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NOT: Caffe Di Vita – Shop 3, 1 Macgregor St, Wilston.

By CazM ⋅ April 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s not too often that I get a chance to venture to the North side of town for an evening meal, so I was quite looking forward to meeting EM upon her suggestion of Caffe Di Vita in the popular Wilston village area. Truth be told, for a Thursday night it was a little quiet at Caffe [...]

HOT: Fiasco’s Steakhouse, The Morrison Hotel, 640 Stanley St Woolloogabba

By CazM ⋅ April 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

An acquaintance of mine suggested we check out Fiasco’s at the Morrison Hotel, as I’d promised to shout him lunch for some debts owing. Both of us had never tried Fiasco’s before and although I hadn’t heard too much about it, I was game to give it a shot – after all, there’s a huge [...]

HOT: La Via – 6 Little Stanley St, Southbank.

By CazM ⋅ April 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Back on the search for some pizza nirvana (during a hiatus from my incessant hunt for Brisbane’s best Thai) the girls and I decided to try La Via at Southbank for a Friday lunch out of the office. Although a little clinical in appearance and feel, the setting at La Via is pleasant with ample seating [...]

HOT: Merlo Coffee Roasting House – 104 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley

By CazM ⋅ March 30, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

On the hunt for something a little different to do for a small corporate event, my colleague CB suggested we hold a coffee appreciation breakfast at Merlo Coffee. After all, if there’s one thing that makes the IT world go round, it’s caffeine. The logistics were pretty straight forward – we rang, we booked a [...]

HOT: Sake – Level 1, 45 Eagle St, Eagle St Pier.

By CazM ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Another addition to the revamped Eagle St Pier precinct, Sake is one of several contemporary Japanese venues to have popped up in and around Brisbane in the last few months. Japanese cuisine never ends up being a cheap eat; whether you’re taking sushi from the train, doing Tepanyaki, or having a sit down al a [...]

HOT: Guzman Y Gomez Mexican Taqueria – Emporium, 1000 Ann St Fortitude Valley.

By CazM ⋅ March 15, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Mexican’s not really my scene, unless I’ve got a filthy hangover or nothing but a pack of Doritos in the cupboard left over from the weekend. But in my eagerness to check out what became of the old Depot sight at Emporium I put my disinterest aside, grabbed a couple of girlfriends and headed to [...]

HOT: Thai Seasons – 10 River Esplanade, Mooloolaba

By CazM ⋅ March 10, 2011 ⋅ One comment

In line with our recent Thai theme and my eternal search for the world’s best Thai restaurant, this review exits the geographical boundaries of what’s hot or not in Brisbane, and ventures north to the Sunshine Coast. Another one of our Christmas time tours of Mooloolaba, Thai Seasons was definitely a highlight and one of [...]

HOT: Minh’s Asian Restaurant – Shop 5, 336 Ipswich Rd, Annerley.

By CazM ⋅ March 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Tucked away in the back corner of a small business complex on busy Ipswich Rd, Minh’s Asian is clearly one of south side suburbia’s quiet achievers; it’s a no frills, no fuss restaurant with only a small dining area – but what it lacks in size and grandeur it makes up for in its huge [...]

HOT: Bavarian Bier Café – Level 1, 45 Eagle St, Eagle St Pier, Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ March 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

If I had to sum the Bavarian Bier Cafe up in ten words or less it would be a no brainer – big jugs, tight shirts, short skirts. Interested? The BBC takes up serious real estate at the old Vinos premises, at the top of the Eagle St Pier escalators. Decked out with traditional German [...]

HOT: Spirit House – 20 Ninderry Rd, Yandina, Sunshine Coast.

By CazM ⋅ February 15, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Several credible sources have suggested to me over the last couple of years that the best Thai experience to be found is well off the beaten track in the Sunshine Coast hinterland at Spirit House, Yandina. So whilst on our week-long break at Moooloolaba earlier this year, MM and I decided to indulge in a [...]