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Max Veenhuyzen is a journalist and photographer who has been writing about food, drink and travel for national and international publications for more than 20 years. He reviews restaurants for the Good Food Guide.

High on garlic, ‘green goddess’ and gelato at Perth pizza paradise

High on garlic, ‘green goddess’ and gelato at Perth pizza paradise

Welcome to the kitchen of Paul Bentley, a pizzaiolo with a disruptive streak making pizza unharmed by either a 20-minute car ride or a sleepover in your fridge.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen

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Well-bread: five winning sandwiches to hunt down in the Perth CBD

Well-bread: five winning sandwiches to hunt down in the Perth CBD

Between cafes, dedicated sandwich joints, contemporary restaurants and everything in between, the CBD offers near unlimited deliciousness-in-bread options.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
Naughty and calorific, this might be Perth’s most interesting (and delicious) brunch spot

Naughty and calorific, this might be Perth’s most interesting (and delicious) brunch spot

It’s hiding in plain sight, and it’s got the goods. The baked goods, that is. Why pay for brunch? Here’s why.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
State of excitement: Perth’s State Buildings announce new culinary team

State of excitement: Perth’s State Buildings announce new culinary team

Changes include the return of a familiar face, plus a new Wildflower head chef with serious fine-dining pedigree including a stint at World’s Best Restaurant, Geranium.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
This contemporary bar and bottle shop is committed to thinking global, but serving local

This contemporary bar and bottle shop is committed to thinking global, but serving local

A menu of modern pub dishes and a focus on smaller, emerging producers ensures Besk remains one of the city’s key neighbourhood pubs.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
Say no to Mondayitis: A dozen value-packed meal deals to start the week right

Say no to Mondayitis: A dozen value-packed meal deals to start the week right

Including homages to classic Perth pastas, two-for-one vegan mains, and “one of the best fine-dining deals in the world”.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
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Snap, crackle and crunch: Former Nobu chef hits Albany Highway

Snap, crackle and crunch: Former Nobu chef hits Albany Highway

Those averse to chilli might be concerned. Your doctor might be alarmed. But fear not: this is big-value, comforting Japanese soul food.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
Check out this chicken: Perth suburb rocks the charcoal barbecue
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Perth

Check out this chicken: Perth suburb rocks the charcoal barbecue

Pauly’s cooked a lot of chook, and this venue only enhances his family’s rep.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
High steaks: This polished riverside restaurant brings the party to Elizabeth Quay, every day of the week
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Perth

High steaks: This polished riverside restaurant brings the party to Elizabeth Quay, every day of the week

Come for the high-end beef and big-night-out energy. Stay (and return) for Brussels sprouts, ace potato cakes and polished desserts.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
Freo’s newly hatted restaurant has the kind of pizza you attack with a team
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Fremantle

Freo’s newly hatted restaurant has the kind of pizza you attack with a team

Flour, sugo and cheese, oh my! But there’s more than that to this raw pared-back dining room in the resurgent west end of our port city.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
Something very different is coming to Perth’s Chinatown this spring

Something very different is coming to Perth’s Chinatown this spring

Goodbye vape shop, hello cosy 25-seat dining room driven not by recipes, but by produce, a hibachi grill, sake, biodynamic wines … and sounds?

  • by Max Veenhuyzen

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