Kakulas Brothers
What:
Kakulas Brothers
Where:
183 William Street, Northbridge
When:
Mon-Sat, 8am-5pm
Contact:
www.kakulasbros.com.au or 9328 5285
Image:
R J Meakins
You can smell this place a mile off: Kakulas' sensory melange is more potent than Dune's: cardommon, cinnamon, coffee: the kind of aromas that only those with a Hellenic schnoz can experience to the fullest. The Brothers Kakulas have been in this game, on these premises, since 1929. The family tradition is continued by Kakuli George Junior and Evan (SixThousand understands that a Greek "bros before hos" patriarchal tradition is responsible for a Kakulas Sister going her own way).
George Senior still works the till, keeping his 90-year-old mind alert remembering hundreds of price codes. Spices by the sack, any fruit you can dry (and other muesli fixin's), Mediterranean olives, Austrian wafers, Polish Morello Cherries. They've recently changed their system, so forgive the poor guy if he overcharges you for the odd dried apricot. Tea is sold by the gram. Fourty cents at Kakulas gets you the same as $20 at certain wanky tea houses. Columbian coffee is ground to your requirements.
Drop in. Say yasou to George. Listen to his stories. Admire his range. Envy his nose.
By NvH
Location: Northbridge
Product Type: Food
Keywords: Kakulas Brothers, dried fruit, coffee beans, Greek, produce, Northbridge
Random Entries:
'Nordic Nights' by Toddy
30th Apr 10
Electric blanket tales of yore would have it that once upon a time there was only one company that sold all the blankets. Sunbeam was all, hey, why aren't...
Hohner Blues Harmonica in Key of C
22nd Dec 09
"I got them waken' up late, sleeping' past alarm, milk's not expired but tastes like last November, bruised apple that smacks of flour, spinning...
Equus
23rd Sep 09
You heard Daniel Radcliffe nuded up for Equus on Broadway, and now you figure you can handle seeing Khan Chittenden do the same? Well, I did too...
Gasp
5th Aug 10
Ever felt like your body was giving up on you? The doctor looks at you glibly, "Sorry, all in your mind!" Hey, it felt like a heart attack...
Papillionaire Bicycles
28th Jun 10
(The following is an extract from a letter I wrote to my new bicycle. Don't judge me.)
Mi Amore. My sweet little Dutch-style butterfly bike. No other...
Moon
1st Oct 09
Movies from Solaris to 2001: A Space Odyssey convey the existential terror in the immensity of space. Descartes's maxim "I think therefore I...
BYO Coffee Cup
3rd Dec 09
How many buyers would purchase expensive surgical enhancements to their bone covers if the result looked like someone slid massive Twisties under their...
The Besnard Lakes, 'Are The Roaring Night'
10th Mar 10
Sometimes I wish I didn't have to tell you about music via a flashing computer screen.
I wish I could just play you something at a party. Or make you...
Apartamento, An Everyday Life of Interiors Magazine, issue 03
21st Jun 09
This may be creepy, but Apartamento is the sort of publication that I like to pick up and smell: in private, in public, it doesn't matter. I like...
Silverlimbo issue two
28th May 09
Silverlimbo issue two was lost five years ago on a hard drive and found two weeks ago online.
Editor Brian Duong actually completed the issue in...
Subscribe to our e-newsletter for weekly updates and exclusive stuff:
Browse our guide to Perth by interest
Perth Events Calendar
Select a date to see what's on in Perth
Browse our guide to Perth by keyword
Browse our guide to Perth by weekly issue
Recently Published
Mia Nolting's Mystery... Dream-ing 3 PICA Exhibitions Opening... Atmosphere FAC Fashion Talks - Romance... smRts CD launch Tart Boxsal Picnic Kits Scraps Weed WorldRandom Goodness
Birthday Suit LULA Magazine Mia Nolting's Mystery... DIY outdoor heater... Exact Change Rarities:... Isson State of Mind... She & Him, 'Volume... Rat Vs. Possum... Nine GaspPerth Gig Guide
Bands in Perth DJs in Perth Launches in Perth Parties in Perth Sales in Perth Films in PerthQuick Links
EatDrink - Location - Fremantle
EatDrink - Location - Leederville
EatDrink - Location - Mt Lawley
EatDrink - Location - Northbridge
EatDrink - Location - Northern Suburbs
EatDrink - Location - South of the River
EatDrink - Venue Type - Market
EatDrink - Venue Type - Night Club
EatDrink - Venue Type - Restaurant
Goods - Location - Leederville
Goods - Location - Northbridge
Goods - Location - Northern Suburbs
Goods - Location - South of the River
Goods - Product Type - Accessories
Goods - Product Type - Clothes
Goods - Product Type - Fashion
Goods - Product Type - Gadgets
Look - Gallery Type - Artist-run
Look - Gallery Type - Commercial
Look - Gallery Type - Contemporary Art Space
Look - Gallery Type - Project Space
Look - Location - Northern Suburbs
Look - Location - South of the River
Out - Event Type - Performance
Out - Location - Northern Suburbs
Out - Location - South of the River
Read - Genre - Contemporary Culture
Shop - Location - Northern Suburbs
Shop - Location - South of the River
Shop - Product Type - Accessories
Shop - Product Type - Art/Design
Shop - Product Type - Books & Mags
Stray - Location - Out of Town
Watch - Format - Live/Performance
About
SixThousand is a subcultural guide to Perth, published daily and fired by email weekly. It is compiled by an amorphous gaggle of Perth writers, stylists, designers and photographers who all like huddling under that big umbrella we like to call creativity. Without editorial independence SixThousand has nothing. All editorial you read is featured because it's worth it - not because it's paid for.
Working