2009 November | BNE: HOT OR NOT

Archive for November, 2009

HOT: Top Sushi, alleyway Queen and Adelaide St adjoining NAB and HSBC buildings

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ November 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

From burgers to sushi - another post from guest blogger Matman this week. Brisbane CBD workers have got the taste for sushi and they are not afraid to line up for it. Like most things in Brisbane – pubs, clubs, restaurants – newness is an oversubscribed commodity. However, sushi in Brisbane is by no means [...]

NOT: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ November 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Before you all gasp at my audacity in giving a NOT to Heath Ledger’s final work, let me preface my review by saying that visually, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is very imaginative and enjoyable. All the actors, including Heath, looked like they were having a lot of fun making this fantastical roller-coaster of a [...]

NOT: Antichrist

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ November 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Lars von Trier’s latest film Antichrist has been dividing viewers ever since its debut at Cannes this year. Some seasoned critics at Cannes walked out, outraged by the genital mutilation presented in squeamish detail, yet Charlotte Gainsbourg won the best actress award at the same festival. With its reputation of graphic violence, initially I wasn’t [...]

RSVP: Eco Fashionista Trunk Show

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ November 25, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Just a reminder that Eco Fashionista’s first Brisbane trunk show will be held at Red Sea Gallery, New Farm, on Thursday 26 November 5-8pm in conjunction with the award-winning New Farm day spa Outshine. Check out clothing and accessories brands such as Good Society, Sublet Courtney, Beyond Skin, Minna, Fifi Bijoux and Ashley Watson, many [...]

HOT: Pintxo Spanish Taperia, 561 Brunswick St, New Farm

By CazM ⋅ November 24, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Pintxo (pronounced Pincho) Spanish Taperia in New Farm combines an old concept (thanks to our Japanese friends at Sushi Train) with a new style of Spanish cuisine. The net result is a cool new gastronomical experience that takes me back to balmy, boozy nights on La Rambla in Barcelona. I had to consult Google to [...]

HOT: Sprout Cafe, 111 Haig Rd, Auchenflower

By Brek ⋅ November 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Sprout is a little restaurant in Auchenflower, not far from the Rosalie shops, which has a reputation for innovative, excellent food. On our visit we certainly weren’t disappointed. I had the confit duck leg with white bean and porcini puree, red cabbage marmalade and duck neck and pistachio sausage. Sounds good, right? It was divine. [...]

HOT: Eco Fashionista

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ November 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Today I want to do a shout out to ex-Brissie girl Alex Hume, the brains behind Eco Fashionista, a new online boutique for luxury eco fashion from Australia and around the world. On Thursday 26 November you can join Alex for some bubbly and check out her curated range of sustainable designer clothing and accessories at [...]

NOT: The Time Traveler’s Wife

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ November 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I dithered a bit about whether to give The Time Traveler’s Wife a HOT or NOT. It was a moderately pleasant experience and I didn’t feel like I’d wasted 2 hours of my life, but would I encourage my friends to see it? Probably not – basically because it could have been so much better. [...]

HOT: The Fat Carrot, 179 Boundary St, West End

By CazM ⋅ November 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Smack-bang amongst the plethora of cafes and bars that give West End its livelihood is a little piece of juice and smoothie nirvana. The Fat Carrot (or perhaps it should be The Phat Carrot?), has a lot more to offer than your everyday down-the-road-produce-store. This little gem on Boundary St is flanked by a gourmet [...]

HOT: The Hi-Fi, 125 Boundary Street, West End

By Brek ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Brisbane has always been depressingly short on decent music venues. We’ve been to venues that were ridiculously hot (The Zoo), with sticky floors (The Arena – reportedly closing down), that are as big as our living room (The Troubadour, and we have a small living room), and worst of all, venues with ear-splittingly, head-crushingly loud [...]