Bars
TWE The Boundary Hotel and The Alliance Hotel birthday
Food & Drink

The Alliance Hotel and The Boundary Hotel turn 150

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 giving away 150 gifts throughout the month of March, as well as hosting a special birthday bash on Saturday March 29, with free entry to all five bars and live music across three levels from 4:00 pm. Head along for a peek into the new underground apres-ski haunt, Chalet Bar. more

Food News
TWE brisbane taste
Food & Drink

Uncover the Brisbane Taste at Vintaged Bar + Grill

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 offers salmon sashimi with pink grapefruit, seaweed and ocean trout roe, followed by rib eye of lamb with zucchini flower, green peas, polenta panisse, romesco and red vein sorrel. To close, a refreshing dessert of local organic berries, yoghurt sorbet and raspberry juice is paired with a kir royale cocktail. The menu will be running at Vintaged Bar + Grill all through March, alongside an Instagram competition using the hashtag #thebrisbanetaste. The competition challenges local foodies to snap and… more


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TWE Gordita, Fortitude Valley
Food & Drink

The Street Photographer: Gordita, Fortitude Valley

Lounge back in a leather booth, order a sweet drop of wine and prepare your palate for a journey to southern Spain. Set amongst the globally influenced restaurants of the M&A precinct, Gordita is the latest establishment from local restaurateur Jamie Webb – the man behind Peasant, Cabiria and Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall. The sophisticated menu has been crafted by esteemed Spanish chef Alfonso Ales, while the interior murals were created at the hand of Brisbane artist Sofles. Check out Gordita on The Street Photographer. more

Restaurants
TWE Stokehouse, South Bank
Food & Drink

Secure your seat for the Cloudy Bay Clam Bake at Stokehouse Q

South Bank standout Stokehouse Q is farewelling the final days of summer with a seafood feast to rival Robinson Crusoe’s daily nibbling. Head chef Richard Ousby has put a local spin on the traditional Californian Clam Bake, dishing up delights like chilli, lime and coriander pinwheels, prawn cocktails, clam chowder, sand crab, tua tua clams, crispy oysters and barbecued clams. The underwater spread will be complemented by Cloudy Bay’s crisp sauvignon blanc and sparkling, a live DJ and a river setting. The Cloudy Bay Clam Bake will kick off at 6:00 pm on Thursday February 27. more