Western Australia’s dining scene rarely stands still. From festivals to one-off collaborations to quiet menu reinventions, there is always something worth adding to the calendar.
Off Menu is the WAGFG’s answer to that. A regular edit from our senior team of the events and occasions shaping the State’s food and drink calendar. This is required reading for those who keep a close eye on what’s worth booking ahead.
Melissa Palinkas weekend lunch residency at Willespie Estate in Margaret River
A new chapter for one of Margaret River’s original estates, and one of Perth’s most respected chefs. Melissa Palinkas, the chef behind a decade of Young George in East Fremantle, takes up residency at Willespie Estate from 16 May. Saturdays bring The Long Table: fifty people, four courses, a verandah, and whatever Western Australia’s paddocks and coastline are offering that week. Sundays are Braizen: open fire, one hero dish, no fuss. Willespie is one of the region’s founding estates, and this is its first major hospitality move under new ownership. Worth the drive. Bookings here