“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.”
Anthony Bourdain (1956 — 2018)
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Cooking with flow of the seasons
From serving up sandwiches and juices at his mother’s hotel cafe in Bengaluru (Bangalore), India to curating some of the best of Peruvian food in Perth, UMA Executive Chef Xerxes Bodhanwala prides himself as a champion of plating up local produce first, which the star dishes on his menu can attest to.
South West savours Miss Chow’s
When restaurateur Jacquie Chan is not trading luxury pearls and diamonds in her day job, she is creating their culinary equivalent at her many restaurant locations throughout Perth – in what can only be described as a side hustle turned mind-bogglingly successful.
From Osaka Summers to Perth in the Autumn
We’re greeted by the loud sound of “irasshaimase”, the volume of which can be confronting to the virgin ear, but comforting for those accustomed to it. A playlist of 80s Japanese hits buzzes in the air and if a haze of cigarette smoke clung between the tables, this could very well be mistaken for a downtown Tokyo bar.
This is Main Street Ryu— a hidden gem in plain sight for seekers of Australia’s ever-versatile fusion food.