By SALLY WEBB
Chef Hadleigh Troy.
HADLEIGH TROY
Restaurant Amuse, Perth
Troy opened Restaurant Amuse in East Perth with his wife Carolynne in 2007 and is a Good Food Guide chef of the year. See restaurantamuse.com.au.
WHERE'S THE BEST TABLE IN PERTH?
The bar in the Lalla Rookh Wine Store, behind the main dining room, to enjoy something Italian, such as salumi and pappardelle with rabbit, chestnut and prune ragu, and have your wine taken care of by sommelier Jeremy Prus. See lallarookh.com.au/wine-store.
THE LOCAL FOOD DISCOVERY OF THE PAST YEAR?
Rustleberries, unique to a farm in Manjimup. They have great acidity and lovely purity of flavour that allows them to work well in both sweet and savoury dishes.
WHAT IS PERTH'S BEST-KEPT FOOD SECRET?
Nao Japanese Restaurant in Murray Street; order the spicy miso ramen with extra chashu.
See naojapaneserestaurant.com.au.
WHERE TO FOR A BIG NIGHT?
Print Hall. Not only is there the main dining room to indulge in - think scampi with goat curd, fennel pollen and rye - but also several other bars and dining options to distract you under the one roof. David Coomer, one of Perth's finest, is director of food, and sommelier Daniel Wegener is brilliant.
See printhall.com.au.
PLACE TO HEAD ON A DAY OFF?
I have a passion for fresh pasta, which is what they do really well at Divido in Mount Hawthorn.
See divido.com.au.
FAVOURITE INDULGENCE IN PERTH?
The great West Australian ritual of the "Sunday session" [at] Little Creatures brewery, in Fremantle, for wood-fired pizza with pale ale.
WHAT'S HOT IN THE CITY?
Ace Pizza in Highgate has great energy and [serves] food you really want to eat, in a way that you really want to eat it; casual, shared.
See acepizza.com.au.
BEST TIME TO VISIT? WHY?
Spring: it's not too hot.
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