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Nahji Chu in the street dubbed “Rue de Chu”. “I’m … tired of being in the background and all my people being quiet,” she says, “and that’s why I’m loud, sometimes rude and obnoxious.”

‘Real straight-shooter’: Lady Chu’s founder is famously brusque. She has her reasons

She has a reputation for being abrupt and impatient, but Nahji Chu is a survivor who’s built a flourishing Vietnamese food empire.

  • By Sue Williams

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Lulu La Delizia’s brutalist 24-seat cantina is due to open next door to the mothership this winter.

First look: Lulu La Delizia team brings a cosy 24-seat cantina to Subiaco this winter

By day, this brutalist fantasy will serve lunchtime panini (including a Sopranos-inspired sandwich). After dark, expect aperitivo and pasta.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
David Ansett

Australians are ‘addicted’ to food delivery – and it’s hurting some local restaurants

The thriving business of UberEats, Door Dash and Menulog is “kind of a double-edged sword”.

  • Gemma Grant
Leave your dog at home.

The 10 most irritating habits of restaurant diners these days

From using phones at the table to taking your four-legged friend for dinner, these eating out crimes should result in an immediate red card. How many are you guilty of?

  • Jack Rear
The vada pav sandwich at Calcutta Sweets & Savouries in Bentley.

Hidden assets: seven secret Perth sandwiches worth seeking out

Including Pakistani burgers, deeply smoky Brazilian barbecue, plus a beloved Indian (vegetarian!) snack synonymous with the city of Mumbai.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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What’s up, Colonel?

An urban myth for the bucket list.

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Chiara Mezzasoma and Andrea Brunelli of Maestro Pizza.

Making the cut: One of the world’s best pizzerias can be found in suburban Perth

Book in for the new tasting menu and explore the diversity of Italy’s wide world of pizza.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Palestinian-style knafeh from Knafeh by Omar.

After 300-odd test trays, could this be Perth’s best dessert?

Originating in Palestine, this sweet and salty treat effortlessly solves that eternal end-of-meal dilemma: “cheese or dessert?”

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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Spoilt for choice: Australia’s surprising foodie capital

People used to come to Hobart, stay one night, eat at one restaurant, then fly out. Now you can be here for a week and you’re spoilt for choice.

  • Jim Darby
Comedor

The Sydney kiosk that killed off an award-winning restaurant

Few neighbours were aware of Comedor owner Walter Shellshear before he applied to expand his restaurant into a Newtown park last year. Then things turned ugly.

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat

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