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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: 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 [...]

NOT: Salon, Shop 5A, 110 Macquarie St (Cnr Florence St), Teneriffe

By Brek ⋅ November 16, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

We wouldn’t normally think of going to Teneriffe for dinner, but we were looking for something with a bit of quality, and thought we’d give Salon a try for a dinner for three. I called on Saturday afternoon to book for dinner, and was told we could come at 8. It was a tad late [...]

HOT: Nutrition Warehouse, 530 Logan Road, Greenslopes

By CazM ⋅ November 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

There are a plethora of supplement stores in Brisbane catering for a range of athletes, from beefcake body builders to the willowy marathon runners. Nutrition Warehouse at Greenslopes and Underwood has a range as huge as Mr World’s biceps, with expertise in dietary supplements to cater for any elite or casual athlete’s requirements. Their service [...]

NOT: Parking in Brisbane CBD

By CazM ⋅ November 14, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The cost of parking in Brisbane CBD is akin to daylight robbery. I heard a rumour that Brisbane was the third most expensive city in the world, and as I scanned the interweb for some substantial evidence, my initial source wasn’t far from the truth. In 2009 Brisbane came in at 7th in the world [...]

HOT: Healthy Balance Massage Therapy, Shop 2, 190 Cavendish Rd, Coorparoo

By CazM ⋅ November 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re a resident of the Southside or don’t mind travelling to source a good massage, Healthy Balance Massage Therapy in Coorparoo is well worth a visit. Andrew and Jo will take time to assess your injuries and requirements for remedial, sports, deep tissue, reflexology and ‘list goes on’ treatments and you’ll receive a professional [...]

HOT: Burger Urge, 542 Brunswick St, New Farm

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ November 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Today we welcome our first post from a guest blogger, Matman. Matman is a self-proclaimed aficionado of all things burger, so this week’s he’s giving us his view of the gourmet burger wagon that’s rolled into Brisbane in recent years. Welcome Matman! With relaxed decor mixed with indy music posters and laid back staff befitting [...]

NOT: The Patio, The Coro Hotel, 28 McDougall St, Milton

By CazM ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

McDougall Street Milton is home to some very well known corporate enterprises, whose associates and employees would be chomping at the bit to have a local, stylish establishment to sip coffee in the mornings and beer in the afternoons. On the surface, The Patio at The Coro Hotel looks to provide all that and more [...]

HOT: Kabuki Japanese Restaurant, Stamford Plaza Brisbane Hotel, Cnr Edward and Margaret Sts, Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ November 8, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

Teppanyaki isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and more often than not you’ll find that an evening in front of the Japanese BBQ plate will leave both your stomach and wallet feeling a little empty. My most recent teppanyaki experience was at Kabuki which is heralded as one of Brisbane’s best Japanese restaurants. Following my March [...]