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HOT: Hotel Bravo, Brunswick Central, 455 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley

By CazM ⋅ March 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I was pleasantly surprised when I found out my hens night was being held at Hotel Bravo in the Valley, but wondered if it would adequately cater for 30-odd cackling females.
It’s been about four years since my last cocktail at Hotel Bravo, and I’m pleased to say it seems to have maintained its flare for [...]

HOT: Bistro Alegria, Shop 11, 20 Park Rd, Milton

By CazM ⋅ March 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve never been shy in alluding to the fact that Park Road’s cafes and restaurants are over-rated. Their flare fizzled out with the turn of the new millennium and as a result, I’ve resorted to driving to Rosalie or the City in search of a lunch-time feed, or what’s worse, packing my own lunch from [...]

HOT: Hanabishi Japanese Restaurant, The Barracks, Petrie Terrace, Paddington

By CazM ⋅ February 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Here at BNE: HOT OR NOT we do our fair share of sushi and Japanese cuisine reviews – sushi is the new black after all.
But because of its popularity I believe many establishments think it’s a licence to print money and they cut corners in doing so. I’ve sampled both 1 out of 10, and [...]

HOT: Vagelis, Shop 2, 30 Racecourse Road, Ascot

By CazM ⋅ February 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I try not to get sucked into the gratuitous marketing ploys from retailers and restaurateurs that Valentine’s Day often encourages…but as V-Day fell on a Sunday (a night that I refuse to get in the kitchen) I insisted that MM take me out for a romantic meal and a nice end to our hectic weekend [...]

HOT: Jost 154, 154 Melbourne St, South Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ February 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Sometimes the binary rating system of HOT or NOT really puts me in a pickle; there’s no half way mark which really does my head in… but if there was, I’d probably put Jost 154 in the kinda-hot bucket. These guys still have their training wheels on, so I need the Kinda prefix to [...]

HOT: Urbane Restaurant, 179 Mary St, Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ February 7, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Finally Brisbane’s laneways are starting to see some action.
Melbourne is renowned for its utilisation of the funky laneways that branch from main streets of the CBD: bars, cafes, boutique shops…you name it, in the laneways down there they’ve got it.
Brisbane, however, has been a little slow on the uptake. We have plenty of laneways, but [...]

HOT: CrossFit Arena, Somerville Sports & Aquatic Centre, 4 Stephens Rd, South Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ February 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Have you made any resolutions for 2010 that require you to build a new, healthier, fitter version of yourself?
Chances are most of us are always looking for ways to improve our health and fitness – but if you’re anything like me, this isn’t going to be achieved by spending hours on the machines in a [...]

NOT: Depot Emporium, Shop 31 Emporium, 1000 Ann St, Fortitude Valley

By CazM ⋅ January 27, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Two years ago when I was a full time Fortitude Valley dweller, breakfast was synonymous with Depot Emporium, but since making the move to the other side of the river, I don’t get to the Valley half as much as I’d like to. When invited to breakfast last week with my friend JC, who also [...]

HOT: Aria, 1 Eagle St Pier, Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ December 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you get a Christmas bonus from the boss this year, Aria is the place to spend it. I’m struggling to think of a better in venue in Brisbane when it comes to food, service and scenery.
If you got sucked into the reality TV extravaganza that was MasterChef Australia, then you’ll know that the [...]

HOT: Onyx Bar and Restaurant, 1/12 Park Rd, Milton

By CazM ⋅ December 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The festive season has well and truly kicked in and to be honest I really enjoy the vibe on Park Road at this time of year. Balmy Friday afternoons are none better spent than at the bar of a funky venue that is only a short stroll from the office or the train station.
Onyx isn’t [...]

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