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New Farm Confectionery sweetens up Brunswick Street
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New Farm Confectionery sweetens up Brunswick Street

05 Mar 2015

As kids we had that classic Willy Wonka dream of winning a golden ticket and gaining free rein of a chocolate factory. Now adults, we may pretend that our dreams are much more sensible and profound, but you know you get a little spring in your step at the thought of an endless supply of sweet treats. With a vision to introduce Brisbane to the world of adult confectionery, New Farm Confectionery has opened the doors to its first permanent store off Brunswick Street. more

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1940s-style diner NKB Express opens in Indooroopilly
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1940s-style diner NKB Express opens in Indooroopilly

15 Jan 2015

First they brought you the likes of Nantucket Kitchen & Bar, and now just a stone’s throw away they’ve unveiled the sweet new NKB Express. Maintaining an American bent, but this time throwing back to the epic era of the 1940s, TJ and Kim Peabody’s new cafe and restaurant takes cues from the milkbars and diners of yesteryear with sepia tones and olive-green booths. Focused on fast takeaway and casual dining, the venue offers many of the original Nantucket favourites such as the famous cherry pie and house-made ice-cream, plus plenty of gourmet burgers, bagels, hot dogs and waffles to round out the menu. Grass-fed beef, organic chicken, house-made condiments and sugar-free buns combine to create some divine charcoal-grilled burger offerings, such as the Tribeca of pulled Bangalow pork with chipotle barbecue sauce and red cabbage slaw, or the Meat Packer of Wagyu beef with bacon… more

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Plan a food-fuelled roadtrip to the Sunshine Coast
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Plan a food-fuelled roadtrip to the Sunshine Coast

23 Dec 2014

It’s been a long year of to-do lists, domestic duties and work-related tasks, but these holidays we’re planning to shrug off all obligations and simply go where our bellies take us. As it turns out, they’ve steered us north in the direction of the delicious Sunshine Coast. more

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TWE La Macelleria, Teneriffe
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La Macelleria gelateria opens in Teneriffe

10 Jul 2014

While moseying through the streets of Bologna in Italy, you’ll spot a surplus of gelato shops nestled between the mandatory restaurants, butchers, espresso bars and chemists. This glut of palate pleasers tallies around the 180 mark, resulting in a city dense with connoisseurs of both the making and noshing fields. The city’s staple flavour is Crema Bologna, made from milk, yolks, lemon peel and vanilla. In spring, when strawberries are lush and plentiful, families will drop by a gelateria to collect a litre of this gelato to take home for a post-lunch dessert, dressing each serving in the succulent red berries. more

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TWE Alain Ducasse Le Chocolat
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Ogle Le Chocolat with Alain Ducasse

01 May 2014

Those hooked on cocoa know a chocolate obsession never truly leaves an addict, but stays simmering beneath the surface to be reignited every time a tempting slab of goodness hits a nostril or catches an eye. Chocolate fiends, be warned, this short film is sure to send you raiding your secret stash or bolting to the corner store, as food guru Alain Ducasse walks us through his Parisian chocolate factory, Le Chocolat. Watch as cocoa bean roaster and chocolate maker Nicholas Berger lovingly crafts perfect squares of chocolate in the traditional way, from bean to bar. Grab some movie treats and ogle the goods in the short food film, Le Chocolate – Alain Ducasse. more

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Good Food & Wine Show
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Good Food & Wine Show comes to Brisbane

07 Nov 2013

Get those tastebuds in training for an epic three days of feasting at the Brisbane Good Food & Wine Show this weekend. Sample nibbles from some of Queensland’s best food producers, learn from the country’s most beloved celebrity chefs and soak up the inspirational atmosphere, which is sure to have you dragging out the idle cooking aprons and unused kitchen utensils when you return home. The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre will be filled with tempting aromas from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm this Friday November 8 through to Sunday November 10, thanks to an incredible line-up of exhibitors and a packed program of workshops and masterclasses. Sign up for a delicious adventure like a Journey Through Coffee with Nespresso, meander through Cheese Alley, and gain expert insight from food icons like Maggie Beer and Matt Moran. Find all the details and tickets online. more

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Nitrogenie, South Bank
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Nitrogenie ice-cream opens at South Bank

01 Aug 2013

No matter how many years we’ve clocked up on the calendar, we’re all still just big kids looking for a little magic. Behold the wizardry coming out of the Nitrogenie lab at South Bank, where creamy concoctions are delivered in a cloud of smoke. more