoy a hearty pasta, one of Chef Caleb’s Italian home recipes, from our Wednesday Pasta Night menu.

Our renowned fine dining will continue Thursday to Saturday with our full a la carte menu.

2/23 Railway Road, Subiaco bookings@restaurantcaleb.com.au • Ph 9382 2208

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MAMMA MIA | 29 to 31 July Featuring the smash-hit songs of ABBA, including ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘The Winner Takes It All’ and ‘Voulez Vous’, this uplifting story of love and friendship is perfect for the whole family to enjoy. So, say ‘I do’ to the ultimate feel-good musical that will have you singing and dancing the night away!

LANO AND WOODLEYMOBY DICK | 4 and 5 August Frank and Colin have once again bitten off more than they can chew,

as they pull up anchor on their most ambitious show yet.

FRIENDS THE MUSICAL PARODY | 9 to 11 September Join your six favourite friends at your favourite café for a night of unstoppable laughs with the new parody musical that lovingly lampoons the beloved NBC sitcom!

To book, visit regaltheatre.com. au, call 08 9388 2066, email admin@regaltheatre.com.au Regal Theatre, 474 Hay Street Subiaco

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READER GIVEAWAY: Win tickets to a show and drinks at Bar Amelie!

To celebrate the opening of Rokeby Road's new Bar Amelie, we've got a great giveaway for one lucky reader of Subiaco: Eat Shop Live.

Win two Premium tickets to Cruel Intentions on August 25 at the Regal Theatre and have a night to remember with complimentary pre-show bubbles at Subiaco’s newest wine and tapas bar, Bar Amelie!

To enter, visit seesubiaco.com.au T& Cs apply.

Good luck!

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24 hour Play

Generator Returns FEATURING WA’S FRESHEST new talent, from concept to page, to stage, all in 24 hours.

WA Youth Theatre Company (WAYTCo) presents its signature 24Hour Play Generator for the sixth year running. This highly anticipated event takes participants to their creative edge across two days, kicking off at the King Street Arts Centre on Friday June 17 (Writing Day), and culminating in a wild night of performances at the Subiaco Arts Centre on Saturday 18 June.

At the break of dawn, under exquisite pressure, a group of emerging writers aged 13 to 26 will work for 12 hours straight, assisted by experienced dramaturgs, to create fresh out of the oven, new short plays. That evening, a 24Hour Play Generator Judging panel selects six winning plays.

First thing the next morning, ink still drying, these are handed to six directors who then work intensively with six WAYTCo-member casts for the next 12 hours to bring the works to life. Finally, at the 24th hour, the audience arrives to enjoy six world premieres in one evening: witnessing the newest and freshest work in the country.

This year’s directors include an outstanding line-up of WA’s established artist talent, including

Brendan Hanson, Sam Longley, Alicia Osyka, and Thomas Papathanasiou.

These artists draw on their long and varied experience to realise the emerging playwrights’ and actors’ creative endeavours in a whirlwind 24-hour production.

WAYTCo’s 24Hour Play Generator incubates some of the most exciting and untapped talent in the state.

Fuelled by the determination of young blood, don’t miss WA’s next generation of artists rising to the challenge!

WAYTCo Artistic Director, James Berlyn, said the 2021 24Hour Play Generator was the Company’s best yet.

“The emerging writers’ visions were spectacularly brought to life. By multiple accounts, this year’s event was the freshest yet. Certainly, the audience was in stitches and fully engaged for the entire presentation of short works.”

Performance of six new 10-minute plays kicks off at 7.30pm on the Subiaco Arts Centre Main Stage.

Seating is by General Admission with audience age limit set at 15+. Standard adult ticket price: $25. Concession Ticket price: $15 (including members). Content warning: Mature language and themes. More info at tickets.ptt. wa.gov.au/overview/24hour-playgenerator-ptt-sac

BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH @ SUBI HOTEL KICKS ALL THE GOALS

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ssemble your crew of brunching besties because during every Sunday til December 18, the Subi Hotel isn't just doing brunch - it's one of the bottomless variety.

Join the friendly Subi Hotel team on Sunday mornings for the brunch that just keeps on giving - you can sip on cocktails while your friends spill the tea.

Choose from a menu of five classic brunch dishes and they'll keep pouring the Prosecco, mixing Mimosas and expressly delivering Espresso Martinis to your table for two hours.

And if booze at breakfast isn’t your jam, don’t stress. There's also a menu of deliciously exciting nonalcoholic options to choose from.

Bottomless Brunch - $70pp A treat to start + brunch main + free-flowing brunch bevvies Booze-Free Bottomless Brunch - $55pp A treat to start + brunch main + freeflowing non-alcoholic bevvies From 10 til noon, every Sunday until December 18 at Subiaco Hotel, 465 Hay Street, Subiaco. Book to secure your spot.

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the last word

| LIZ CARBERRY

Why I love Subiaco WORDS | Gail Williams IMAGE | Matt Jelonek

BACK IN THE 1970s and 80s, when Liz Carberry was strutting the catwalk as a top Perth fashion model, she was a household name. A couple of decades on, and she is still living in Subiaco where she grew up, and where her father ran a dry cleaning business. She remains one of Subiaco’s most popular residents, known to customers of Chutney Mary’s, which she ran for many years.

She is a familiar face at St Lucia boutique, where she is always happy to have a chat with customers about fashion, styling, trends and of course - Subi.

What is one of your favourite childhood memories about Subi?

Walking down Rokeby Rd to go to school across the railway line, and smelling fresh bread from the bakery.

Tell us about your father’s business.

Dad had a dry cleaning business called ‘Like New’ at 183 Rokeby Rd - in Doyle Court. My Mum ran the shop, and we lived behind it for years. The factory was in Nicholson Road, where The Unicorn bar is now.

What led you to become involved with Chutney Mary’s?

I was transitioning from running my model agency - Carberry’s - and my partner was in the hospitality industry and always loved that site on the corner of Rokeby Rd and Hay St. We knew we didn’t want to do another Italian restaurant, and we always felt Subiaco was lacking in good quality Indian cuisine as we’d seen and enjoyed in London. The timing was right, and it was a niche we loved filling.

You would have played host to some interesting visitors to the Regal when you ran Chutney Mary's. Were there any famous stars?

Miranda Kerr came in and ate two serves of the Shorba soup - she had a cold! Barry Humphries came in, who was lovely and always wanted the same table. Paul Kelly came in, and of course, all of the local footy and basketball boys as well as plenty of Perthonalities! It was fun.

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What makes a good bar and can you name some Subi favourites?

A good bar is all about atmosphere, a great wine list and good food. I love Cherubino’s, it ticks all those boxes.

Who or what, in your opinion, has contributed most to the fabric of Subiaco?

I think St John of God hospital really set up a nucleus for Subiaco that continues to this day. But it’s really everyone who lives here - past and present - that make up the fabric of Subiaco.

Is there a particular place in Subiaco that you believe sums up the personality of the suburb?

I would say the markets at Subiaco Primary School it has a village feel but a welcome atmosphere.

Where would we find you having a wind down drink on a Friday night?

Juanita’s or Bar Loiter.

Favourite coffee haunt?

Community or Hang’s Espresso - both do great coffee.

What are some of the hidden secrets of Subi?

I love Forrest Walk with Lulu La Delizia, and Subiaco Common – the park is so beautiful and it makes me feel like I’m overseas.

Subi wouldn’t be Subi without ...

The memorial clock.

Drop in at St Lucia Boutique (184 Rokeby Road) to say hello to Liz and pick up a beautiful new outfit too.

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