Bars
The Birth of Sake
Food & Drink

Step inside a Japanese sake brewery

12 Sep 2013

While it may only take a second to slip down the throat, the art of making sake is by no means easy. The labour-intensive process requires workers at the fifth-generation Tedorigawa brewery in Japan to rise before dawn and spend long hours handcrafting the award-winning concoctions that are enjoyed all over the world. The documentary The Birth of Saké is a project by filmmakers Erik Shirai, Makoto Sasa and Tara Hohenberger, which takes viewers inside a traditional sake brewery. A work in progress, the film was successfully funded through Kickstarter last week, which will allow the team to film the final scenes and embark on post-production work. Stay tuned to the blog for updates on completion. more

Bars
The Rogue Rennard, Paddington
Food & Drink

The Rogue Rennard opens for night-time tipples

12 Sep 2013

Parisian-inspired Paddington favourite The Rogue Rennard has extended its opening hours to offer drinks and dinner of a lazy spring evening. Previously operating as a daytime cafe, the venue is now fully licensed with head chef Steve Harry serving up a brief evening menu of dishes like chicken liver parfait, confit trout and smoked duck egg with king brown mushrooms. A carefully chosen list of beverages will accompany the goods on the plate, offering winners from Holgate Brewhouse, Moa Brewing Co and Little Creatures, as well as limited-run wines. The Latrobe Terrace cafe will be serving grateful guests until 10:30 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. If your peepers popped at the sample-sized plates above, hop in quick to check out the real deal. more

Restaurants
The Jetty South Bank, River Quay
Food & Drink

The Street Photographer: The Jetty South Bank

05 Sep 2013

Making the most of its prime position along River Quay, The Jetty South Bank has teamed up with Brisbane Festival as part of its Festival Flavours experience. The Jetty South Bank will be serving up Indonesian nasi goreng with a chicken drumstick and peanut stay sauce, accompanied by a glass of Vinaceous Sirenya Pint Grigio or a Little Creatures Bright Ale. South Bank punters can also lounge back in a cushioned daybed at The Jetty or take up a table with a view for Sunsuper Riverfire on September 28. The riverside restaurant will be running a five-course menu to celebrate the annual light show. Check out The Jetty South Bank on The Street Photographer. more

Cafes
A Spanish Roadtrip
Food & Drink

Take a scrumptious Spanish roadtrip

05 Sep 2013

Those audacious eaters from The Perennial Plate are at it again – eating their way across foreign lands and making our mouths drool. This time the crew hit Spain, from Basque Country to Galicia to Andalucía and ending in Barcelona. The second that key turns in the ignition and the flamenco music kicks in, any armchair traveller will be right there with them in foodie spirit. Curls of prosciutto, chunks of cheese, freshly caught seafood, crunchy mounds of bread … hit play and indulge in three minutes of visual feasting. more

Restaurants
Vintaged Bar + Grill, Brisbane City
Food & Drink

The Street Photographer: Vintaged Bar + Grill

29 Aug 2013

Rumoured to make the best mashed potato in town, Vintaged Bar + Grill is launching a new spring/summer menu this weekend with plenty of locally sourced meats and seafoods taking pride of place on each plate. Located inside The Hilton in Brisbane City, the space sees a dry-aged meat cabinet add a striking display to the open kitchen, which is run by chef Jeremy Clark and sous chef Dario Florino. Those planning a Festival Flavours dinner or two during Brisbane Festival in September can prepare to whet their appetite at Vintaged with a sumptuous dish of O’Connor pasture-fed beef flat iron marble score two with sarladaise potato and herb salad, paired with a glass of Vinaceous Raconteur Cabernet Sauvignon. Check out Vintaged Bar + Grill on The Street Photographer.   more

Restaurants
The Balfour Kitchen at Spicers Balfour Hotel, New Farm
Food & Drink

The Balfour Kitchen at Spicers Balfour Hotel opens for dinner

29 Aug 2013

In an age when menus feature fermented this and foam that, sometimes all our hearts desire is a plate of simple ingredients, cooked well. The Balfour Kitchen at Spicers Balfour Hotel is honouring quality produce with a new dinner menu of home-cooked classics. While the New Farm bistro has been dishing up breakfast and high tea to happy locals, it has now extended its trading hours to sate midweek dinnertime rumbles. Take a seat in the dining room or dine alfresco on the wrap-around verandah or courtyard, as head chef Peter van Lunn dishes up mains like cider-braised pork belly and lamb shank pot pie. more

Restaurants
Spinning Plates
Food & Drink

Spinning Plates takes you behind the scenes

22 Aug 2013

Behind every great restaurant is a brilliant mind. Spinning Plates director Joseph Levy invites you into the fold to meet the masters behind three very different US eateries. The documentary goes beyond the restaurant walls to explore the real-life challenges and pressures that face the owners of Chicago’s world-renowned Alinea Restaurant, struggling Mexican joint La Cocina de Gabby and long-standing family eatery Breithbach’s Country Dining. This is a story of loyalty, legacy and love. more