Hi Everyone,

I'm just back from a few days in Perth for my job and whilst there I had the great pleasure of catching up with Melnq8! We met for lunch at Jamie's (Jamie Oliver's Italian Restaurant in the city)

It was a great mini GTG and the conversation flowed for hours! The food was really very, very good as was the service. The restaurant has only been open for 9 months and was totally packed out (Monday Lunch) with people happy to wait at the bar for an hour to an hour and a half, for a table.

Thanks Mel for a wonderful lunch and it was delightful to finally meet you.

Cheers
Stormbird

Mini indeed! I seem to be holding down the Fodor's fort for the Wild West. Come on West Aussies, show yourselves!

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you Stormbird, a real pleasure to put a friendly face to a familiar name.

Two thumbs up for Jamie's - brilliant service and lovely food. Provincial Perth is making progress.

Fwiw ditto for Jamie's Italian in Canberra, on the strength of a very promising opening week visit, just the week before last.

I wanna meet Mel when we're in Perth next year!

Ralph - it's a date!

How nice that you were able to get together!

Now if only you would hang around Brisbane a bit more stormbird

All right! Should be around mid-September.