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    Matt Moran's Riverbar + Kitchen Is Finally Set to Reopen on Eagle Street After This Year's Floods 

    It was fully submerged during February and March's devastating floods, but now the waterfront venue will relaunch in mid-October.

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    Superfly Disco Is Fortitude Valley's Soon-to-Open Throwback Nightclub with a Light-Up Dance Floor

    Come October, you should be dancing to retro tunes on a ‘Saturday Night Fever’-style light-up floor in Alhambra Lounge's old digs.

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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.

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    Bar Heather Is the Soon-to-Open Natural Wine Haven That's Bringing a Splash of Paris to Byron Bay

    Launching in October, the 68-seater hails from the teams behind Byron's Luna Wine Store and natural wine importers Lo-Fi Wines.

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    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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    Five Lesser-Known Wine Regions to Visit in New Zealand

    Not mentioned: Central Otago, Marlborough nor Hawke's Bay.

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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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    Now Open: Tillerman Is Eagle Street's New Holiday-Style Seafood Restaurant with Killer River Views

    The latest venue from restaurateurs Andrew and Jaimee Baturo, plus Naga Thai chef Suwisa Phoonsang, is now open in the CBD.

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    Milky Lane and Crust Are Teaming Up on an OTT Range of Pizza Burgers and Burger Pizzas

    A Hawaiian pizza, but as a burger? Milky Lane's decadent beef burg, but as a pizza? You can try both for a limited time.

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    El Camino Cantina Is Opening a New 250-Seat Tex-Mex Joint with Beach Views in Surfers Paradise

    Sip OTT margaritas or tuck into breakfast tacos while staring at the waves at the lively chain's latest location — its sixth in Queensland.

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    Thieves Coffee Is the Coffee Subscription Service Delivering Local Beans and Pods to Your Door Every Month

    Expand your coffee horizons and save by cutting down on trips to the coffee shop.

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    Ramona Trattoria Is Coorparoo's New Casual Italian Eatery with a Menu That Changes Monthly 

    Fresh from Coolangatta's Cross-Eyed Mary, chef and owner Ashley-Maree Kent is whipping up hand-shaped pasta and hand-stretched pizzetta on Leicester Street.

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    Fortitude Valley's GPO Hotel Is Being Taken Over by the Hospitality Group Behind Cali Beach Club

    Artesian Hospitality is giving the iconic Ann Street spot a hefty makeover, turning it into "a variety of unique experiential venues".

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    Gelato Messina Is Dropping Its Own Mint Slice Biscuits for Father's Day (or Your Own Snacks)

    These minty treats aren't stuffed with gelato, sadly, but your dad will still want to devour a 12-pack.

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    TGI Fridays Is Opening Its Australasian Flagship and First-Ever Beachside Venue in Surfers Paradise

    In a few months, you'll be able to pair the American chain's steaks, ribs, wings, burgers and cocktails with ocean views.

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    Yamas Greek + Drink Is West Village's New Parkside Seafood and Souvla Restaurant From the Opa Crew

    Oysters with ouzo, lobster from the tank, lamb and chicken souvla, and cotton candy-topped spritzes are all on the menu at this terracotta-hued new West End eatery.

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    Soko Rooftop Is the 500-Person Peruvian and Japanese Bar That's Set to Tower Over St Paul's Terrace

    Perched on the 14th floor above the Jubilee Hotel, this Fortitude Valley newcomer will serve up ceviche, yakitori, sashimi, wagyu and a 40-plus pisco sour menu.

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    You Can Now Pick Up Ten Different Varieties of New Zealand's Fix & Fogg Nut Butters at Woolworths

    If you're nuts about nut butters, you'll now be able to pick up the cult-favourite NZ brand's peanut butters, peanut butter and jelly, and choc berry butters at Aussie supermarkets.

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    Melbourne's 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar Was Just Crowned the Best Pizzeria in the Asia Pacific

    The South Yarra eatery has earned a spot among the upper crust of the pizza elite — and now it'll head to Naples to compete against the rest of the world.

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    Now Open: Lune's Second Brisbane Croissanterie Is Slinging Pastries in the CBD's Burnett Lane

    A year after launching its first Brisbane bakery, the world-famous croissanterie has doubled its local footprint.

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    Mews Is Howard Smith Wharves' New Street Art-Filled Restaurant Inside the Crystalbrook Vincent

    The new laneway-inspired eatery and bar features paintings by street artists across its walls, and serves up a seasonal- and local-focused menu.

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    The Wickham Has Temporarily Closed Its Ground-Floor Bar and Beer Garden for a $1.5-Million Revamp

    The heritage-listed 137-year-old spot is making over its ground-floor bar, beer garden and second floor.

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    Israeli Chef Yotam Ottolenghi Is Finally Bringing His Latest Speaking Tour Down Under in 2023

    The trailblazing chef, author and restaurateur's chef will head to Australia and New Zealand in January.

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    Streets Has Teamed Up with Oak on a Must-Try New Chocolate Milk-Flavoured Golden Gaytime

    Can't choose between an ice cream and a chocolate milk? Now you don't have to.

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    You Can Now Buy Violet Crumble Espresso Martinis in Two-Litre Ready-to-Drink Casks

    If you're a fan of the chocolate-honeycomb bar that shatters, you've now got a new cocktail to try.

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    Stone and Wood Is Bringing Back Its Strawberry Sundae Beer to Celebrate the Ekka's Return

    Wondering how to celebrate the Ekka's comeback? Say cheers with Stone and Wood's Strawberry Sundae Kisses beer.

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    Coming Soon: The Naga Thai Team Is Opening Riverfront Seafood Restaurant Tillerman on Eagle Street

    With Eagle Street Pier being torn down, the Naga Thai crew — including head chef Suwisa Phoonsang — is making the jump over to a new Riparian Plaza eatery.

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    Pizza Hut Is Giving Away 35,000 Free Pizzas in August to Celebrate 60 Years of Hawaiian Slices

    There are 1000 free pizzas up for grabs every day this month, and 5000 on International Hawaiian Pizza Day.

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    Coast Beach Bar & Kitchen Is Surfers Paradise's Glam New Dining Spot with Uninterrupted Ocean Views

    As well as a 110-seat restaurant and 160-seat bar, the latest addition to the new Ocean by Meriton will feature a 2000-bottle wine cellar.

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    Star Melbourne Chef Guy Grossi Is Opening an Amalfi-Inspired Restaurant Inside The Westin Brisbane

    Set to open in spring or summer, Grossi's first Brisbane venture will be "really light, fun and breezy", with coastal Italian dishes and plenty of wine on the menu.

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    Nostalgia Alert: Gelato Messina Is Whipping Up a Honey Joy Version of Its Famed Cookie Pie

    Get big tuckshop flashbacks with this indulgent dessert, which features a choc chip cookie base, vanilla custard and crunchy honey joys.

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