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    Deliveroo Has Shut Up Shop in Australia — Effective Immediately

    The delivery company has announced that it's wrapping up its Australian operations, entering administration.

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    Krispy Kreme Has Dropped a New Range of Doughnut-Inspired Christmas Biscuits for Dogs

    This limited-edition lineup of festive 'doggie doughnuts' is made with carob and peanut butter, and comes decorated to suit the season.

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    Now Open: TGI Fridays' New Surfers Paradise Bar and Grill Is the Chain's First-Ever Beachside Venue

    The American brand has launched its Australasian flagship store in the revamped Paradise Centre, complete with ocean views.

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    BOS Is Brisbane's New Meat-Centric Restaurant with River Views and a Soon-to-Open Champagne Terrace Bar

    Acclaimed chef Adrian Richardson is behind this new 120-seat CBD spot, which is launching on Queen Street opposite Customs House.

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    New Low-Cost Airline Bonza Will Serve Up an All-Australian In-Flight Menu (Including Craft Beer)

    Passengers will be able to tuck into mid-flight banana bread waffles and a snag in a bag — and sip Your Mates, Ballistic and Spinifex beers, plus Heaps Normal's Quiet XPA.

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    Pop-Up Japanese Joint Kumokumo Is Bringing Its Super-Fluffy Souffle Pancakes to Brisbane

    These Instagram-worthy stacks come in black sugar boba, creme brûlée, biscoffee (yes, Biscoff and coffee cream), matcha cream and tiramisu flavours.

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    Lune Has Just Dropped Its First-Ever Cookbook So You Can Make Its World-Famous Croissants At Home

    The Melbourne-born croissant haven's founder Kate Reid has penned the ultimate tome for baking Lune's beloved flaky pastries — and a heap of its specials.

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    Food Mashup Fiends Harajuku Gyoza Are Now Serving Up Decadent Ferrero Rocher Dumplings

    The Japanese chain has already done air cheesecakes and lemon meringue gyoza — and now it's dipping dumplings in chocolate and topped them with crushed hazelnuts.

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    Messina Is Releasing a Sticky Date and Toffee Pudding Trifle to Level Up Your Christmas Lunch

    The festive season just got tastier — and it even comes topped with an edible white chocolate and coffee chocolate wreath.

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    Coles Will Trial Its First Store-to-Door Grocery Deliveries via Drone in Southeast Queensland

    If you live in Ormeau, Ormeau Hills and Yatala, you'll soon be able to get 500 grocery items flown to your home as part of a new store-to-door drone trial.

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    Master of Aged Sushi Chef Kimura Is Taking Over Two Standout Sydney and Byron Bay Restaurants This November

    Getting into his two Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo is almost impossible, so get a seat here while you can.

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    Newstead Supper Club Maggie May Is Your New Gloriously 70s-Inspired Go-To for Cocktails and All-Day Bites

    Settling into The Defiant Duck's old digs, this Gasworks Plaza newcomer sports retro decor, and serves up baked stone fruit bruschetta, prawn rolls, s'mores, chocolate fondue and 'Saturday Night Fever' cocktails.

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    René Redzepi's Noma Is Doing a Ten-Week Residency in Kyoto If You Need Another Excuse to Visit Japan

    The globally acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant will set up shop at Ace Hotel Kyoto from mid-March to mid-May, coinciding with cherry blossom season.

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    Gelato Messina Is Releasing Its First-Ever Advent Calendar to Make the Festive Season Extra Delicious

    Spend the first 24 days of December eating your way through mini waffle cone bites, salted cashew brittle, Messinatella biscuits, panned Panettone and other Messina treats.

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    Meal Delivery Service Providoor Is Now Doing Same-Day Drop-Offs From Some of Australia's Best Restaurants

    Fancy a restaurant-quality meal brought to your door? You now just need to book by 1pm and you'll be feasting at your own dinner table that night.

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    Ben & Jerry's New Vegan Ice Cream Supports Climate Change Action — and It's Giving Away Free Pints

    The ice cream chain will hand out free pints of its new 'This Is Our Whirled' flavour at all scoop stores Australia-wide — but only for four hours on Friday, October 14.

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    We're Giving Away the Ultimate Five-Day Foodie Holiday For Two to Tasmania

    You and a lucky plus-one will get to experience some of the best the Apple Isle has to offer, straight from the source.

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    Mark Wahlberg's Wahlburgers Chain Has Opened Its First Queensland Burger Joint on the Gold Coast

    Featured on reality TV, and co-owned by the Hollywood actor, this burger empire has set up shop in Surfers Paradise.

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    The Best Advice Ever: Josh Niland on Collaboration in the Kitchen

    We chatted to the peerless Josh Niland about the art of collaboration in the kitchen, teamwork and the best advice he's ever received.

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    Coming Soon: New Brisbane Fine-Diner Da Biuso Will Serve Up Intimate Degustation Dinners on a Bus

    By the end of this year, you'll be able to tuck into fancy meals on wheels in iconic spots around Brisbane.

