Even though it's still technically winter for another month, it's pretty easy to forget when it's all beautiful blue skies and blissful sunny days! Make the most of this glorious winter weather and get out and about this weekend, from sexy circuses and fabulous foodie events through to live music, there's plenty on offer across this fine city of ours. Here's our pick of top things to do. more
Some the region's best Japanese chefs will collaborate for a delicious afternoon of gyoza making, sake appreciation, ramen slurping and more at the Japanese Food Fest on Sunday August 19. If you're keen to learn about and indulge in your favourite Japanese eats and drinks, then you won't want to miss this. more
Don't be alarmed if you see smoke emerging over the Burleigh Heads beachfront on August 25–26, because it's that time again – the Burleigh BBQ Championship is back in town! The mouth-watering aroma of slow-cooked barbecued meats will fill the air as 50 of Australia's best barbecue teams go head to head in Ed Hardy Park. more
Northern New South Wales is widely renowned in the country’s culinary conversations, and there's really no better way to experience the richness and diversity of the region than at Sample Food Festival on Saturday September 1, the ultimate one-day foodie event. more
If you're into barbecued meats, love live roots music and good old-fashioned fun, then you'd best insert Friday August 17 and Saturday August 18 into your diary – the Bangalow BBQ & Bluegrass Festival is back and it's bigger, better and juicier than ever. more
Luxury Cabarita hotel Halcyon House is shining the light on winter's best produce by hosting a gourmet weekend this August with celebrated culinary identity Danielle Alvarez, the head chef of acclaimed Paddington restaurant Fred's. more
It may have nearly two millennia of history, but how much do you really know about sake? Whether you're a total novice (like us) or you fancy yourself a bit of a connoisseur, nab yourself a seat at Yamagen's interactive Sake Dinner on June 28 and learn from real-life Sake Masters straight from Japan. more
Calling all (sea)foodies! The Gold Coast's first-ever mussel festival is happening this July and you need to be there. These sweet and oh-so-tasty molluscs are now in season, so the team at Miami Marketta are celebrating in delicious fashion with the Festival of Mussels on Sunday July 29. more
Calling all whisk(e)y lovers – glorious southern dining destination Harvest in Newrybar is holding a whisky masterclass on Saturday June 16 and you need to be there. The whisky master himself Dan Woolley has teamed up with Harvest's Scottish-born head chef Alastair Waddell to take you on a journey through the magical island of Islay. more
Foodies, it's time to venture south – the Taste of Kingscliff & Tweed Coast Winter Food Festival is back, baby! The festival is doing its fifth year in style, extending the culinary celebrations throughout the entire month of July. That's right – 31 glorious food-filled days and nights are coming. more
A progressive pop-up lunch in one of the most dreamy hinterland locations imaginable is happening on Saturday June 9, and you're invited. The delicious event is called Winter in The Orchard and it's happening in Clunes – a leafy township inland from Byron Bay. If (like us) your idea of perfection is sipping low-intervention wines in the winter sunshine while grazing on a delectable multi-course feast, then this is for you. more
Here at The Weekend Edition, our favourite part of the changing seasons is the food – and the fact that each quarter a new wave of seasonal ingredients sees the city's top kitchens spring into action to make the most of the region's produce while it's at its best. On Sunday July 15, The Oracle in Broadbeach is hosting The Twilight Table, a moon-lit long-table feast designed to welcome winter in the most delicious way possible – with fine food and plenty of wine. more
It's that time of year again – Festival of the Stone is back and it's bigger and better than ever! Beloved Byron Bay craft brewery Stone & Wood has announced its popular event will be held on Saturday June 9, with an afternoon and evening full of great food, live music, family-friendly entertainment and, of course, beer. Lots of beer. more
We've had pop-ups of all kinds on the Gold Coast, from burgers to cheese and even lobster roll pop-ups – but here's one we haven't seen before. A scotch egg pop-up. That's right, scotch eggs as in boiled eggs wrapped in mince and bread crumbs that are deep fried to golden perfection. It's all thanks to Sydney's famed Scotch Egg Club (yes, this exists), which will pop up at The Scottish Prince in Palm Beach until the end of April. Bonus – whisky is involved. more
There are few things we love more than sipping on an effervescent gin-based spritz in the sunshine. If you share our view, then you'll be pleased to learn that The Byron at Byron resort is letting this glorious sipping-in-the-sunshine situation happen every weekend in April with its Spritz on the Lawn series. more
Keen to take in all of the action from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games but never actually got around to getting tickets? We have some good, nay great news for you. Southport Sharks has unveiled a seriously swanky pop-up hangout called Fans Corner that is about to become your new home away from home. more
It's been hailed the most ambitious multi-day festival the Gold Coast has ever seen and it's finally here! Festival 2018 kicks off on Wednesday April 4 and brings with it a culinary and cultural smorgasbord of things to see and do, from wandering maze-like sculptures to marvelling at the physicality and power of contemporary Australian circus. With so much happening around the coast, it's easy to get overwhelmed and miss something so we thought we'd do you a solid and round-up our top five must-see events in week one (from April 4 to 8). more
The rise of Japanese whisky has been nothing short of spectacular and there is, in fact, a pretty darn interesting story behind it all. No one tells the story better than renowned whisky master Dan Woolley, who is in town to host the exclusive Whisky Dinner at Yamagen restaurant on Monday March 19. If you're an avid sipper of whisky, then this is one event you do not want to miss. more
Newsflash – brunching on a Sunday is cool again. Well, it never really became uncool, it's just that there were never many brunching options out there. Well, brunch buddies, QT Gold Coast is shining the light on that glorious pocket of time in between breakfast and lunch to bring you The Bazaar Brunch every single Sunday, starting this weekend (March 4). more
Even though summer is wrapping up, there's no need to go into hibernation just yet! There are still plenty of things to see, eat and do across this fine city of ours and Southport Sharks is giving you plenty of reasons to get out and about this March. From Lepechaun luck and loaded fries to live tunes, here are a few for the calendar. more
