If your idea of a weekend well spent involves some beautifully fresh seafood cooked to perfection, a beverage or two and a magnificent view, Soul's new multi-level venue Seascape Restaurant + Bar has you covered. more
Hidden away on Mountain View Road in Miami, That’s Amore has firmly established itself as a local favourite for fresh, flavoursome Italian fare and chilled evenings. more
Continuing the alcove's recent renovations that started with BonBon bar and then The Glenelg Public House, Push Espresso in Mermaid Beach has reopened with a new look and a delicious new menu to boot. more
Dust off your dirndl and don your lederhosen because Oktoberfest is back for 2015! Each year more than six million people make the trip to Munich for the world’s largest beer festival. If you aren’t among them, don’t worry, we’ve round-up a bunch of places you can raise a stein right here on the Gold Coast. more
If you’ve ever bitten into a bland, tasteless tomato or waited patiently for an avocado to ripen only to be disappointed by a brown ring emanating from its core, you need Munch Crunch Organics in your life. more
We're going to tell it to you straight. If you don't like Italian food, you're no friend of ours. Mountains of pasta, cheese-covered vegetables, moreish desserts ... what's not to like? First published in Italy in 1950, The Silver Spoon is a renowned collection of such recipes, gathered from homes and restaurants all over the country. Phaidon has translated this wonderful collection of recipes into English, which continually grows through The Silver Spoon series. The latest instalment is Quick and Easy Italian Recipes, featuring 100 recipes that can be cooked in 30 minutes or less from the original The Silver Spoon book, such as this recipe for artichokes with parmesan. Mangia, mangia! more
Byron Bay’s acclaimed Italian restaurant, Cicchetti, has ventured north of the border to open its first Queensland-based restaurant at Capri On Via Roma, Isle of Capri. more
Sometimes the hardest thing about eating out is deciding what kind of food you feel like. If you’ve ever experienced the pain of culinary indecision, get along to Food Truck Friday this Friday September 25 and be spoilt for choice. more
If your knowledge of sake begins and ends with the fact that it is Japanese rice wine, get yourself along to Etsu Isakaya on Monday September 28 at 7:00 pm for its Omakase Sake Night. more
The weekend is almost upon us, which means for most, that’s two glorious days of freedom. Whether a cheeky couple or a session that is almost certainly going to end with you nursing a raging headache and vowing never to drink again is on the cards, we’ve round-up a bunch of the city’s watering holes to wet your whistle. more
For Megan and Lawrence, the pair behind the Gold Coast’s Hole Bagel Co, a bagel is more than a simple baked good; it’s a labour of love. Each one of their beautiful bagels is hand rolled, slow proved, boiled and baked by them for your eating enjoyment. more
When your parents used to tell you to eat your mustard greens, they did so with good reason. Not only are they flavoursome, they're also among the most nutritious foods on the planet. more
One of the most wonderful things about spring is that fresh produce is in abundance – whether at your local farmers market or in your humble backyard veggie patch. It is heartbreaking, however, when you can’t eat your way through your fresh goodies before they go bad. Here to make sure nothing ever goes to waste are Meredith Kirton and Mandy Sinclair with their book The Produce Companion. Divided into two parts, the book guides you through cultivating your own home garden, then gives you creative ideas for how to turn it into something delicious. The Garden section provides handy hints on when to harvest and pick produce and the correct way to store it, while The Recipes section features more than 100 recipes for your bounty of goods, including pickles, chutneys, vinegars, jams and drinks, such as this recipe for lemon cordial. more
The old laundromat on the Gold Coast Highway in Mermaid Beach has made way for the Gold Coast’s first gastropub, The Glenelg Public House. The rustic venue offers simplicity with a touch of sophistication. more
The Gold Coast’s own singing chef, David De Vito, is back with an exciting new venture, De Vito Waterfront. The venue has taken over the space left by Outback Jacks overlooking the beautiful Broadwater in Southport. more
The great thing about tapas is that you don’t have to commit to ordering just one meal, you can pick and taste until you’re sufficiently stuffed. If you concur, head in to Cabana Bar & Lounge and give its brand new tapas menu a test drive. more
If you have already chosen which dessert you plan to order before you’ve even contemplated the food, laugh when the wait person asks if you’d like to see the sweets menu as though that’s even a real question and you cannot be trusted around a jar of Nutella, we like the cut of your jib. We’ve round up some of the city’s sweetest treats for you to try. Perhaps not all at once but we’re not here to judge. more
Between single origins, blends and even green varieties, it’s very easy to become overwhelmed with the choice of coffee beans for your morning brew. Coffee Beans Delivered has created a handy little quiz that will help make the selection a little easier. more
That's not a typo. You read it correctly. Molten. Brownie. Jaffle. No frills, no fuss. Literally just deliciously gooey, molten-centred chocolate brownie batter, sandwiched inside some good old-fashioned white bread and cooked to dessert perfection inside a humble jaffle maker. Talented food blogger and photographer Sarah Coates has recently gathered a bunch of her favourite and most outrageous recipes to create a book, The Sugar Hit!, and this decadent creation makes a welcome appearance. Don't even think about it, just embrace it and enjoy all of its yummy, chocolatey goodness. more
Mamasan Kitchen + Bar has opened its doors at The Oracle precinct in Broadbeach offering guests a traditional yet modern dining experience that is peppered with south east Asian influence. more
