Cafes
Cafe Regular, Cairo
Food & Drink

Short film: Cafe Regular, Cairo

06 Jun 2013

Culture is an incredibly fascinating and somewhat nebulous term that differs between time and place. Set in the culturally ubiquitous setting of a cafe, Café Regular, Cairo is a short film that eavesdrops on a couple discussing a very taboo topic in a very public setting. As the couple begins to chat about their private life over a coffee, the film not only examines Egyptian culture, but also the strength of a relationship. The endearing film has screened at more than 40 film festivals across the globe, and was followed by director Ritesh Batra’s latest output, The Lunchbox, which won the Viewer’s Choice Award at the recent Cannes Film Festival. Image via Labkultr. more

Cafes
Moose & Gibson, Woolloongabba
Food & Drink

New cafe Moose & Gibson opens in Woolloongabba

30 May 2013

The research required for some ventures is often enviable, which is the case for new Woolloongabba cafe, Moose & Gibson. While refining the concept for their new cafe, Danielle and Malcom Watts of Tarragindi’s Leaf Espresso Bar, along with business partner Scott Higginbotham, tripped south to Melbourne to spend their mornings in the city’s many clandestine cafes. more

Cafes
The Grande Caffé, Northgate
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The Grande Caffé opens in a shipping container in Northgate

30 May 2013

Food lovers Joe Lafauce and Viv Datta met while Viv was working at his former post as a barista, and the two instantly connected on all things food and coffee. Upon discovering an empty shipping container in front of Grand Ideas near Northgate train station, the pieces for their new locale, The Grande Caffé, swiftly fell into place. more

Recipes
Ale Pie recipe
Food & Drink

Winter comfort food: ale pie

30 May 2013

When the wind is brisk, the sky is grumbling and drops of rain are tapping at the roof, few things are as comforting as a tucking into a hearty meat pie pulled fresh from the oven. It can be hard to know what’s lurking in some frozen store-bought pies, so it's best to make your own instead. This recipe is pretty simple, but the meat does need to be slow cooked, making ale pie a perfect lazy Sunday-afternoon option. more

The Grocer
Kimchi
Food & Drink

The Grocer: Kimchi

30 May 2013

Cabbage may conjure ghastly images of overcooked and tasteless cuisine, but the humble vegetable is the key ingredient of one of Korea’s most prized delicacies, kimchi. The Korean staple consists of cabbage that has been fermented and flavoured with chilli, garlic, salt and vinegar, resulting in a tart, spicy side dish that is served alone, as a side and mixed into meals. more

Restaurants
Big Night film
Food & Drink

Foodie film flashback: Big Night

30 May 2013

Named as “one of the great food movies” by Roger Ebert, Stanley Tucci’s 1996 film Big Night tells the story of two brothers, Primo and Secondo, who think of food as a language that connects them to God. The film takes place in the 1950s, and Primo and Secondo have just moved to America from Italy to start their own restaurant. Customers are few and far between, but the brothers’ passion for food is unwavering. As the film follows the pair struggling to keep their restaurant afloat, the audience is teased with shots of buttery risotto, freshly rolled pasta dough and rich pasta sauces. Not a film to revisit on an empty stomach. Image via Nerdvampire’s Film Blog. more

Treats
The Cocoagraph
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Photographs and chocolate make a charming match with The Cocoagraph

30 May 2013

Did your grandmother often scare you as child with her taunts that you were cute enough to eat? That stuff is scary when you still think that there’s a monster under the bed. If your grandmother is still of this inclination, or anyone you know for that matter, finally their wish has been granted with the invention of The Cocoagraph. Polaroid-style photographs printed onto slabs of fairtrade chocolate, Cocoagraphs are the creation of Californian creative Rae Vittorelli. Customers upload their photographs and choose what chocolate they’d like their image printed on. Rae then sets about creating the Cocoagraphs, finally transforming your face into a tasty treat. more

Cafes
The Little Pantry, New Farm
Food & Drink

The Street Photographer: The Little Pantry

30 May 2013

Tucked just beyond the busy strip of James Street, The Little Pantry is a reward for those curious enough to explore the fringe of the Fortitude Valley precinct. Low-key and low-fuss, the cafe offers eclectic surrounds in which to take your morning breakfast and coffee, with lots of books, wooden textures and other trinkets to run your eye over during the meal. This week we explored the charming setting of The Little Pantry on The Street Photographer. more

Treats
Brisbane's best muffins
Food & Drink

Greet the morn with Brisbane’s best muffins

23 May 2013

For baked-goods enthusiasts, the muffin isn’t just a wonderful excuse to tuck in to a sweet breakfast. Rather, the fluffy puff of doughy goodness is a deliciously easy way to begin the day – especially when it is made by someone else. To help you navigate the impressive breadth of muffins available locally, The Weekend Edition has compiled a list of what may be Brisbane's best muffin offerings. more

Treats
Bunker collaborates with LICK! Ice Cream
Food & Drink

Bunker collaborates with LICK! Ice Cream to create its own flavours

23 May 2013

Marcus Allison from Milton coffee haunt Bunker has teamed up with local providore LICK! Ice Cream to create his own indulgent flavours of ice-cream. With a base of cream, sugar and eggs that is then flavoured with the same coffee beans and couverture chocolate used in Bunker’s coffee and iced chocolates, the ice-cream is decidedly decadent. The 70% Dark Chocolate flavour carries an intense chocolate hit, and the Dark Horse ice-cream is infused with a rich coffee extract. More experiments are planned in the test kitchen to expand upon the two flavours currently available, with Marcus wanting to replicate his other hot chocolate flavours as part of his ice-cream foray.   more

Recipes
sweet breakfast churros pancakes
Food & Drink

Indulge in a sweet breakfast of churro pancakes

23 May 2013

The marriage of sugar and cinnamon has long been a union championed by Mexican churros, with the three elements forming a moreish gastronomic match. Churros can, however, be fiddly to make, so we've unearthed an easier alternative in the form of cinnamon-slathered churro pancakes. If you are feeling like a little extra indulgence, drizzle melted dark chocolate over the pancakes just before serving. more

The Grocer
The Grocer: Black Pudding
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The Grocer: Black Pudding

23 May 2013

A vegetarian’s worst nightmare, black pudding is a blood sausage. The dish has been produced in various forms in a myriad of cultures around the world as a particularly effective way of harnessing meaty ingredients that may otherwise be destined for the rubbish bin. more

The Grocer
The Fruit Hunters
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Intrepid fruit adventures chronicled in The Fruit Hunters

23 May 2013

Have you ever tasted a piece of fruit plucked straight from the tree? The flesh is still warm from the sun’s rays and its juices, not yet inhibited by the chill of a refrigerator, flow freely. It’s this humbling experience of dining in natural surrounds that is the subject of The Fruit Hunters documentary. The film follows adventurers and fruit obsessives in their quest to find tropical and perfectly plump treats. Shots of natural scenery and close-ups of fruit being torn in half will have you counting down the days until the start of the next mango season. more