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Max Veenhuyzen

Max Veenhuyzen

Restaurant critic and food writer

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.

The Avalon Beef Wellington. Picture: Supplied
13.5/20

This restaurant within a sleek Claremont development reinterprets Mediterranean cooking for the western suburbs set

Fine dining aspirations, sharply composed plates and a high-flying cellar speak to an operation with an eye on style.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Bac Pham of North 54, which opens in Leederville on Tuesday.

The Weekly Special: Breaking news for Leederville lunchers, and how do you beat this bitter cold snap?

Plus Italo-Mexican party vibes and weekend barbecue feasts. Get all your WA foodie news in one place.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Adulis Restaurant food review Good Food/WAtoday. Eaters tear off bite-sized pieces of injera and use it to scoop up food.
14/20

Is this tiny restaurant in Perth’s inner-north home to the city’s best-value vegan meal deal?

Served on a platter that’s roughly the size of Optus Stadium, one beyayineto is more than enough to feed two and gets you change out of a $20 note.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Chef Aurelien, head chef of Cedric Grolet Singapore.

The Weekly Special: Which Perth dining icon is celebrating its 10th birthday?

Plus Singaporean fried ice cream, a wagyu sando pop-up, and a terrific non-alcoholic beverage for Dry July (or any time, really).

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Janet Faldeus, the Bangladeshi-born chef-owner of Authentic Family Recipes.
14/20

This homely suburban canteen serves bold tastes of Bangladesh every night of the week

Bold curries. Punchy street food. Bangladeshi-Chinese fusion: just three of the ways that this YouTube-school chef is flying the flag for her homeland.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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Francis Mallmann is coming to Pair’d Margaret River.

The ‘godfather of open-fire cooking’ is coming to Margaret River

Argentine chef and Netflix Chef’s Table star Francis Mallmann leads a heavyweight line-up that includes Andy Cooks, Silvia Colloca, Julien Royer and plenty of Michelin-starred firepower.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Truffle Brioche Burger by Eggspot - available at Fremantle Markets’ Truffle Extravaganza.

The Weekly Special: Truffles take over Freo, and have we found Perth’s cheapest jug of beer?

Plus the Never Ending Gnocchi, and an intimate sake dinner. Read on for the latest foodie news from across WA.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Hearth at Ritz-Carlton Perth Good Food/WAtoday review.
15/20

What does WA taste like? To Hearth’s head chef, the most important flavour is potential

From smoked kangaroo and wattleseed tortillas to fun Viennetta remakes, Hearth is a spirited journey into West Australian food and wine.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Imogen Mitchen and Corey Rozario are doing great things with their pop-up at Margaret River skate park.

Which acclaimed South West pop-up is coming to Perth?

Plus a new group executive chef for Nicola and Andrew Forrest’s hospitality arm.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Bac Pham, owner of North 54 in Leederville. Picture: Max Veenhuyzen

North 54, a modern Vietnamese snack bar from an emerging talent, is coming to Leederville

Roast pork marinated in red tofu, son-in-law egg sandwiches, hibachi-grilled lamb meatballs: welcome to Bac Pham’s vision of Vietnamese food.

  • Max Veenhuyzen

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