Plus a long weekend Mexican street food party, and the Subi Night Market returns.
South Korea, South Australia, South Fremantle: Kyo Kim’s cooking career has taken him to many southerly locales and restaurants with high-performing kitchens such as Madalena’s, Lulu La Delizia, Gibney and Adelaide’s Shobosho starring on his CV.
But for Kim’s first head chef role, the former engineer is focusing on east and west and showcasing flavours from his native Korea alongside elements from Japanese, Chinese and Italian cookery.
Think tofu parfait with a sake yuzu jelly; mushroom udon with kizami nori and spring onion; raw Augusta nannygai with orange and fennel, plus other cosmopolitan small plates that chime with Beaconsfield Wine Bar’s confident, free-spirited nature.
A long weekend Mexican street food party
Speaking of border-crossing wine bars: Casa head chef Paul Bentley brings his high-octane Mexican(ish) cooking to Northbridge’s Astral Weeks on Sunday September 28.
On the menu: tuna tostadas with smoked mackerel pate; duck carnitas tacos; churros teamed with a horchata gelato; plus other mementos from the decade that Bentley spent working and cooking in Mexico’s Tulum and Guadalajara regions.
Respected local selector Rok Riley is on record-spinning duties, further underscoring the event’s unmissable status. Doors open from 4pm, walk-ins only.
Go behind the scenes of a green-thinking brewery
Since opening at the start of the year, Denmark microbrewery Lights Beach Brewing – formerly known as Ocean Beach Brewing – has been winning fans for its approachable beers and green-thinking initiatives, not the least collecting its own rainwater to brew with.
On Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, team Lights Beach Brewing is opening its brewshed to the public and hosting Taps and Wraps: a chance for guests to taste the beer where its produced, meet the maker and enjoy dumplings from Albany food truck Shakas Dumplings.
There will be six beers on tap to taste – including the final keg of the brewery’s limited seasonal release, the Cacao Coconut Stout – and the event is family and dog-friendly.
The Subi Night Market (finally) returns this weekend
Like they say, the third time’s a charm. After two false starts due to weather, the Saturday night Subi Night Market returns to Market Square Park on Saturday, September 20.
Modelled on the village markets of Europe, this weekly market features sellers, live entertainment and, naturally, good things to eat.
A rotating roster of more than 40 food vendors will be in attendance including Arancini Man (Italian arancini), Dosa Dahling (South Asian dosas), ManekiNeko (Japanese street food) and Eiffel Eclairs (French pastries).
Subi Night Market runs every Saturday from 5pm to 9pm until Saturday, April 25.
Perth Royal Wine Show honours for two Margaret River producers
Part of the Perth Royal Show, the Perth Royal Wine Show remains a major event for WA vignerons.
This year, Juniper Estate’s Cornerstone Karridale Chardonnay 2024 beat out 1095 other wines for the title of wine of show. (The wine was also named best white wine, best WA wine and best chardonnay.)
Another of the show’s key awards is the Jack Mann medal: an annual award that recognises those that make serious contributions to the WA wine industry.
This year’s winners were Amy and Jeff Burch, the husband-and-wife founders of Howard Park Wines.
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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.
