PR lesson learnt at Taste of Perth 2014
Over the weekend Perth held its first Taste Festival which saw 10 pop-up restaurants descend on Langley Park. The first of any event is tough to judge. Sure, if no…
Browsing: Review
Why would the Beatles be asking for help? (Spanish Film Festival 2014)
Break out the beer and tapas, this year’s Spanish Film Festival has begun. If the film ‘Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed’ is anything to go by, it’s definitely worth…
Raw food gains traction with the help of the Swan Valley Cafe
Consumer theory suggests it takes around four to six weeks to develop a new habit, and even longer to introduce radically new ideas. Last year saw the raw food trend begin to extend beyond the…
How many chickens does it take to make a Food Truck Rumble? (10 marketing strategies that draw customers to your truck)
When I heard Perth was holding its first Food Truck Rumble as part of the Eat Drink Perth festival, I pondered why ‘Rumble’? Having been to the event I now know…
Sensory overload bucks the trend at Full Moon Thai Restaurant
The minute you step foot into the Full Moon Thai Restaurant all your senses kick in and they don’t stop until it’s time to leave. Normally such a heightened level of clutter would leave consumers feeling…
Who will save your life? (Tracks movie review)
I finally got to see the movie Tracks, an utterly mesmerising film based on Robyn Davidson’s real life 2,700km trek across West Australian deserts. Having recently jettisoned most of my…
Street Art helps Perth stand taller and encourages community engagement (Public Perth 2014)
It’s not often you get to be on the ground when a city ramps up another notch. I was incredibly lucky to be in Perth when 45 urban, visual, and…
Women invade The Hardware Store
Women are no longer uncommon sights in hardware stores, that’s true, but would you expect to see a hardware store overrun by women? Last week I entered The Hardware Store…
Invited into a prison cell for lunch
On two occasions I’ve been invited to the wrong side of a prison cell door. The first was a few years ago when I ventured deep into the bowels of…
Hidden Spaces #4: How small can a cafe be? (Crib Lane)
Can a café be too small? This was what I was pondering after spying a sign for Crib Lane. A wonderful café hidden away in a skinny laneway.Crib Lane ©…
Democracy sooths the soul at Boucla in Subiaco
There are several things that can instantly sooth your soul, a lovers kiss, a friends embrace, a pets head resting gently on your lap. But what happens when these things…
10 more things I learnt from Darren Rowse Problogger Perth Seminar
Last weekend blogging guru Darren Rowse ventured over to Western Australia to present the inaugural Problogger event. The chance to sit at the feet of someone who’s been blogging for…
Publishing Seminar: The Novel Approach (Perth Writers Festival 2014)
Day One of the Perth Writers Festival … my brain is already rapidly filling up and pondering a myriad of possibilities. All I need now is time and a rich…
How do guys cope with break ups? (Are We Dating Yet? Movie)
After weeks of packing up my house and waiting for gumtree people who never arrive, I decided it was time for a break. As luck would have it a preview…
What happens when you have a consistent marketing theme? (Fringe World Festival 2014)
There comes a time at any festival when you have to eat. Usually this means schlepping off to the same old brand named food van, you know the ones. Not so…
Sometimes tent lands can be a place of pleasure (Perth Fringe World Festival 2014)
Normally when a tentland springs up in the centre of town it has negative connotations. Not so the current invasion of Russell Square in Northbridge. A quick tour shows its inhabitants intensions are, as…
Could Bon Jovi concerts help solve the world’s problems?
Last month Jon Bon Jovi returned to Perth. The last time he was here I was working, but managed to stroll by Subiaco Oval and heard the dying snippets of…
Bistro de Artistes needs a ‘no belt’ policy.
When you finally catch up with friends you haven’t seen for months, an average restaurant just won’t do. And so it was that we found ourselves in the very French…
