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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.

‘This is a perfect pizza’: The 10 best things our restaurant critic ate (and drank) in 2024

‘This is a perfect pizza’: The 10 best things our restaurant critic ate (and drank) in 2024

After a year spent tracking WA restaurants, WAtoday food writer Max Veenhuyzen assembles a dream menu starring his favourite dishes of 2024.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen

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From city to coast: what’s open on Christmas Day in Perth

From city to coast: what’s open on Christmas Day in Perth

Including options for post-swim coffees, breakfast by the beach, Christmas feasts and Japanese-Italian fusion.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
Willi’s Pizza Bar brings cheesy Detroit-style pizzas and nostalgia to the heart of Perth
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Perth

Willi’s Pizza Bar brings cheesy Detroit-style pizzas and nostalgia to the heart of Perth

Following a change of direction, the corner bar at a historic CBD watering hole is ready to feed and water a new generation of guests.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
The top 12: Western Australia’s best new restaurant openings of 2024

The top 12: Western Australia’s best new restaurant openings of 2024

From intimate secret restaurants to sprawling regional pubs, 2024’s most impressive newcomers reflect the continued diversification of WA’s food scene.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
What does a $6 bowl of noodles cooked by a machine taste like? We head to Canning Vale to investigate

What does a $6 bowl of noodles cooked by a machine taste like? We head to Canning Vale to investigate

How do you feed diners nutritious, affordable and tasty meals? Food entrepreneur Mark Sun and chef Vincent Lim have a promising solution.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
Six cooks a-cooking: Perth bakers and makers to help you relax this Christmas

Six cooks a-cooking: Perth bakers and makers to help you relax this Christmas

They come bearing gifts including world-class brisket, porchetta, gelato cake and panettone painstakingly baked over three days. So leave a little room ...

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
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In defence of fine dining: Cottesloe newcomer well and truly earns its two hats
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Cottesloe

In defence of fine dining: Cottesloe newcomer well and truly earns its two hats

From fit-out to assured cooking, this luxe 200-seat clubhouse overlooking the Indian Ocean is a masterclass in nailing the details.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
Wellness takes many forms at wine drinkers’ wonderland in Freo
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Fremantle

Wellness takes many forms at wine drinkers’ wonderland in Freo

Two career publicans and a couple of Eagles premiership players walk into a wellness emporium and transform it into a rollicking wine pub.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
Leederville’s new takeaway has fine-dining DNA and nostalgia in spades

Leederville’s new takeaway has fine-dining DNA and nostalgia in spades

From creative fillings to stocking choc milk and ginger beer in the fridge, this cosy nostalgia-fuelled takeaway celebrates both the past and the future.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
This freewheeling Margaret River pop-up is blazing a new trail for modern Asian cooking

This freewheeling Margaret River pop-up is blazing a new trail for modern Asian cooking

While BMX bandits practice bar spins and grommets drop-in, an emerging cooking talent is serving game-changing dahl, punchy pickles and other bold Burmese cooking.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen
This suburban pizzeria brings a plus-sized slice of Naples to Canning Highway

This suburban pizzeria brings a plus-sized slice of Naples to Canning Highway

On the back of Da Napoli’s menu is the motto, “a’pizze’ na cosa seria”: Italian for “pizza is a serious matter”. But it’s still important to have fun.

  • by Max Veenhuyzen

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