Menu Magazine Issue 39

From the publisher

I was sitting down at St Aiden Wines in Dardanup when I was asked, “How long have you been doing this for?” Not everyone will remember but we were a digitally-based magazine before printing Menu Magazine. In fact, it’s 25 years since we first registered on-line. Where has the time gone?

I’ve been so lucky to have a gifted group of writers and designers working with me for such a long time. Big shout out to Georgina in particular, as she has been with us since the beginning - profiling restaurants and putting together our dates pretty much every issue.

My health has not been so great over the past few years. I probably should have celebrated the milestone more than what I am writing here but next year we’ll print our 40th issue highlighting 20 years of Menu Magazine in print. Stay tuned as we will celebrate that.

This issue has been fun as Phoebe uncovers a new fad hitting Australia – protein coffee – and looks at pet friendly cafes and restaurants as it seems our canine family members can go just about everywhere now.

Chef Michael rediscovers the joys of truffles in Manjimup, and Leanne demystifies what Modern Australian cuisine actually is.

Nobody seemed to know what is considered local cuisine in Amsterdam so we sent our intrepid Carmen to find out, while a little closer to home Joe gives us the inside scoop on where to wine and dine in Bunbury.

Further afield, we take a look at the crown jewel of WA’s ocean pantry, and eagerly anticipate the inaugural Exmouth Wild Prawn Festival in April.