WEEKLY DIGEST 118 | 9 AUG 2024
Perth's newest premium Japanese A5 wagyu restaurant.
Late week we ate revisited Cassia, went to Hadiqa for a food event and wrapped up the week at our friend's newly launched venture, Azabu.
This weekend, we haven't locked in any places except for Tiger Baekban - a new local Korean place in Willetton.
Last week we checked out:
Cassia
Hadiqa
Azabu
Entirely shot on Sony a7iii + Tamron 28-75mm f2.8.
Visit count
Note travel related eats haven't been added in yet. There will be a handful to add from Singapore and we'll add a select few from Japan.
As of 9 August 2024:
First time visits: Azabu (1)
Revisits: Cassia & Hadiqa (2)
Total first time visits: 30+1=31
Total revisits: 72+2=74
Total visits this year: 31+74=105
ICYMI 📱
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Eddy & Paige
The Best Thing We Ate ⭐️
Cassia
On Friday night we returned to check out Cassia.
When booking, we initially had to put ourselves on the stand-by list as they were fully booked. So, I started looking for a dinner alternative on a Friday night. Luckily, a reservation opened up meaning Plan A was still in effect.
We rocked up at our booking time and they weren't joking about being on the stand-by list. The restaurant was full house!
The best thing we ate last week was Cassia's O'Connor beef tartare. Simple, but delicious! Having shared this between four - we wished we had more to eat!
Their rib eye was perfectly cooked, with a beautiful finish.
It paired wonderfully with the potato and cabbage gratin. The Halls Family Suzette - a type of cheese from Halls Family Dairy added a nice saltiness to the dish.
What We Ate 🍴
Hadiqa
The kind folks over at Word of Mouth Agency invited us to check out Hadiqa's Spiced Bottomless Tea Party.
For $79pp you essentially get 10 different dishes and half a dozen alcoholic drinks, free flow, for two hours. By the time we were done, I was comfortably full.
We'll be posting more about this at a later date (once we get through our backlog of stuff 😂).
If this sounds up your alley, check out the booking link.
Azabu
We finished our week at Azabu, our friend's newest premium Japanese wagyu concept.
It's price much more competitively than Kanpai Japanese and offers a similar level of premium dining. We'll get into the details once our website article is out on it, but expect great service and great food.
The front of house team is led by Eric Lim, previous assistant manager at Nobu Perth, and a number of the ex-Nobu front of house team. Having said that, we can personally vouch for, when it comes to service.
Back of house (AKA the kitchen) is led by Takeuchi-san, the founder and head chef of OG restaurant in Perth, Matsuri. Supporting him is Zach Khoo (previously junior sous at Nobu Perth and sous Nobu Melbourne).
Takeuchi-san co-owns the restaurant with his son Kento.
Our sashimi was sent out first - fresh with a couple homages to Nobu.
Then was the delicious surf and turf temaki - wagyu and uni, the Rolls-Royce of the land and sea.
Never have I ever eaten so much A5 wagyu before. Luckily, this platter was shared between a group of 6 so it wasn't too rich.
More to come on Azabu.
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