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Timber Cabin & Coffee House opens on Logan Road
By Lauren Barker 06 Mar 2014If you can hear the crackling of vinyl and the clinking of craft beer, you must be edging closer to Stones Corner’s new Timber Cabin ... more
If you can hear the crackling of vinyl and the clinking of craft beer, you must be edging closer to Stones Corner’s new Timber Cabin ... more
Set amongst the lush green backdrop of a sprawling edible garden and neighbouring nursery, Wild Canary offers fresh local fare in an idyllic setting. ... more
From microbrewery beer and cider to organic artisan wines, the focus on small, quality-centred production runs of liquor has now extended to niche gin distilleries. ... more
When your setting is the glittering Story Bridge and a 1920s-inspired fit-out, the only suitable accompaniment is a Prohibition-era cocktail and a sumptuous seafood feast. ... more
Ever wondered what happened to Guess Who’s Anita and Alec? Or where the Monopoly Scottish terrier ran off to? They’re all partying down at GO Lounge, Brisbane’s new board games cafe. ... more
Some of Brisbane’s finest purveyors of vintage are bringing their prized collections to James Street to launch the precinct’s first Vintage Pop Up Shop this weekend. ... more
If you’re curious as to why you’re seeing so many people sporting striped tops and ferrying bread sticks about town in their bicycle baskets lately, you’ll be pleased to hear that the beloved annual Alliance Française French Film Festival is the cause. ... more
Step aside, quinoa – there's a new super grain in town, and it packs a powerful punch. ... more
Melbourne label Dress Up is encouraging wearers to harness a quiet mind and pleasantly stretched physique when donning its latest autumn/winter collection, Namaste. ... more
A Moreton Bay Regional Art Collection in perspective exhibition celebrating ... more
Playwright David Williamson sets his characters some interesting challenges in his newest theatrical work, When Dad Married Fury, playing at QUT Gardens Theatre March 7–8. ... more
Afternoon sugar cravings can be risky business. They fling some of us straight to the nearest vending machine and others ferreting around in the freezer, but those who have equipped their lunchboxes with homemade goodness can enjoy an indulgence without the added preservatives. Halva is a sweet snack favoured in parts of the Middle East and across Africa and Asia, ... more
Like Kinfolk, Cereal and Another Escape before it, Fellow is a new dapper journal to be warmly welcomed into the overflowing shelves of your pristinely organised bookshelves. ... more
In its new photographic exhibition, The Golden Sans Project uncovers the typography that adorns the Gold Coast’s urban and residential edifices. ... more
“ We're all gonna die ... ”Hannah Gadsby ... more
Our reasons for not getting to the gym may be longer than our wishlist for Santa, but South Bank’s Feel Good fitness program is helping us ditch the excuses and get our bums into gear in 2014. ... more
You maye recognise the signature illustrative cuteness of local lass Rachael Smith from her original crafty moniker Penelope and Pip. These days, you’ll instead find her pottering away under the brand name Love From Ginger. ... more
The season officially changes from steamy summer to breezy autumn this weekend, and so we’ve turned our attention to planning our next seasonal wardrobe, buttoned with shades of burnt orange and navy. ... more
If you have a business idea, do it ...~ Brooke Copping, The Tasmanian Gourmet Food Company
If the current horde of cooking programs resonating from the television has caught your attention, but when you try to transfer the efforts to your own plate the best you can fashion is Vegemite on toast, it may be time to ring in a real-life helping hand. Gather your steak-and-chips-abled lads and brace the culinary challenges together with a men’s ... more
Capturing the woody scent of pine needles as they crunch underfoot and the freshness of the air as you hike to pavilions clear and unadulterated by civilisation, Juniper Ridge is a wild fragrance company bottling the perfume of the quiet outdoors. ... more
Our forefathers have been garage-brewing beer for decades and now it’s up to the new generation of drinkers to push the tradition into the next phase – filling the carport with all kinds of cider-making experimentations. ... more
If the desire to glide a board along a plunging wave is engrained deep in your veins, then turn your out-of-water time towards skimming the pages of Foam Symmetry. ... more
Peace, Love & Vegetables is the result of the blossoming love between co-founders Adam and Anya Yarrington. Introduced to the art of fermentation in Los Angeles, Anya began using sauerkraut and kefir to transform her health, and began making it for friends when visiting Australia. ... more
Up a stairwell, then a ladder and on to the sunlit rooftop above Gerard’s Bistro we climbed, before donning beekeeping attire to eagerly discover the busy pollinators up close. Jack Wilson Stone of Bee One Third walked us through the layers and activities within a hive frame. We then descended to ground level to extract the honey from the frames ... more
We may not experience the distinctly auburn-coloured change in season that befalls our Northern Hemisphere friends each year – but as autumn ushers in its slightly cooler temperatures, you’ll be treated to the apple and grape harvest of the state’s local growers. ... more
While most of us fret over frown lines and additional candles on the birthday cake, two old Brisbane beauties have hit 150 years and never looked better. Spring Hill’s The Alliance Hotel and West End’s The Boundary Hotel both celebrate their 150th birthdays this year – giving locals plenty of excuses for celebratory beer clinking. The Alliance Hotel will be ... more
Hilton Brisbane’s executive chef Jeremy Clark and former Vogue Australia editor Kirstie Clements have paired up to create a three-course menu that reflects the quintessential tastes of Brisbane. Using local and organic produce and simple cooking techniques, the menu focuses on fresh, light, clean and uncomplicated flavours tied together by a motif of the colour pink. To start, the menu ... more
Brisbane’s Elixir Coffee has been scooping out fresh coffee beans and steaming-hot cups of brew from its roasting warehouse in the back streets of Stafford, but now it’s added a new item to the menu with the introduction of Elixir Coffee Pods. The roaster’s classic, full-bodied Espresso Blend and velvet-smooth Velluto Blend are both available in pod form, which means ... more
There’s often a private connection that exists between twins that produces a remarkable bond and likeminded perspective of the world. Polish twins Kasia and Monika Gwiazdowska together envisaged the project MONOMOKA as a symbol of their inseparable, sisterly connection and joint perception of creativity. ... more
Made for days spent weaving through streets by car and waterways by boat, the Redlands is a charming and relaxed pocket of coastal towns just half an hour southeast of bustling Brisbane. This weekend we’re getting back to our colonial roots, discovering the heritage trails of the area, and letting our curiosity lead us to roam unknown islands. ... more
Lovers of photography and fine arts can settle in for an evening of art speak from 7:00 pm on Sunday March 10, via Flying Arts Web TV. ... more
