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Archive for April, 2010

HOT: Vespa Pizza, 148 Merthyr Rd, New Farm

By CazM ⋅ April 30, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

The hunt for the perfect, tell-your-mates-about-it wood fired pizza continues….only this time I had 7 friends in tow, so I could sample various offerings on the menu over a few glasses of red, yum! Vespa Pizza is one of those pokey little places I’ve always wanted to go to, but never have for some stupid [...]

HOT: Mortgage Advantage, Brent Blackman

By CazM ⋅ April 27, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

In another attempt to support local small businesses, this HOT goes beyond our typical café, bar and restaurant reviews and crosses over to the more serious and often frustrating topic of real estate purchases. If you’re about to embark on a property spending spree and don’t want the headache of dealing directly with the banks [...]

HOT: Us!

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ April 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We’re thrilled that we were named as one of the best Brisbane blogs by the Brisbane Times recently. Check out the article here. We’re so happy that people think that the blog is ‘highly engaging’! As for the disproportionate numbers of HOTs over NOTs, as we said before the reason for that is because we [...]

HOT: Bubbles Café Bar and Dining, 190 Albert St, Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ April 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

As Princess and I walked into Bubbles Café, we were sure this experience wouldn’t make it to the sought after HOT list. And to be honest, I was looking forward to awarding a NOT – it’s been ages after all and I was suffering terrible Monday-itis, so the mood kind of called for it. It [...]

HOT: Date Night

By Yalin ⋅ April 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Never, ever, take someone else’s restaurant reservation. One little white lie can take your life off the rails. That is pretty much the premise behind the new comedy from Levy, Date Night. Starring the poster children of US comedy, Steve Carell and Tina Fey, the film has to satisfy a lot of expectations on the [...]

HOT: Afterglow Duo

By CazM ⋅ April 15, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Brisbane’s pub scene is abundant with stock-standard, heard-it-before covers bands and more often than not, they only serve well as a bit of background noise while you sip on your pint of beer. It’s a huge over generalization I know, and for all the muso’s and wanna-be rock stars out there who sing covers all [...]

HOT: Brio Espresso & Juice, 8/36 Vernon Terrace, Newstead

By CazM ⋅ April 12, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

I often wonder if I serve the Hot or Not readers any justice at all when I review breakfast locations. No matter where I dine for breaky, I can never go past the bacon and eggs. Let it be known from now on then, that whenever CazM does breakfast, there’s a caveat attached that minimal menu [...]

HOT: 1889 Pizzeria, The Barracks, Petrie Terrace, Paddington

By CazM ⋅ April 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

For some reason I’m going through a pizza phase at the moment. So I am constantly on the hunt for a thin based, crispy, tasty, tell-your-mates-about-it wood-fired pizza. When asked out on a lunch date the other day I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to check out the new 1889 Pizzeria at The [...]

HOT: Agra Indian Cuisine, 79 James St, New Farm

By CazM ⋅ April 7, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Once a month, a group of misfits I’ve known for a couple of years now descend upon a chosen local Indian restaurant for a night of beer and banter over a few hot curries and typical Indian accompaniments. Our common appreciation for Indian cuisine brings us together for a feast of medieval proportions! The most [...]

HOT: Newmarket Hotel, Enoggera Rd, Newmarket

By CazM ⋅ April 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When it comes to pub overhauls, none has experienced a greater face lift in recent years than the Newmarket Hotel. What once was a drab and seedy beer and cigarette infused establishment has undergone a transformation into another remarkable beer and steak house for Brisbane. Slightly north of the city, the Newmarket Hotel looks more [...]