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    Allonda Is Newstead's New 90-Seater Laneway Restaurant with a Burrata Bar From the Nota Crew

    Located off Longland Street, it's serving up modern European-style dishes with vino and cocktails — such as the signature risotto, a 90-bottle wine list and white chocolate negronis.

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    Gelatissimo Has Released a New Vegan Gelato Flavour That Humans and Dogs Can Share

    Scooping just in time for the warm weather, the gelato chain's new limited-time banana strawberry flavour is safe for humans and pooches alike.

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    Birthday Cake Croissants Are Lune's New Must-Try Baked Treat — But Only in October

    It's been ten years since Lune first started serving up its coveted pastries, and it's celebrating in the tastiest way possible.

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    A Northern Forage Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Tasting Tour Across Tasmania's North

    Proceed with an empty stomach, an open mind and a readiness to build a more meaningful relationship with what’s on your plate.

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    Sydney's Josh Niland Is the Only Australian to Make the Top 100 Best Chefs in the World List for 2022

    The Best Chef Awards just served up its latest round of gongs — and seafood king Niland won the Best Chef Innovation Award, too.

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    Krispy Kreme and Reese's Have Teamed Up on a Tastebud-Tempting New Range of Peanut Butter Doughnuts

    Peanut butter fiends, the dessert mashup of your dreams has just dropped.

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    Huge News: It Looks Like US Burger Chain Wendy's Is Preparing to Launch in Australia

    The popular burger chain — not to be mistaken with the local ice-creamery — is making moves to bring its famous square burgers to Australia.

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    Candy Abalone and Saltbush Vodka: Meet the Makers Behind Some of Tasmania's Most Unusual Flavours

    Say hello to the farmers, anglers and distillers behind the likes of Australia's original truffle farm and a small-batch potato vodka business.

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    You Can Now Sip OTT Margaritas with a Beach View at El Camino Cantina's New Surfers Paradise Outpost

    The lively Tex Mex chain has opened its sixth Queensland venue — and its first by the beach.

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    Five Unique Experiences All Alcohol Connoisseurs Should Add to Their Tasmanian Itinerary

    Time to raise your glass at these top-tier Tassie tipple venues.

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    Six Tassie Restaurants Championing Paddock-to-Plate Dining For if You Like Eating Straight from the Source

    Tasmania is home to some of the finest produce grown anywhere in Australia — here's where to sample it straight from the source.

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    Mark Wahlberg's Wahlburgers Burger Chain Is Opening Its First Queensland Outpost on the Gold Coast

    The Hollywood actor's burger empire with his brothers has already featured in its own reality TV show — and now it's heading to Surfers Paradise.

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    Foraging, Fruit Picking and Fromage Making: Ten Incredible Foodie Experiences to Have in Tasmania If You're Keen to Get Your Hands Dirty

    Sample honey from a 60-year-old apiary, take a cooking class featuring foraged goods as your ingredients or pluck and shuck oysters straight from the sea.

  • Guide

    Twenty-Three Highly Indulgent Food and Drink Festivals to Look Forward to Around Brisbane in 2022

    Add strawberries on everything, drinking all the whisky and saying cheers to Oktoberfest to your culinary plans for the rest of the year.

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    Maggie May Is the New 70s-Inspired Supper Club Opening in The Defiant Duck's Old Newstead Digs

    Opening in October, the new venue from Hallmark Hospitality will pair share plates with wine and cocktails — and sport a casual vibe.

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    Andrew McConnell's Famed Melbourne Restaurant Supernormal Is Opening a Brisbane Outpost

    The acclaimed chef is bringing Supernormal to the Sunshine State, opening in a prime riverfront position in Brisbane's CBD in 2023.

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    Five Food Festivals and Farmers Markets That Are Worth Planning Your Tassie Trip Around

    From first-time food festivals to sparkling wine celebrations — here's how you can treat your tastebuds in Tasmania.

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    Harajuku Gyoza Has Just Added Super-Fluffy Japanese Air Cheesecakes to Its Dessert Menu

    The supremely photogenic sweet treat is available for $6 at the dumpling chain's Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast locations.

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    KFC's New Queen Street Mall Store Is the First in Brisbane Giving Away Excess Food to Those in Need

    The fast-food chain has implemented its first Brisbane food recovery program, teaming up with Wesley Mission Queensland.

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    Michelin-Starred Cantonese Restaurant T'ang Court Has Opened an Australian Outpost on the Gold Coast

    In Hong Kong, T’ang Court has boasted three Michelin stars since 2016 — and now the chain has opened inside The Langham Gold Coast.

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    Lune Is Serving Up Finger Bun Croissants and Cherry Blossom Cruffins to Start Off Spring

    Everything croissants, coconut Kouign Amanns and choc-chip cookies: they're also among Lune's September specials.

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    Spirit Specialist Kurtis Bosley Shares Three Unexpectedly Brilliant Whisky Cocktail Pairings

    We got all the intel on the best bites to accompany three standout whiskey concoctions (and nabbed the recipes for the drinks too).

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