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HOT – Brown Dog Cafe – 54 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba.

By CazM ⋅ August 22, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Perched quite inconspicuously on its corner block, Brown Dog Cafe is a popular coffee stop for dog walkers, cyclists and wanderers by alike. Don’t let the rather bland facade and lycra-clad cyclists deter you from dropping in, the superb coffees and friendly service definitely make up for that! With a reasonable crowd always gathered on [...]

HOT – Surrealism Up Late – Gallery of Modern Art, South Brisbane.

By CazM ⋅ August 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Squishy eye balls, phallic imagery, animalistic tendencies….just a few of the key words and imagery that come to mind when I recall my evening at the Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams exhibition, currently on show at the Gallery of Modern Art. Thanks to Brisbane Marketing, I was given the opportunity to explore and grow the [...]

HOT – Home Store & Cafe – 20 Stewart Rd, Ashgrove.

By CazM ⋅ August 4, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

With only a vague idea of where we were heading, and a small battle with the street directory, MM and I had worked ourselves into a state of reluctance and mild anxiety as we made the trip to Home Store & Cafe in Ashgrove – a side of town we’re not too familiar with. Good [...]

HOT – Bistrot Bistro – 14 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba

By CazM ⋅ July 6, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Watch out Montrachet, you have a new contender in the modern French cuisine competition with south side contender Bistrot Bistro. Regulars to the Logan Rd precinct across from the Gabba (with the occasional tipple at nearby Canvas), Bistrot Bistro was a chance encounter for MM and I recently, even though we’d had our eyes on [...]

HOT – Biagio Restaurant – 191 Musgrave Rd, Red Hill.

By CazM ⋅ June 30, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

Congratulations Red Hill, you’re now home to my favourite Italian restaurant! I have no idea how Biagio has remained off my radar for this long, but thanks to a friend who literally stumbled across this little gem, I now know where to go for awesome Italian cuisine. Biagio is essentially a fine dining Italian restaurant, [...]

NOT – The Villager Hotel (Gastrobar) – 185 George St Brisbane CBD.

By CazM ⋅ June 24, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Underwhelming is probably the best term I can use to describe my verdict on lunch from the gastrobar menu at The Villager Hotel. Once again my expectations probably got the better of me, but gastrobar and supper club are the kinds of words you associate with awesomeness and big expectations when it comes to food. [...]

HOT – The Burrito Bar (Southbank) – 5/167 Grey St, South Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ June 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Mexican seems to be the new black of the food world at the moment and although it takes a certain kind of mood (read: hang over) to get me feeling the Mexican vibe, my arm can generally be twisted if a slushy margarita is on the menu. The Burrito Bar Southbank adds a pretty funky [...]

HOT – Brisbane Alpine Winter Festival – King George Square, Brisbane CBD.

By CazM ⋅ June 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The words ‘Brisbane’ and ‘alpine winter wonderland’ don’t exactly go together like franks and beans, but this winter every attempt to bring these things together like birds of a feather has been made, as the Alpine Winter Festival comes to balmy Brisbane for the month of June. King George Square has been converted into a [...]

HOT – My Thai Kitchen – Shop 18, 36 Baroona Rd, Milton

By CazM ⋅ June 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The offspring born of Brisbane’s infamous My Thai (in Auchenflower), My Thai Kitchen is a welcome addition to the Milton and Rosalie areas with their super quick and easy lunch time specials, their agonisingly awesome and extensive dinner menu (for dine in or takeaway) and to top it off….a cooking school! My work buddies and [...]

HOT – Lady Marmalade – Cnr Logan Rd and Cleveland St, Stones Corner.

By CazM ⋅ June 6, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Perched on some age old real estate just next to the Stones Corner round-about, Lady Marmalade cafe is a funky mishmash of retro and kitsch decor with obscure little trinkets and 1950’s dust collectors lining the walls and shelves. It’s got that old school feel that takes you back to school holidays at your Gran’s [...]