MENU MASTER WINES & DINES WA SINCE 2000
BARISTA, guitar ace and tennis pro Scott Arnold-Eyers is my go-to menu master for food, wine and hospitality in Western Australia.
The 54-year-old founder of Menu Magazine has just released Issue #39 after more than 20 years of publishing, the highly popular publication having morphed from its successful online version Menu Digital launched in 2000.
“Inspired by the synergy between the internet and the cultural hunger of Perth’s isolated population, Scott Arnold-Eyers held up a virtual mirror to the world-class cuisine which sprouted in the first decade post 2000. So popular was (his) online cafe guide he was able to spin it off into Menu Magazine.”
Today, the popular brand is displayed in 11,000 hotel rooms, in cafes, restaurants and bars and helps raise funds for charities including cystic fibrosis diagnosed in his family.
StreetWise and Menu Magazine have collaborated several times over the past 10 years including running a foodie tour in Fremantle in 2017 (Issue #5, Freo StreetWise).
The latest 100-page edition of Menu Magazine with Dolce Bellissimo owner Albasio La Pegna on the cover is filled with food, wine, entertainment and competitions at http://menumagazine.com.au.
Issue #39 also features Scott’s interview with the first MasterChef Julie Goodwin; Cassia’s first year with co-owner Ru Teow celebrating the spirit of Australian barbecue; and Japanese-Korean fused Anglesea in the new Garde Hotel opposite Fremantle Oval.
Born & Bread
Adelaide boy Scott Arnold-Eyers started his media career in 1984 at the Sacred Heart College newspaper. He studied marketing and advertising at Adelaide TAFE, Adelaide University and The Institute of Advertising in South Australia and has worked at various publications including in radio, TV and online.
Scott says he grew up around the food industry. His great-great-grandfather Paul Augustus Pierre was the first person to commercially farm asparagus in Australia.
Born in Paris in 1853, Pierre served in the French Army before he relocated to the US where his father owned a fleet of sailing ships used to gunrun for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Pierre arrived in Sydney with his young family around 1889 and managed pubs and clubs including establishments linked to Sydney’s boxing scene in the 1890s. In 1898 he purchased the Hornsby Railway Hotel and land adjacent to Mt Colah Railway Station, 30km north-west of Sydney.
Pierre also became very active in the local community and was well known in Masonic circles, having established a lodge at Hornsby. On his farm at Mt Colah, he established an asparagus farm believed to be the first in Australia. Pierre died in 1926, aged 72.
Scott’s great grandfather John Knox Arnold was personal chef to the Prince of Wales while he was in Australia in 1920. He also was the first person to have his photo taken with royalty with his sleeves rolled up.
Scott’s grandfather Geoffrey Arnold managed hotels including Kings Head Hotel in Sydney. And his mum Lynne Gage worked as a sales rep for a number of food companies.
Scott picked up a guitar at the age of nine before pursuing his musical calling after he moved to Perth in the early 1990s. Having performed and recorded with many Australian bands and performers, the guitar guru has been nominated for several WAMI awards including for best guitarist, best male vocalist, best album, best band and best new band.
Scott also enjoys a serve of tennis, having played state junior tournaments and reaching a men’s division one in both Adelaide and Perth. He also coaches and provides private lessons. Tennis anyone?
StreetWise welcomes the Menu Magazine collaboration which brings readers the best and tastiest dishes and reviews from around the state at http://menumagazine.com.au and now www.streetwisemedia.com.au. Enjoy.
